Hey CrossFit, I hate you. I hate you for so many reasons. I hate you so much I have even made a list. So, listen up…
1. CrossFit I hate you for making me greedy. I used to be all of a size 38 waist and by doing your workouts and eating some “modern-day Paleo” I lost 5 pants sizes all the way to a 33. Then I settled in comfortably as a 34. Rather than be satisfied with being 34, I want the 33 back…and more defined abs…and more strength…and more cardio…I just want more. And now, I want it easy…I just want it to happen. Dammit don’t I just deserve it?
2. CrossFit I hate you for making my wife strong…and confident…and empowered. My life would be easier if I had a wife I could just tell what to do, when to be where, what I needed and it was done. She is an awesome partner, but a “yes honey” wife who has only my ambitions would be easier (and I like easy sometimes)…I did not have a total “yes honey” before but now CrossFit I know it is even father away and just not gonna happen.
3. CrossFit I hate you for making me judge America’s mass feeding systems. I still eat fast food, and often, but I am always modifying what is on the menu. I am frustrated that we do not just have easy options for everyone just to pick from at places to eat. I see our society shoveling life out of themselves by not properly fueling the body God gave us to power our life. And, I fall into the trap myself. Just this week alone, I had pizza, cheesecake, carrot cake, beers, Cherry Berry 19.6 oz, PeachWave 18.7 oz, Taco Johns burritos. Maybe that is the real issue with reason #1 but either way, I hate you.
4. CrossFit I hate you for making me believe I no longer have a chronic disease. See with the fitness and nutrition habits you taught me, I actually believe I no longer even need maintenance medications and have tapered myself off every pill I am prescribed – 14 pills down to zero. I am in remission, and now I believe my remission can last 80 years (I think living that much longer would be cool). And though I feel awesome today, it angers me that you give me this sense of security that I am in remission forever as this disease tried to kill me at 25 and chronic means forever.
5. CrossFit, I hate you for making me want everyone to CrossFit. I hate that I wonder why anyone would not CrossFit, at least in some form, somewhere, regularly. I hate that you make me believe CrossFit is for everyone, every body type, every athlete no matter how athletic or un-athletic, every age whether child or great grandparent. I hate that I see a good athlete and wonder why they do not want to be even better. I hate that I see a very de-conditioned person and wonder “why not try?” See CrossFit can be done anywhere, anytime and with anyone. Though I needed to join an actual CrossFit, anyone can do it. The workouts are everywhere and free. The equipment available. The space unlimited. There are no excuses not to CrossFit. And because of this CrossFit, you make me think everyone should CrossFit.
CrossFit I hate you. I could go on and maybe there is even some more hate stored up inside I could share later. Even so, I know there are other haters out there too, so I will open it up for comments…
— Greg
So, now it’s time to hear yours…what do YOU Hate about CrossFit?
Progenex
Greg, this is awesome!! I love to read your posts!!
Right on the money, Greggo! Now SHUT UP AND LIFT! >:-O
Greg, LOL, I love it, especially #5. Adding my own CrossFit I hate you because #6 I can no longer go back to my old workouts that weren’t so hard
In response to #5, this is my thought process. I have found that my nights of being socially out I meet new people and somehow the subject of Crossfit comes up in one way or another and it ends up being a recruitment speech. So…give me some business cards and I will start handing them out because in these “social settings” I don’t necessarily know if they will remember the conversation we had, but if I give them a card, they can piece it back together the next day.
Crossfit I hate you for introducing me to dozens of good people who are way more badass than me, thereby crushing my own badass image of myself. Now I must pursue those badasses, but they just keep becoming incrementally more badass as I do. Now THAT is badass!
I love these badasses too. They get me through WODs at that quit moment. Make weights move that should not. Share techniques that help gain more. MRP, you are one of the badasses I chase for time, weight, measurement and I love it!
CrossFit, I hate you for making me feel guilty on days that I miss a WOD, no matter how legit the reason.
CrossFit, I hate you for making me question whether or not I ever need rest.
CrossFit, I hate you for every day reminding of how far I have to go despite how far I’ve come.
I hate you crossfit because you make me want to figute out a way to work part-time, get an unlimited membership, and crossfit everyday. I hate you crossfit because you make want to spend a couple of nights a week away from home so I can go to Oly class. I hate you crossfit because you make me want to buy shoes that have no other practical purpose than to lift weight. I hate you crossfit because I think of all the years I wasted “lifting” and doing endless hours of “cardio.” I hate you crossfit because everyone I know hates hearing about crossfit because I too have become a crossfit-evangalist.
Mark – sans the shoes, I am with you
Oh I am sure the shoes day will come.
I hate you CrossFit because I love you.
Awesome!
I hate crossfit because it shows me that I a school girl weak.
I hate crossfit because there are people who i have never met and may never meet who inspire just by there force of will in a WOD. I hate the Baileys, Speallers, Chans, and so many others who have pushed me harder than i ever thought myself capable just because i saw them do it i a video. I hate all this extra self confidence that has made me pass up my coworkers over the past year. I will never stop hating crossfit.
I hate you Crossfit because I am no longer able to fail at working out because I’m addicted you YOU!!
I Hate you Crossfit because I’m on my 3rd week and I am smoked every work out but yet I still want more!
I hate you Crossfit because now I know some amazing strong women and there is no giving up!!
I hate you Crossfit because everyone else looks at me like the strange lady wearing the finger shoes.
Crossfit, I hate you for showing me what real athletes look like. I was happily oblivious telling myself I was always athletic but just a little out of shape. Now I realize I was always a lot out of shape and not nearly as athletic as I thought I was. Now I have to go through all this effort to see how athletic I really am. I don’t really appreciate it Crossfit.
I hate you Crossfit because you made me enter the Tough Mudder in Beaver Creek, CO to see if I can survive this challenge. Now that I completed it, I think to myself “what is next?”. I am sure Dan (my hubby)is also hating Crossfit thinking “what other nonsense is she going to drag me into?”
So AWESOME Niki! Dan had a few bruises, scraps and potential scars, but the smile on his face and the way he expressed the challenge was awesome to listen to today! We chatted for 20 minutes and it reminded me of a kid getting a blue ribbon
Can’t wait to see you and hear your insight. “What is Next?”
Anxious to hear…
Yeah Nik,
What is next for us? I figure its only fare to let you pick out the next one since I picked out the last