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CrossFit™ is 100% Gay

A newsletter on the dangers of "CrossFit" garbage.

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Anthony Dream Johnson
Oct 16, 2024
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Editorial note: this essay was originally published June of 2012 on the original TDL as “CrossFit™ : A 100% Chance of Injury?”

I stated in the comments section of a recent barbell squat post that went viral, that

I’ve been thinking a lot lately that crossfit™ might actually have a 100% chance of injury when practiced over a lifetime.

Which of course, is crazy, and should make everyone run from it.

People don’t like this idea. Probably because it’s true, and it conflicts with something they “like”.

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If (true), it’s also an absolute statement, which people dislike in general, for reasons outside the scope of this post.

Now, as for CrossFit™ and it’s chance of injury, am I convinced it’s chance of producing an injury when performed over an adult lifetime  is 100%?

Basically, yes.

Now, (assuming CrossFit™ fans are anything like barbell squat fanatics) before you…

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