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Originally Posted by Charles Staley
Jamie, not sure what your point is, but CF isn't simply circuit training. And even if it was, who cares whether or not it's new? It obviously appeals to a very large number of people who feel they're benefiting from it.
Additionally, CF is exposing many people to Olympic lifts, gymnastics skills, and other concepts that are very worthwhile.
I admire and respect the late Dr. Siff, but it's easy (and intellectually lazy) to criticize every new successful fitness trend by pointing out that "it's nothing new."
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It is not the Olympic lifts that is the problem as I believe almost everyone can benefit from them. Rather it's their application. First the technique then second the fatigued state which they are performed and often with higher than optimal rep ranges (we both know why you should not perform high rep Olympic lifts).
Why would the average person (this is who they claim to appeal to) what to perform gymnastics? Research has shown including research from McGill that gymnasts have the worst spines. With my experience the "average" client walking in the door already has a number of pre-exposed spinal conditions, maybe not severe but enough then when exposed to some of the gymnastics techniques that crossfit perform will "break the bank".
Then there is the concern of patten overload and muscle imbalances. I have been recording the past 3 months of WOD from the crossfit site which is concidered the offical WOD. They are huge problems with their programming. I am putting this all together along with some other interesting peices of data that will bring out the truth about crossfit and their unsafe practices.
There are far safer and effective ways to attain the result they are looking for.