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    I’m mentally weak

    @eternaldragon I have the worst self-talk, I look at how others are doing, it's all bad. BUT... You can scale. Find the right moves/pace/distance for you so you're not redlining your heart. Absolutely no one will care if you did 6 calories on the bike instead of 10 or 12. Or if you did just...
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    What does r/fitness not understand about CrossFit?

    @rainbowoflight There are certainly some people who are pushing too far and doing dumb things. But I'm not sure it's any more than traditional lifting, given the amount of idiocy I've seen at globogyms (e.g. have you seen what people do at the cable machines?!) And yes, I'm sure there are...
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    What does r/fitness not understand about CrossFit?

    @richard11 Aside from what others have said, I don't think others appreciate that there is a LOT of scaling and adapting that goes on in the classes. Weight is obvious but substituting movements might be even more important. You Do You is almost a mantra. Class Taker: I can't/don't want to do...
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    What does r/fitness not understand about CrossFit?

    @chrisitanmom This is me. Sure, I theoretically could squat or bench or shoulder press more if I just focused on that by going to Golds. But I won't. I hate that. I've tried it no less than a dozen times in my five decades of life and every time I just find myself bored as shit. If it works...
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