CrossFit is safe and always has been. CrossFit workouts and training balance safety, efficacy, and efficiency for results. CrossFit training follows a charter that ensures anyone who starts, gets fit safely. The charter begins with learning the mechanics. After the basics are taught to participants, practicing and developing consistency with that exercise is next. The last step in an athlete's journey is adding intensity in various ways. There is a risk associated with any physical activity. The reward of participating in a structured exercise like CrossFit always outweighs the risk. The reward is better health. The topic of injury, and even scarier, Rhabdomyolysis, has been inaccurately represented over the years in media and fitness industry competitors. Let's look at the crazy things we've seen. The article "Getting Fit, Even If It Kills You" quoted, "There's no way inexperienced people doing this are not going to hurt themselves." is framed to say CrossFit is unsuitable for beginners. Lining up to be injured is further from what happens at CrossFit gyms. CrossFit trainer's jobs are to organize classes and provide scaling options for newer athletes. Modifications are offered to anyone. Scaling meets the participant both physically and mentally. For example, if someone does not feel ready to hold themselves up on the rings, they are not forced to. Or, if someone can not keep their back safe while lifting a loaded barbell, they are given a lighter bar or even a PVC pipe to practice with. Competitors in the fitness industry have done their share of slander towards CrossFit. The NSCA wouldn't publish a study about CrossFit training unless the injury rates were listed. The study was performed at a CrossFit gym. The study measured the aerobic benefits and body composition changes of doing CrossFit. The fabricated injury rates were used by anyone or any group that wanted to slander CrossFit as unsafe. The study has been retracted from publication. This is among many other battles to control and push CrossFit out of the health ecosystem. Injuries in sports are measured per 1000 hours. CrossFit is one of the lowest on this list. Who gets hurt doing CrossFit? Anyone who blatantly disregards the trainer's advice and mechanics of the movements. Traditionally, Rhabdo is a condition caused by exhaustion, dehydration, high humidity, and temperature. Apart from exhaustion, these common themes do not align with CrossFit training. Even still, exhaustion from overuse and exhaustion from working hard for less than 20 minutes are different. Rhabdo in the early days was something seen in ex-athletes who had a reserve of fitness-past. Time away from constructive training paired with doing workouts fast out of the blue will usually leave someone sore no matter what. Rhabdo shows up when deconditioned weekend warriors over-exert themselves at the rec center. Other cases of Rhabdo occurring are athletes that have a good work capacity and apply it to new skills without testing and practicing them as CrossFit advises. This is often the advice for learning and implementing the GHD. Headlines fantasizing about injury and Rhabdo are still used to encourage people to stay away from CrossFit gyms. It works. It sounds horrible to get blood poisoning, but the truth is CrossFit is safe. Next time you hear someone say CrossFit is dangerous, remember they haven't been to your local affiliate, scaled workouts, and listened to the trainer and everyone's success stories. CrossFit and health go hand in hand. Next time anyone says otherwise, they have been misled. A few more links about the topic, post thoughts to comments.
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