Welcome to the Get Fit Guys' quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Brock Armstrong. I'm the Get Fit Guy, and let's look at the pros, the cons, the science,

and the language of CrossFit. As I began the adventure that led to this podcast, I was sitting

at the breakfast table with my first cup of coffee,

preparing myself for a new fitness adventure, CrossFit. I know, I know. I'm the get-fit guy.

How can this be the first time that I've done CrossFit? I mean, it's 2017 and CrossFit is

certainly not new. Well, let me tell you, I have raced 10Ks, half marathons, full marathons, triathlons of every distance,

done Zumba, bar classes, mass gain programs, yoga, calisthenics, boot camps, spin classes, swim meets,

hockey, soccer, tennis, baseball, and I'm sure I'm missing a few things on that list,

but for the first time, I was heading to the local CrossFit box to engage in something that I've been hearing about for at least 15 years now.

For nearly that entire 15 years, I've also been hearing about a ridiculously high incidence of injury coming from the CrossFit community, and that alone is one of

the major reasons why I have steered clear up until now. So why now do I throw caution to the wind

and decide to brave this bodybreaker? Well, in a nutshell, not only do I believe in my own ability

to say when enough is enough,

but I've also heard that even the inventor of CrossFit, a guy named Greg Glassman,

has acknowledged the inherent problems with this workout regime that leaves 19.4% of his

devotees lining up at physiotherapists, sport massage clinics, and chiropractic offices.

In fact, when I dropped in to ask about the pricing at my local CrossFit box, the strapping

young lad who did the sales pitch clearly directed me to the two to three times per week package

rather than the five to seven days a week plan. And that gave

me hope that they have learned and changed with the times. In a past get fit guy diatribe, Ben

Greenfield said, The problem with CrossFit is, A, unfit people who join a CrossFit gym getting

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