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Unfortunately I got to agree with this. I visit the boards regularly, but post rarely, because my main reason for being here is to get quality information.

In a way Crossfit has become victim of its own success, because when newbies flood the board, you need experienced posters who can help these people out with quality information. But instead it seems that even people that lack experience when it comes to training seem to find it quality behaviour to bash people training at other gyms.

All those people should note that training at a Crossfit Affiliate or doing the Mainpage WOD doesn't mean squat when it comes to performance or fitness. Many ways lead to Rome, and you got to respect that. I personally know a few people that train in mainstream commercial gyms (à la Globo Gym) that could crush all the Crossfit newbies running their mouths and who could keep up very well with more experienced Crossfitters on the WODs. Because in the end it isn't important whether you train in a box, a Globo or your garage, it's putting the work in that counts!

Then there are the issues of the mainpage WOD programming: I never followed the WOD, because I do my own programming and train according to how I feel and what I want to achieve. However I use Crossfit workouts often, I like the classics like Cindy, Murph or The Filthy Fifty so I'm know what a good WOD looks like.

But with some of the recent creations from HQ, I got serious doubts. First there was this phase of doing ridiculous amounts of pull ups, then there was the workout with the "One-hand" pull-ups and now Turkish Get Ups for time? I mean really? TGUs are a great exercise but not when done for time, never ever! I wonder who came up with that brilliant idea... obviously someone that has never done TGUs in his life.

Then there was the whole Robb Wolff story and Crossfit looked really really bad. Robb knows his stuff, his articles in the Journal were always quality and he offers a lot of advice and interesting reads on his blog. It was a shame how he got treated and excommunicated from the Crossfit community. All this to embrace the Zone Diet? Are you crazy? The Zone is a fine cutting diet, but nothing for the long term, especially not for someone training hard. In addition in the A to Z study it didn't do that well at all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eREuZEdMAVo (work and family safe)

I could live with all that if HQ didn't react like a spoiled brat. Censoring the boards, putting members on a tight leech where comments had to be approved by moderators, closing or simply deleting entire discussions, even civil ones... The inability to accept criticism simply shows that Crossfit is not mature enough. You can't claim to form an elite if you are stubborn and self righteous. The feeling of being elite while dismissing the opinions of others is a sure recipe for disaster.

And then came the most stupid move ever: the *** porn thing. That was so stupid and incredibly childish that I have difficulties finding work. Then when the whole story blew up in the stupid faces of those responsible, they tried to blame it on I-G-X! Come on! I work in the web business, I know exactly how this thing came to be. Maybe those who aren't as tech savvy as myself by into those lies, but I for myself know exactly how the situation was. There aren't even two sides of this story, as the technical configuration is proof enough to find those to blame.

Sorry for the long posting, but I needed to rant. I'm pretty sure that this gets censored too, so I'll take a screen capture. If my post disappears, you can delete my account as well. I'd rather hang out on boards which are so censored that China looks like an ideal model of free speech.

WildGorillaMan wrote:Palette Cleanse:

http://www.diablocrossfit.com/diablo%20 ... 20fran.jpg

I heart crazy broads.

It's all about performance, but meanwhile lewk at ze abz wrote:Just an update:

I'm 5'7". Bodyweight is down to 148lbs.

First picture is at 6 months, and the second is at 8 months.

My Fran time has gone from 22:00 to 9:00 to 6:41. Got my first non-kipping muscle ups and Level 1 a few weeks ago. Life is good =)

WildGorillaMan wrote:I heart crazy broads.

Yes I Have Balls wrote: I'm 5'7". Bodyweight is down to 148lbs.

Yes I Have Balls wrote:

WildGorillaMan wrote:I heart crazy broads.

I do too, but what in the name of every fucking thing that is holy does this broad have tattoo'ed on her torso?

Gin Master wrote:

Yes I Have Balls wrote:

WildGorillaMan wrote:I heart crazy broads.

I do too, but what in the name of every fucking thing that is holy does this broad have tattoo'ed on her torso?

A faggotized version of instantaneous power then averaged over a given time. Or something like that.

Yes I Have Balls wrote:

Gin Master wrote:

Yes I Have Balls wrote:

WildGorillaMan wrote:I heart crazy broads.

I do too, but what in the name of every fucking thing that is holy does this broad have tattoo'ed on her torso?

A faggotized version of instantaneous power then averaged over a given time. Or something like that.

theoverman wrote:

That is the equation for "average power". Fuck me that is ironic.

Quack Attack wrote:

Yes I Have Balls wrote:

That tattoo is about as ghey as Rif's.

WildGorillaMan wrote:Quick Aimee break before returning to the mockery

theoverman wrote:

WildGorillaMan wrote:Quick Aimee break before returning to the mockery

Tits and Aimee new training partners?

From FB

Allison Bishop Going to Catalyst Atletics today to play in the gym with Aimee! Yay!