What do you really think about the discipline Crossfit?

[Anonymous]

I h eard many mixed opinions about it some do not like the discipline because they say the discipline overwork a lot some body joints cause they use a lot of heavy manchinery since the beginning even if you are just beginning in the discipline, that is only a reason why some dont like it Im sure there are others like not everyone can do it. Others do like the disicipline.

But in particularly Crossfit is the first discipline I have heard it has many mixed opinions on it. I mean you hardly heard bad opinions on others sport disicplines like if swimming, triathlons, running, lifting weights at a gym (here im talking about strenght training at a gym not as part of a crossfit discipline).

[Ratiocinative]

Crossfit is okay I guess, but if your goal is to get stronger you're better off doing bench press and deadlifts.

If your goal is to get fit and agile do martial arts. You'll also learn self defense and meet lots of new people. Jiu Jitsu is a great grappling and self-defense art for women, and Muay Thai is good too if you want to learn to punch and kick.

[Asker]

But why some people dislike crossfit?

[Ratiocinative]

Because it doesn't excel at anything. Jack of all trades, master of none type scenarios. Of your goal is just to lose a few pounds and have a little fun then I guess it works, but it's not useful for serious athletes.

[Asker]

Really it does not excel at anything and why is not useful to athletes? I mean they use weight lift heavy ones

[Asker]

In Crossfits they do some acrobatic moves like gymnasts on the rings and they do some rowing movements on rowing machines, then they use kettleballs. Why all of that does not Excel anything or is not useful for athletes?

Im not interested in doing Crossfit anyway but I have Heard even people who practice other sports saying they dislike Crossfit the may hurt your knees a lot they say and other say it is way too intense, so why is bad for athletes?

Also what do you think of Raw Fitness exercises is that the same as Crossfit?