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Zombomatic wrote:

What a duck says wrote:I have thoroughly repented. Really thought about playing both sides, but I am just not that diplomatic and can't keep my mouth shut for long enough.

This isn't life or death, cold war espionage. It's just fucking exercise.

Plenty of companies engage everyday in much worse business practices than crossfit. I know for me the hatred stems not from that but from the fact that they are mutilating the concept of sportsmanship; they forget what every genuine athlete knows almost instinctively-let your actions speak for you. Don't point to the stands unless you goddamn know you can hit the ball there when you want to.

WildGorillaMan wrote:The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy.

Grandpa's Spells wrote:! Is that photoshopped or real?

And that’s just what I was doing all the way to my passed out state in surgery yesterday. My nurse and I were making small talk while she was rolling me to the OR. She asked how I got injured, and I said I was box jumping at the gym I own.

As we entered the OR she asked what gym I owned, and I said Coca CrossFit, it’s a CrossFit gym. And two of the nurses already in the room started talking about how they’d seen it on ESPN. So I started telling them about Coca when the doc gave me the good stuff to put me under. I remember talking about the gym all the way out. lol

Needless to say they got a kick out of the fact that I was marketing up to the end. I guess that’s what happens when you love what you’re doing, even when you’re facing a big set back like surgery.

Cave Canem wrote:

Beer Jew wrote:Yeah. I'm genuinely surprised sometimes by how much some people actually care about this stuff.

And I never bought that altruistic bullshit about them bashing crossfit in the hope that people won't get injured. My arse.

This is from Freddy C. at xfit One World posted at CF Masters facebook page;

"I hate to put it bluntly ---- (and some of you other masters competitors), but have you ever considered the fact that CrossFit might not be good for you as you get older? Especially if you started CrossFitting within the last few years. The wear and tear on the joints and bones really fucks you up. Ask yourself how you got injured in the first place. I was fortunate that I was fighting competitively until I was 40, so I was used to high intensity training, but as I am getting older (46 now with 6 years of CF under my belt), my body is taking much more of a beating. My programming over the course of the year looks nothing like traditional CrossFit programming and over the next few years I see myself drifting even farther away to try and remain healthy. Trying to win $3000 a the CrossFit Games is not worth hobbling around with a walker later in life. Just my humble opinion bro."

And that's about as altruistic as you can get.

sanitized reality wrote:Dumb bitch still don't get it.

http://katerawlings.com/2011/12/07/a-b-c/

And that’s just what I was doing all the way to my passed out state in surgery yesterday. My nurse and I were making small talk while she was rolling me to the OR. She asked how I got injured, and I said I was box jumping at the gym I own.

As we entered the OR she asked what gym I owned, and I said Coca CrossFit, it’s a CrossFit gym. And two of the nurses already in the room started talking about how they’d seen it on ESPN. So I started telling them about Coca when the doc gave me the good stuff to put me under. I remember talking about the gym all the way out. lol

Needless to say they got a kick out of the fact that I was marketing up to the end. I guess that’s what happens when you love what you’re doing, even when you’re facing a big set back like surgery.

Jay wrote: Whatever happened to the old quote "save it for the field!"

Beer Jew wrote:Really? I can name at least 5 guys off the top of my head who can see their abs on a daily basis and are stronger than anyone here.

Beer Jew wrote:I've trained in about 20 different commercial and university gyms, and I've seen one 315 lb bencher, and one 400 lb squatter. I've never seen a 500 lb deadlift. I guess strength just isn't that much of a priority in London gyms.

Jay wrote:

sanitized reality wrote:Dumb bitch still don't get it.

http://katerawlings.com/2011/12/07/a-b-c/

And that’s just what I was doing all the way to my passed out state in surgery yesterday. My nurse and I were making small talk while she was rolling me to the OR. She asked how I got injured, and I said I was box jumping at the gym I own.

As we entered the OR she asked what gym I owned, and I said Coca CrossFit, it’s a CrossFit gym. And two of the nurses already in the room started talking about how they’d seen it on ESPN. So I started telling them about Coca when the doc gave me the good stuff to put me under. I remember talking about the gym all the way out. lol

Needless to say they got a kick out of the fact that I was marketing up to the end. I guess that’s what happens when you love what you’re doing, even when you’re facing a big set back like surgery.

Yep.. the "sport" she loves means you get injured in training rather than competition... Its one thing to blow it out competing for the big money but when you injure yourself a few times training for it... something is fucking seriously wrong and that is what people don't get.

Whatever happened to the old quote "save it for the field!"

Gin Master wrote:

Beer Jew wrote:Really? I can name at least 5 guys off the top of my head who can see their abs on a daily basis and are stronger than anyone here.

LULZ

Beer Jew wrote:I've trained in about 20 different commercial and university gyms, and I've seen one 315 lb bencher, and one 400 lb squatter. I've never seen a 500 lb deadlift. I guess strength just isn't that much of a priority in London gyms.

Beer Jew wrote:Bullying me is admittedly more interesting than anything previously featured on this thread.

Jezebel Jones wrote:just having "LOUSY" tattoed on would have been sufficient.

I worked with a vegan woman 6 six months. She went to India for the summer to meet her husband. After thinking it through all summer long I decided not to accept her back as long as she followed a vegan diet. I require eggs and milk products at a minimum.

My experience was her diet simply could not support CrossFit style training. She was very injury prone and took way to long to recover from injuries for a young woman.

Just as she choose not to eat animal products for spiritual/ethical reasons, I choose not to work with vegans due to my own core training beliefs. I will not support the lie that a vegan diet is healthy for a human being. I decided if I do that then I'm sacrificing my beliefs in exchange for money. I'm helping to support the vegan lie.

If your spirituality requires it so be it. I believe in freedom of religion.

You will have to make your own decision. You have to pay your bills to stay open. Unfortunately these weak, sick vegans reflect on your gym when they go out in public. My members are my best advertising. I'm of the belief that businesses of all kinds who stick to good core values will succeeded in the long run.

What is your gyms core nutritional belief? Are you sticking to it or are you chasing memberships? What is best for your business in the long run? Can you keep your vegan members and make it perfectly clear they will not become strong and healthy on their diet? How do your non vegan members feel about the vegans and their beliefs? What do the majority of potential members believe, in your country, about consuming animal products.

Hard questions I know. I had to think about it for 3 months and it only involved 1 member.