Find the full article here of the "history of crossfit/Greg Glassman"
This paragraph pretty much sums up why I love Crossfit:
It seems unlikely, from today's perspective, that a rudimentary site featuring a daily workout, a daily link to other fitness sites, and occasionally a photo of an athlete could generate a passionate viral following.But then you probably haven't tried a WOD. To a skeptical initiate, the commitment to the WOD seems odd: It might be just 10 minutes of alternating five reps of deadlifts with 100-yard sprints. Simple enough, you think, as you picture yourself running around like a beheaded, powerlifting chicken. (In conventional gyms, CrossFit workouts draw stares.) But when you actually do that workout, halfway through you hit the baptismal version of what early CrossFitters fondly called the mess-you-up moment--the recognition that there's devilish magic in this offbeat combination. In a few minutes, you're the sorest you've been in years. You're not sure you will survive. It's an adrenaline rush. For anyone bored with standard weights routines or the elliptical, it's addictive.
The rest of the article is, unfortunately, true. Crossfit is dangerous. It's a "sport" where you need to TRUST your coach. There are loads of injuries that can happen if you're not smart/taught properly.
Also, as a business-minded person, fascinating how a guy went from teaching a few people to having a 100-mil$ business in a little under 10 years. Not bad at all. |
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