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@matthew514 That makes sense - most people leave as soon as class is over as they have to get kids off to school, catch a train, walk the dog, etc. There's not a lot of lingering.

@stthomaschristian I am always a little surprised by all the clique and gossip posts on here. I have been going to my gym for eight years, five days a week. I know the people in my 6AM class, a few of the people in the 5AM and some people in other classes whom I know from outside of Crossfit...

@guitaroman I love this comment and the one you responded to. I woiuld add that you see this misperception on this sub as well--so many of the posts would have you belive that Crossfit is full of fit 20something blue collar in-your-face fundamentalist Christian MAGA types who use their box as...

@catholic_with_a_mic I hear you. But I think many struggle with squaring the "elite fitness" part with the "get grandpa off the couch" part, and that seems to be affecting growth, especially given the $200/month price point many gyms are at. I've always been surprised that Crossfit Corporate...

@meadowgold I think that is a VERY localized issue in some parts of the country and agree that those sorts of boxes are a reflection of the neighborhood they are in rather than Crossfit. My experience is that Crossfit is a very open, accepting environment, which stems from the general ethos of...

@oddrob Is Crossfit as expensive in Brazil as it is in the US? (Average price seems to be around $200/month)

@reginabrown I disagree too that is is only for that group. That is why I phrased it as "resonate more with"

@thunderstruck To be fair, what percentage of CrossFit members actually have (realistic) dreams of becoming professional Open athletes or even making it to semis? In most gyms, being able to complete the workout seems to be the main goal. Similarly, while people on this sub are very aware of...

@thunderstruck Any theories on why that is? What is it about government workers that makes them more likely to be loyal gym members?

@thunderstruck LOL. I had to google "affliction shirt"- I thought it must be a metaphor of sorts, maybe one with religious or literary overtones, but it turns out it is an actual brand of mid-priced workout gear.

@marieeeee If Corporate used your post as a brief for their marketing messages, I think they'd wind up in a very good place. The next step would be creating an overall vibe and ethos that matched the theory. where people understood that competing against your classmates was just one possible...

As a frequent traveler for work, I've had the unique opportunity to drop into numerous Crossfit gyms and observe their distinct cultures. Broadly speaking, I've noticed two predominant cultures in the Crossfit world: RX Crossfit: This is the competitive side of Crossfit. Athletes here are...

@malgosia63 I'll counter that anecdote - other than the (under-30 yo) coaches and maybe two or three members, no one at my (middle aged suburban) gym can clean 225, let alone perform a thruster with it.

@rdupreez Also a 245 fan but try this OP— email them and ask. I wore the 210 for many years and when they stopped making it I emailed them and explained what I liked about it and what I was planning on using it for and what would they recommend? They could not have been nicer. Recommended the...

@kingdomkey I just use the hashtag for my box as the only parameter and it works. Have not gotten any more complicated.

@rushamania I am around your age and size. Dark Horse Rowing helped me a lot in terms of form and practice exercises. Shane, the founder, used to be Crossfit's rowing coach.

@elane Ha! That happens every year. This year it seems a lot of people screwed up their tiebreak times, but in a way that worked against them, not for them. My gripe is the the home page of the Games website takes me to the page for my box. There are drop-downs for Women and Men and then...

@iphonetrabaohanh What would your definition be for "hardest to master"? I find you can break them up into "technically hard to master" and "physically hard to master" So... someone with limited upper body strength will find strict pull ups physically hard to master, even though the movement...

@iphonetrabaohanh I think your results point out a weakness in your survey that several of us mentioned in your first post: there are movements like strict pull-ups that are hard because someone might not have the body strength--the wide gap between male and female respondents in your results...

@chantelle1989g Just posted the same thing because I missed this, but you are spot on.