Crossfit Is Far More About Ego Than Being “Fit”

What are people trying to prove anyway, with crossfit and similar injury-plagued, low-reward activities?

An injury is not a reward. An injury is not some badge of honor. In the fitness world, an Injury is the painful physical manifestation of a very poor decision to do something you are not physically capable of while using very poor form.

People struggling to flip a massive truck tire are saying “Look at me,” while people methodically pumping out bodyweight pull-ups week after week go unheralded—until their shirt comes off. People attempting a clean and press over their head with far more weight than they can handle find themselves over their head and in a world of hurts when the loaded barbell crashes down atop them. Watch “crossfit fails” videos on YouTube for many painful examples of what not to do.

Amateurs are often told “leave your ego at the door,” but even pro bodybuilders sustain stupid injuries in their attempt to showboat. The best crazy example is Callum Von Moger, who has initiated a series of preposterously stupid circus stunts that have decimated his once-spectacular physique.

Von Moger story HERE

 Proper form takes a hit when the chosen weight exceeds one’s ability to bear it, sending even seasoned pro bodybuilders to the hospital and ending their dream of coming out on top.

You can challenge yourself without putting yourself in danger. If your workout is performed more to show off to others rather than make personal progress, your results will be minimal—with injuries almost guaranteed.