So the gym I workout at is pretty much overrun with "crossfit". They take up almost every rack and all the floor space for their retarded workouts. What bothers me the most though, is the arrogant look that most of the "crossfit" trainees walk around with while they are in the gym. They act like the own the place and act as if they are superior to the rest of us who are there doing a workout. The crossfit trainers seem to have that smug look to them as well.
I've had a lot of other lifters there mention that they hate how crossfit has taken over the place as well, so apparently I'm not the only one who feels that way.
The music the crossfit trainers play is aweful!!! I put in a Rocky CD and half the gym was talking about how great it was...mysteriously...the CD was somehow thrown out during that next week....my friend had heard one of the crossfit trainers saying how he hated the Rocky music, so we are pretty sure he was the one who got rid of it. I mean, honestly, who doesn't like the Rocky music to train to?
I'll get flamed for this, but here goes:
I actually have a cross fit training certification. I was heavy into in my last year of and my first year out of college before I got into bodybuilding. If you actually follow the principles of Crossfit and follow the exact training regimens they provide, you can get in the best all around shape of your life. I was a collegiate athlete and at times went through hours of intense practices that sometimes may not hold a candle to a hard month of Crossfit.
Anyway, just my 2 pennies. The fad/cult aspect of it is what causes the nose up in the air attitude similar to how it does in any cult. I'm a bodybuilder now and are any of you fellow bodybuilders ignorant enough to think that in an every day, average gym that people aren't looking at you and thinking similar thoughts about the juicehead in the gym?
My policy: don't worry about what other people are doing in their workouts. If someone is at risk for injury and you notice it, sure, help out. Otherwise, put your headphones on, train hard, and don't worry about what the other people in the gym are doing.