- CrossFit “workout of the day” is bad coaching. Every person training should have an individual prescription designed to meet their fitness goals.
- CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman has long been controversial.
This time Glassman’s recklessness is going to cost a lot of people a lot of money.
It’s time to reevaluate the company.
Fitness brands including Reebok have cut ties with CrossFit after the company’s CEO posted a tweet making light of George Floyd’s death. …
Mr Glassman has now apologised, saying CrossFit “will not stand for racism”. …
Since Mr Glassman’s tweet about George Floyd, hundreds of affiliate gyms have removed CrossFit from their branding. A spreadsheet tracking all of the gyms that are rebranding currently lists 227 fitness centres distancing themselves from CrossFit. …
Former gymnast, World CrossFit Champion 2015 and 2016, Katrín Davíðsdóttir, is pissed. Reevaluating whether she wants to continue with the company.