Reps That Give CrossFit a Bad Rep

Ugly Reps

Shallow squats, stripper deadlifts, wormy presses and…well…let’s just call them ’CrossFit’ snatches. Half reps, cheated reps, lazy reps and no reps.

It's ugly, and it doesn't count.

Stupid Reps

When the RX for high rep WOD is your 1RM, then attempting to throw that over your head 30 times is not big or clever. It’s stupid.

There's a difference between training and testing and smart athletes know what that is.

Forced Reps 

Throwing around heavy barbells without adherence to the body’s signals is begging for trouble.

There’s a fine line between productive commitment and self-destructive adherence. The body will tell you exactly where that line is. Listen to it.


Whilst athletes allow all this craziness to continue, then it’s no wonder CrossFit gets a bad rep.

CrossFit is a beautiful, skillful and exciting sport which unadulterated, is 100% awesome.

There’s simply only one defense, for which every single athlete is accountable for.

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