CrossFit's Dirty Little Secret

Re:CrossFit's Dirty Little Secret by kyllo on Saturday September 21, 2013 @10:14PM (#6425511)

Yeah I know a few people who have tried Crossfit and the had to quit because they got hurt within the first month.

SLAP tears from excessive kipping pull-ups is another common crossfitter injury.

I think they do a lot of exercises that are very dangerous to the shoulder / rotator cuff in general. Back injuries are pretty common too, since proper spinal posture is one of the first things to go out the window when you get fatigued.

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Re:CrossFit's Dirty Little Secret by mathattack on Sunday September 22, 2013 @11:22AM (#6426868)

I hear horror stories of injuries too. In the end it's self defeating if you are injured all the time or so exhausted that the overtraining hurts the rest of your life.

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Re:CrossFit's Dirty Little Secret by kyllo on Sunday September 22, 2013 @10:38PM (#6428927)

Yeah. Actual sports teams never have their athletes do Crossfit because the number one commandment for strength & conditioning coaches is: Don't injure the players!

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