Re: CrossFit

"Hobbes" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Whatever happened to objective journalists?

Objective journalists Keith??

That is what is referred to as an oxymoron.

Hobbes said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

What I've read about crossfit (at crossfit.com and other places)
doesn't match up at all with a Dec 22 NYT article about it called
"Getting Fit, Even if It Kills You."

The author, Stephanie Cooperman, claims that crossfit doesn't
emphasize technique and that crossfit enthusiasts don't care whether
they get injured.

I'd like to know Ms. Cooperman's credentials on the subject of
physical fitness.

I suspect that many gym owners, trainers, and members would find
crossfit intimidating.

Of course, there's always the possibility of running into nutty
trainers or lifters anywhere.

[snip article]

Anyone can overreach by trying to do too much too soon. I don't think
you can fault the program. Perhaps it would be prudent to put a
disclaimer on the site that gradual progression and learning technique
are advised.

But the article was simply a media person spinning a story. The idea
that it dangerous to lift a kettlebell overhead or do swings is
ludicrous, but she calls it a 44 lb steel ball and makes it sound
dangerous.

Sensationalism. Whatever happened to objective journalists?

The coalition of the willing has them in secret CIA detention camps.
It's just as bad in Australia and the UK. Makes me very agitated when I
hear these morons crapping on about things they don't understand (which
is just about everything).

Ari

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