CrossFit Training Logic Doesn’t Make Sense “This to me can be a recipe for disaster and we have all seen the CrossFit “fail” compilation videos on Youtube or Instagram - arguably for all the above reasons,” she says. Michaels points out that to teach CrossFit classes, an individual only has to complete a weekend certification program.
Even more worrisome? “They are often performed in a fatigued state, which is not how any of those fitness modalities like gymnastics or Olympic lifts were meant to be done!” Instructor Certification Isn’t Rigorous Enough
“The everyday athlete is not only asked to do complicated, complex, incredibly high intensity exercises (as mentioned above) they are asked to do them for a specific amount of time, doing as many reps as possible in a time frame,” she says. Michaels explains that CrossFit is just too intense for the general public. Here are five reasons Michaels wants you to stay away from CrossFit: The Exercises Are Too Complicated for the Average Person “With CrossFit, however, the risk is that much greater because it’s an extreme, high intensity workout that borrows movements from Olympic weightlifting, gymnastics and many other sports that require tremendous instruction, skill, and supervised practice to execute safely and efficiently.” “Any workout can be dangerous if the individual isn’t conditioned for it properly and if the instruction is poor,” Michaels, author of the newly published “The 6 Keys: Unlock Your Genetic Potential for Ageless Strength, Health, and Beauty,” explains to us.