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A comment on CrossFit's Dirty Little Secret. Parent comment
Oh my, this is so funny. Yes, Crossfit is in some ways better, but I personally have a corollary:
No mainstream exercise/diet technique is effective.
Do you know someone that got fit by reading "Men's Health" BS? Well, surprising isn't it? Not at all!
And they need it to make it less boring for the average Joe, also allowing a good amount of people to go, they're decreasing individual effectiveness.
The fact that the champions use a specialized approach corroborates this.
Not to mention a lot of exercises are tiring and "looks good on paper" but their effectiveness is debatable.
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Oh my, this is so funny. Yes, Crossfit is in some ways better, but I personally have a corollary:
No mainstream exercise/diet technique is effective.
Do you know someone that got fit by reading "Men's Health" BS? Well, surprising isn't it? Not at all!
And they need it to make it less boring for the average Joe, also allowing a good amount of people to go, they're decreasing individual effectiveness.
The fact that the champions use a specialized approach corroborates this.
Not to mention a lot of exercises are tiring and "looks good on paper" but their effectiveness is debatable.