CrossFit Founder Greg Glassman: "I'm a rabid libertarian"

"I'm a rabid libertarian," says Greg Glassman, 56-year old founder of the worldwide fitness phenomenon called CrossFit.
Glassman opened the first CrossFit gym (or "box" in CrossFit lingo) in the mid-1990s in Santa Cruz, California. Today, there are more than 7,000 CrossFit affiliates around the world. These affiliates are not franchises, they're independently operated boxes owned by entrepreneurs who pay $1,000 to get certified as a CrossFit trainer and then pay $500-$3000 annually for the right to use the CrossFit brand. Each affiliate is free to innovate, which makes CrossFit a kind of open-source fitness community. Despite - or because of - its unconventional approach, CrossFit is projected to generate $100 million in revenue this year.
As independent in his exercising as he is in his politics, Glassman's relentless focus on results has created an army of athletes who have left conventional gyms for the allure of the "WOD" (CrossFit's "workout of the day").
Every day a new WOD is posted on the CrossFit website, and all around the world people compete against each other to complete a series of constantly varied, high intensity, functional movements (squats, sprints, pull-ups, dead lifts, and more). WODs aren't easy, and it's not uncommon for "CrossFitters" to vomit after a particularly difficult workout (they call it "meeting Pukie," Crossfit's puking clown mascot).
CrossFitting is not just about difficult competitive workouts, though. It's also about being a member of a supportive community. A Green Beret told Glassman that doing CrossFit helped him realize that the secret to developing the camaraderie necessary for special-forces units is to combine agony with laughter.
CrossFitters are also unconventional when it comes to diet. Instead of the grain-based dietary recommendations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, CrossFitters tend to eat a paleo-style diet heavy on meat and unprocessed foods. "Our view," says Glassman, "is that grains are best consumed by livestock, and what homo sapiens need is a diet of meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar."
CrossFit is not without its critics. Many conventionally minded trainers believe that the intensity of CrossFit workouts increases the chances of injury. Others, noting the paleo diet, the functional movements and the extraordinary enthusiasm common among CrossFitters, liken CrossFit to a kind of caveman cult. Glassman's response? "The caveman thing? Yeah, I'll tell you what. I don't think it's an insult to any CrossFitter."
The 2013 CrossFit Games start today and culminate on Sunday, July 28, when the winners will be crowned. This year, around 140,000 athletes from around the globe entered the open competition. CrossFit fans can watch live streams of the event Monday-Thursday on the CrossFit games site. The games will be covered by ESPN3 and ESPN2 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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[@wrxbungle]

Thank you CrossFit for feeding Physical Therapists a steady stream of referrals!

[@peaceandllov]

Just someone saying they're a libertarian out loud gives me douche chills.

[@jrwkc]

I bet you're wearing a che Guevara shirt right now.

[@DarthBane-zf8wv]

It tends to do that to communists

[@Jordan-hz1wr]

I’ve always liked Glassman for the very reason he gave of Hayek. “I never see any refutations as much as I do reactions”. So goes CrossFit. A lot of people react to it, but those that have experienced its utility can never deny what has happened to them! I appreciate you Glassman.

[@cesaralvesdemoraes3187]

Knee surgery?

[@Jordan-hz1wr]

@@cesaralvesdemoraes3187 I don't know anyone that's had one other than my overweight, sedentary grandmother.

[@kevingrr]

"The best workout is the one you do." One of the best phrases I ever heard.

[@theone1087]

Crossfit is for failed third tier athletes who weren't good enough for real sports. Crossfit is a blend of different workouts from other sports such as the clean and jerk, snatch (the Olympic lifts), powerlifting, and gymnastics. Crossfit will never replicate the model nor genetics it takes to thrive as an Olympic lifter, powerlifter, or gymnast. Secondly, kipping is something gymnasts do to prepare for a movement, kipping is NOT a pull-up nor a substitute for a pull-up. Also if you do not possess the necessary strength to complete a real pull up or a set of 5-10, you can rip your ligaments apart by kipping. My personal opinion, is that Crossfit is a great way to get in shape, but at an average of $200 a month it's directed at upper middle-class whites who still probably want to feel athletic or pretend to be 'athletes', and who weren't good enough for their high school and college teams. At $200 a month, it smells like a scam and there are other affordable options of getting fit in a similar manner such as P90x. By all means Crossfit will not make you a star athlete in any other sport, if you want to get good at Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting or gymnastics, you should train for those sports. If you want to get good at cross-training and be strong, lift weights, run and maybe do P90x. At $200 a month, Crossfit is a rip-off. I will say the only redeeming aspect of Crossfit is its promotion of a clean diet and SOME trainers who coach their patrons on how to lift properly. Outside of that, Crossfit is an expensive cult for people who have the expendable income to waste on pretending to be athletes.

[@delima280]

The founder looks like he hasn't workout in his cross fit facility at all.. The law of the universal is... "We are what eat" you got do what you preach"

[@jbp122]

Go4abs Go4abs he is old.

[@yourunemployedfriendat2pm]

Thats because what he preaches is mediocre and garbage.

[@yourunemployedfriendat2pm]

jbp122 thats a really dumb excuse

[@yourunemployedfriendat2pm]

jbp122 both Mark Rippetoe and Glassman are the same age

[@spencergsmith]

Go4abs Go4abs he had polio and suffered a traumatic fall in gymnastics when he was young. Considering these facts and his age, I think he’s doing pretty well. And the results of his program speak for themselves.

[@turntableable]

Hypocrite preaches "Paleo" eating and is sitting there drinking a Diet Coke. I love crossfit and have been doing it for over a year. I love the workouts and I love fellow crossfitters. I'm sorry but I can't stand Greg Glassman or the "Paleo" diet. I think crossfit needs a "Martin Luther" to reform some of these idiotic ideas before they ruin the sport.

[@TiberiusStorm]

Yep! There's something about this guy and this program that just rubs people the wrong way.

[@zeekperot1104]

Although I lift conventionally, I do have tons of respect for the crossfit community. I have done crossfit workouts and they are effective. But this f'n clown gives the crossfit community a bad name. He's a moron.

[@TiberiusStorm]

Zeek Perot He's the creator of the program though!

[@zeekperot1104]

I give him that credit.. But he sold it to everyone by using the "lateral raise" as the description of conventional bodybuilding. Thats all he ever brings up when he talks about "regular gyms". FYI crossfitters... ALL bodybuilders supplement compound movements such as STRICT military presses with movements like the lateral raise. For him to try to say conventional lifting is ineffective is just stupid. But thats how he sold the program. He can upsell his precious program, but dont mislead people by spitting bullshit.

[@daniel213141]

Shaine MacDonald Crossfit by definition is circuit training which has been around for decades.

[@06livefast]

Yes, that is why Crossfit shouldn't be for people just getting into working out.. You should at least have 3+ years of solid training experience before you get into crossfit because performing deadlifts, power cleans, snatches, overhead press are difficult in itself, but add fatique and exhaustion and high - rep schemes and beginners are just asking for a massive physio bill. This is also exactly why the gap between top level crossfitters and amateurs is so large..

[@DrAL00isin]

I've done all this in football, powerlifting, and track and field. In my day it was cross training, variation training, or general physical preparedness. This guy just franchised Crossfit as a brand, he didn't invent the concept. The claim to inventing it and his diet is where he loses me. No grains or very little? I've tried and my body can't function and recuperate with low carbs, our brains rely exclusively on glucose not protein, and my dad is over 70 and looks better than him at 56. WTF

[@Matebro100]

1. Most CrossFit gyms make sure that their members can perform at least 10 strict pull ups before they learn to kip. So, its not like we don't use strict or strict weighted pull ups to build strength. 2. kipping allows you to do more work in a shorter amount of time, so you're power output is higher. CrossFitters want to be both and stronger powerful. 3. You are totally wrong when you say bigger muscles generate more power. Read a book or google sarcoplasmic vs myofibrillar hypertrophy.

[@tonyalaniz9302]

“Im a rabid ceo who will destroy crossfit then leave instantly efter”

[@johnhinton8958]

He screwed up and made a stupid remark. They labeled him a racist and he got defensive in an email. So all the big Nike sponsored athletes ganged up against him. To me, he didn’t do anything wrong. Just shows how rabid cancel culture is. They forced him to step down with all this I wOnT ComPETe HeS a rAcISt shit. How sad he had to step down as CEO of his own company over an innocent (albeit dumb) remark.

[@fica1137]

​@@johnhinton8958I thought you folks wanted freedom of association 🤦‍♂️

[@rockthestrand]

Why are you drinking diet coke?

[@939Aed]

I saw that too, at 5:48. So as late as 2013, Coach was drinking Diet Coke. I'm sure he avoids all Coke products now, including Dasani bottled water.

[@bizzieh1439]

It's painfully clear in reading comments (why god, why?!) that people love to criticize something they have never even experienced and are obviously afraid of. If you want to comment intelligently, try it and then make your call. It's okay, it's not for everyone and you don't have to enjoy challenging yourself mentally and physically. But hating something you've never even tried is beyond ridiculous. What Greg A. said at the end is absolutely right on.

[@maxwillson]

Crossfit has changed my life for the better and those morons on here who call it bullshit can stay fat and lazy, it makes my life easier in the end.

[@maxwillson]

***** The only reason why I say that is because the majority of the people who criticize Crossfit look no different then the creator of Crossfit ahahaha! Sure there are fit people who criticize Crossfit, but they criticize everything else as well.

[@maxwillson]

***** I live in the real world and out of shape people are willing to look at you in your face, in person and tell you that Crossfit is dangerous. I could care less about your profile picture, I've experienced it in person and it is extremely funny! Here I am, gaining muscle and confidence and I'm suppose to believe people who are out of shape what to do? Bullshit, I'm trusting my Crossfit coach.

[@maxwillson]

***** You don't need Crossfit to gain muscle and confidence but it's a hell of a lot more consistent then going to the gym and not knowing what to do with your membership. It's also much cheaper then a personal trainer.

[@maxwillson]

***** The other alternative to the gym is being fat and lazy. We all acknowledge the gym community only cares about what you can do and not what you can't do.

[@ahmednabil9914]

Max Willson i think people who dont like crossfit are probably just real athletes.

[@scotta8612]

funny how they preach paleo so much, but their top guys like rich froning don't even follow it. Hmmmm i wonder why

[@spencergsmith]

Scott A Froning was an exception. The majority of the top CrossFit athletes eat very healthy, real food for the majority of their diet.

[@Twinpact]

Like the fashion in the 70s we will look at this crossfit craze with utter embarrassment

[@Mike-cp1tj]

Twinpact yeah that's what people said about five years ago, and now the brand worth 5 billion. so go figure.

[@noonewillnoo]

+Efficient Leaders the human trafficking trade is one of the most high bracket on the planet - it doesn't mean shit. So go figure.

[@Loathomar]

And I went the total other way. I used to work out at home, but just couldn't keep going past like 20 mins. Then I joined a gym (less then a mile away), and work out 3-4 times a week for an hour plus. Works great. So really, to each there own. I think CrossFit will not really die, but just become part of workout program in general. It will be a class at a gym, rather then a CrossFit gym.

[@JohnKonye]

That is a generalization... Yes there are plenty of people who lack good form across multiple movements. Those who have great technique and focus on posture control are those who usually stand on the podium.

[@DanielNjoo]

Previous top comment that made me laugh "Greg Glassman is the L. Ron Hubbard of fitness"

[@BruceJC75]

Was he drinking a diet coke!!?

[@dyl987]

Dude I was about to comment the same thing! with his war against "big soda" I am surprised. this must be very old before he started his campaign against soda.

[@kevinallen5421]

Omg I thought I was the only one who caught that!

[@gunnarkarlgunnarsson1463]

Crossfit is mostly great but that guy at 2:30 is clearly brainwashed. No crossfitter is going to dominate another sport with a "little specific training" and nobody is going to get better in their sport by adding crossfit to their workouts unless they use it as a general endurance but then they might as well do HIIT sprints or any other form of cardio

[@benjaminpineda1008]

Jose Stickman crossfitters aren't in a gym practicing dribbling a soccer ball and basketball or playing lacrosse. Obviously they wouldn't win. Same as how a football team couldn't beat a top tier basketball team

[@Jay_Reacts_]

Pedro....you NAILED it. If he walked into my home advertising it, is shut him down in an instant. That's why I'm a beachbody guy

[@saltspress7984]

tried it 3 times am aching but my god it works... don't knock it till you try it.

[@andrewiglinski148]

I would love to see the correlation between Trump voters and crossfitters

[@MrDosulli33]

I love how regardless of the subject every crossfit video has someone commenting on kipping pull ups. I also find it strange that so many people come to watch crossfit videos that apparently hate crossfit. I get it people working out differently than you is offending in some way.

[@rcalphonse2701]

Only strong body part on this man is his hands...from counting all the money that’s he’s raking in from suckers....This guy is my hero..I want strong hands

[@rupert99]

3:47 He actually admits that the psychological mechanics of cross fit involve a certain degree of coercion. The stockholm syndrom is the sick affection a captive develops for his captor. Interesting confession.

[@NOOBKILLER052]

Obvious joke is obvious

[@stopcreepingyouweirdo]

I've been a libertarian (and voted as such) for fifteen years. I've never met one who thought that cashing a SS check was "theft." Maybe against SS as a primary pension source for retirees, sure.

[@ohedd]

I don't think being against theft qualifies as selfishness. Neither does having an institution of force steal other people's stuff for your own benefit qualify as selflessness. The truth is that the difference lies in one side relying on spontaneous order and peaceful exchange to improve the state of mankind, whereas the other side relies on one-sided confiscation. I reserve selflessness to my own actions - I don't outsource that to the state.

[@SERGIOCHAOTIC]

You're not doing 100 pull ups, you're having a seizure.

[@DeRothschild]

I love crossfit and have more respect for Glassman now.

[@goldbridge]

“Im a rabid racist”

[@oOclonOo]

good, but libertarians are retarded

[@JuliePascal]

It depends on what you want to call "selfish". Homeschoolers have been called "selfish" from the beginning because they weren't willing to leave their child as hostages of the state held in order to force the "good parents" to transform instead of flee public schools. Not that any parent is given the power to transform public schools, but they were still portrayed with no embarrassment as "selfish" for favoring the welfare of their own children over strangers.

[@thepsychopimp]

Bikram is still the man when it comes to creating a fitness empire. Bikram is still in great shape in his late 60s, probably from lifting all those heavy bags of money.

[@SGTNOW]

I think boht Denver, and Italian mean to say that we as people can become stronger and fitter with both methods. I don't think that either one of you will change your perspectives and rightfully so because what you both have done works. I do CF and it works for me. I also know a bodybuilder who is off season from CF in order to work on her comp this DEC.

[@CanadianRifleman]

"People are looking for the easy way" Shows the easiest variation of the pullup LOL

[@hyosyd]

1. "most" 2. Kipping, by definition, makes the workout easier. This means that you need to do more to get the same result which also means you need to take more time. 3. Where did you say you studied human physiology? Regardless, I totally agree, that's why sports like mma and boxing dont bother with separating individuals into different weight categories, theres just no point.

[@EDTHEWATERGUY]

You are correct.Crossfit is a good workout for getting fit but the technique and form on the exercises are just plain horrible.They need to stop worrying about reps for the sake of reps and focus on their best time and how many "quality" reps they can do.As for you,keep doing your bodybuilding exercises with good form and if you want to step it up and get in shape fast just reduce your rest periods or group exercises back to back. P.S. I am a personal trainer.

[@stuffbenlikes]

They are protecting their IP. There's nothing non-libertarian about protecting your property, nor is there anything non-libertarian about being jerks.

[@TiberiusStorm]

After having a crossfitter yell at me a few times at the gym about how amazing it is and how I'm wrong for doing my workout...I'm really starting to believe it is a cult and a dangerous "sport"!

[@heroofdermwood]

Yes, many Libertarians feel that getting money stolen from us back is good. However, all Libertarians are opposed to taxation as it currently stands. We are opposed to SS because is its a ponzi scheme, meaning those cashing out are funded by those paying in. There is no real savings or benefit to it that can't be beat by a private retirement savings program. We are opposed to our current taxation system because it is used to redistribute wealth from one segment of the population to another.

[@kevinjimenez9495]

I like how they made the weights look big but theyre light

[@jsbrooks72]

Kevin Jimenez it’s made of rubber. So when you drop them the bar doesn’t get destroyed.

[@spencergsmith]

Kevin Jimenez standard bumper plates for Olympic weightlifting.

[@stephenr85]

CrossFit has provided an environment that helps create and grow the physically and mentally strongest people I've ever known, personally. If we're "faggots" for appreciating that, or weak because we kip a pullup, I'm not interested the hate you're offering, or the "strength" you've attained. Not everyone in CrossFit is a great or fit person, anymore than everyone in non-profits are saints, but that doesn't mean the premise is to blame. All the world needs is love, and the strength to share it.

[@ShadeWMD]

Yup. Everyone is different. I think if my circumstances were different, like if I wasn't married with kids and not self-employed I'd want to work out at a gym just to get out of the house! lol

[@nickzema4683]

100 pull-ups. Forgot to mention kipping. You simply can't have longevity with this type of a workout. This is why the best x fitters spend most of their time away from competition doing strength work, traditional weight training, basic cardio. It's the normal people that think you have to do an x fit event everyday that will end up with injuries and have no longevity.

[@jflash3451]

I love the crossfit theory that a crossfitter can dominate in any sport with little training. Sports involve hand eye and coordination. A cross fitter may be able to dominate different exercises but sport is completely different. Look at the bodies of tennis players, basketball, soccer players, they dont look like crossfitters. Hardcore crossfitters most closely resemble guys that compete in worlds strongest man events.

[@bowleskevin]

+j flash CrossFit has never said that

[@jflash3451]

it was in the video above said by a guy that represented crossfit 2.34

[@bowleskevin]

+j flash I think you are taking what he says out of context. They are not talking about dominating professional athletes in their own sport. They are speaking about using crossfit as a base level of fitness compared to somebody just playing their sport. listen, the sports you listed tennis players, basketball players, soccer players... "they don't look like crossfitters." Well they don't look like "professional crossfitters" you are right. Can they use crossfit to be better athletes through improvement of their overall fitness? 100%, I've seen it first hand. Have you done CrossFit before? I have done yoga about 4 times in my life and I have commented on it zero times as I have zero experience on the subject.

[@jflash3451]

used to do it, got injured (rotator) now do speedflex, I think its good exercise if your in your 20s, maybe early 30s past 40 youre playing w fire.

[@logic63]

their "pull ups" are just awful and embarrassing.

[@KillerBea1]

agreed i know you commented 2 months ago but completely agree

[@Mr12funkymonkeys]

Yeah cause gymnasts are weak. Who'd want to "kip" like them .... (sarcasm intended)

[@housemusicsmith]

***** terrific analysis to your response!

[@altertheskyy1]

dirty don i dont think it's about perfect movement i think it's about trying to achieve explosiveness... in which case that's an excellent way to build muscle. fast twitch muscles are important in the real world to have in my opinion.

[@Lee-70ish]

+Shaun Lumley how many gymnasts butterfly ?

[@ShadeWMD]

The guy who created Crossfit is supposedly a libertarian so I guess the idea is that libertarian ideals helped to craft this very successful business. I commend the guy. He's very successful.

[@lancedboyle5849]

He looks like he should try doing one of his classes!

[@433kurtz]

The math suggests a minimum of $ 3.5M per year for brand license renewals alone . Of course he wouldn't pay taxes if he had the choice. From Reason TV (Paul Feine & Alex Manning): "...more than 7k CrossFit affiliates around the world. These affiliates are not franchises, they're independently operated boxes owned by entrepreneurs who pay $1k to get certified as a CrossFit trainer and then pay $500-$3k annually for the right to use the CrossFit brand."

[@Loathomar]

Technically, you need no equipment to get fit at home. I personally go to the gym, not because I need $10,000s of equipment, but because when I try at home, I am easily distracted and my workouts are 10 mins, rather then an hour plus. For me, $40 a month is money very well spent. Different things work for different people. I am sure for some Crossfit is "the thing" others need personal trainers, others a gym and other need nothing at all for a great workout.

[@EvansEasyJapanese]

Define "fully human" and then I'll bother treating your argument with respect. "Like, no way man, pshaw!! You're, like, not 'FULLY HUMAN', brah. That's why, like, you're argument is wrong, dude. Fully Human is teh way to go!" "well, what's 'fully human'?" "Like, y'know... to be FULLY... y'know, like, HUMAN... dude!" "... OK. we're done here".

[@ohedd]

Would spontaneous order arise in a society wherein people's world views differ? You tell me; do we not trade with the entire world regardless of our differences? Free trade is a language everybody understands. You are quite right. Pure libertarianism is a form of anarcho-capitalism, the state towards which every libertarian constantly strive. The liberal, however, has no desire to strive towards freedom and independence from coercion.

[@Dflowen]

Greg Glassman the CEO and Founder of Crossfat he looks like shit. HAHAHAHA. I'll start up a new exercise fad.... "KrossZoom1080X"

[@180Domino]

Actually the chin up is a workout used to gain the strength to yourself up. You use it to target a certian muscle. I use it to gain the strength to pull my self and all my gear up and over a wall. I think the key point people miss is, Who cares what it used for as along as it has people moving and becoming healthy.

[@Loathomar]

If you want the "gym experience" you will really have to pay more then that for home equipment. The kind "all in one" home equipment that would give you 90% of the gym's weight machines will generally run $800-$1,000, if you wanted a tread mill, it's $250 for a super cheapy one and ~$1,000 for a gym quality. Dropping $2K for a home gym would also be a 50 month gym membership for me. You can also spend $200 and get a basic home gym, but it would be the "full gym experience".

[@2vnews902]

Top social media platforms are like the Stanford prison experiment and users are the prisoners, but the doors are unlocked.

[@lukasbekr]

Man I can't believe that one of the biggest marketing geniuses of the past 5 years is a drunk fake tool

[@ShadeWMD]

I'm not saying the idea itself isn't a good business strategy, but I'm talking about people who actual commit to the lifestyle. Will people honestly do that on a long-term basis? I doubt it. It's a small minority of people who work out at all, and an even smaller percentage of that would want to commit to some system. I'd never commit to anyone else's system. I have my own and it works for me. I prefer the freedom to create/modify my own system to meet my needs. That's free.

[@naomibrown1177]

Unless you have tried CrossFit is hard to understand this video. As an avid CrossFitter I will just say I can relate! Lung live the WOD

[@stephenr85]

Yeah, because every other gym only has members that use proper form, which they learned without instruction, and all of them make up their workout... Libertarianism doesn't mean disassociated or anarchist. It's a political philosophy that works toward social harmony with an emphasis on personal preference and personal responsibility, recognizing that people serve different roles and have different preferences. People doing the same thing or striving for similar goals is not anti-libertarian.

[@ShadeWMD]

Yeah, it varies based on what you want. I used to go to a gym but I found it very easy to make excuses not to go. Plus, it was a bit of a hassle to have to get ready and sit in traffic. I made my office into a home gym and have exercise equipment littered everywhere so it's impossible for me to ignore. lol For some people, it's the opposite and they have to workout outside the house or they won't at all.

[@moahammad1mohammad]

"It's FLOYD-19"

[@ShadeWMD]

I'm thinking of a basic cardio machine(elliptical or treadmill), some free weights and maybe some plyometric stuff like medicine balls or stretch bands. Pretty cheap. There's tons of exercise programs out there that work and have helped their creators become rich. My point is just that they ALL work if you commit to them. The problem is that most people don't want/don't need those systems to be extremely fit. Some people are too lazy to devise their own system.

[@eirefrance]

And here I thought I disliked CrossFit because I'm not in shape.

[@DrAL00isin]

He needs to be a guru, and hordes of people need a Shepard and to feel like they are part of a greater community that gives their life meaning and validation. As someone who apparently is also very "libertarian", I immediately take issue with anyone who assumes to give me instructions on how to live and claims to have answers for me. Especially when its base concept is just working out to get in shape, I gladly experiment with training advice, but don't start trying to be my life coach.

[@VeritasPanther]

I can see some real back problems cropping up with some of those cleans.

[@danieltiller1421]

Nobody's 'forced' if you dont want to do a WOD - just dont do it.

[@Galt425]

Well it's not technically possible to test, because no brownie could be left uneaten for more then a day. But I've heard that brownicologists have theorized that this is hypothetically possible.

[@James2011]

Jim Jones

[@alexclay92]

And even better for those who haven't made it. We see what adhering to a statist ideology has done to the poor in the US - it has kept them poor.

[@kevinallen5421]

Did anyone see him drinking a Diet Coke? Lol

[@cgc]

"Crossfit literally makes better people" - "We're not a cult". I don't have a problem with Crossfit, per say....but whats up with those two quotes.

[@lucassze9552]

The 95% survival rate refers to the athletes, not the gym success rate

[@selfishstockton6123]

You’d like to believe that, snowflake

[@theconservativelib]

The USA? With the New Deal? Social security? The EPA? That's a libertarian country? Are you trolling me?

[@theworldisnotenough]

"Crossfit literally makes better people" Yeah just let that sentence sink in...

[@thiagoleobons390]

No offense to CrossFit, I recently did an experimental workout but wasn't Reason supposed to talk about Libertarianism?

[@Giggidygiggidy12]

Cross Fit is the Gold standard, where do all of you think these circuit training warehouses that are popping up all over the country originated from. CrossFit may have been too extreme for most people but the principles are living in those circuit gyms and classes you are taking at 24hr, Equinox, Crunch,Golds,Planet Fitness etc..

[@eddiepee9787]

‘CrossFit’ methodology was started way before they package it as ‘CrossFit’.

[@dissmr]

@ eddie pee So was the wheel before it was packaged in a car.

[@johnhendon5939]

it's good to help out libertarian businesses.

[@dragknuckle]

He is a rabid libertarian who rejects all authority yet demands shared sacrifice and communal effort from everyone else? I believe the word for that is "psychopath."

[@ospina79]

5:48 he was drinking a coke?

[@Muonium1]

That's nice, I think I'll go finish off that plate of brownies in the kitchen before they go stale.

[@joelang2695]

youve got guys in the gym doing zero pull ups, no lats were activated during this video

[@davelassell]

I love crossfit, but the "gym movement" they always use as the nobody-does-this-in-real-life movement is the lateral raise.

[@TheRealCartman1]

No you are not a libertarian! You're just lazy! You won't implement any form of quality control over Crossfit boxes because that would force you to do work but when you can make money you regulate as much as you can such as having everyone at the games wear Reebox crap and deny them free choice. If I follow your diet can I have the same "amazing" body as yours?? You fail again.

[@Mike-cp1tj]

Eric Cartman what quality control does anything have else? Bodybuilding? Follow your diet? What diet? So your take-away is Paleo guarantee amazing bodies. What a clueless imbecile.

[@TheRealCartman1]

Efficient Leaders Chain gyms have standards that must be met, head trainers/managers make sure employees are following the standards, corporate makes sure the franchises meet the standards. CrossFit - pass a one weekend course, pay your licensing fee and you're free to open up your own box with no oversight at all. Does corporate have any clue if the standards they lay out at the trainer courses are followed in the real world - nope. Greg Glassman claims to be this guru of fitness but can't even keep himself in decent shape.

[@Loathomar]

Most crosfitters upper middle class. As crosfitter is completely non-political, it is likely not going to have a strong political bias from it's members, other then their socioeconomically background. Of those who do cross fit and voted in the last elections, ~1% likely voted Libertarian, because that is what the nation did as a whole. Of the question "Obama or Romney?" the vote would likely have been completely split.

[@gradostax]

The one major issue I have with crossfit is the almost complete lack of proper form shown by many of them while lifting weights......

[@TheGintama86]

And that its ok to puke... wtf

[@selfishstockton6123]

@@TheGintama86it is ok to puke. Better than the alternative

[@TheGintama86]

@@selfishstockton6123 no its ok when ur body has a reaction and u cant help it its not when ur doing something to force urself to puke that's how people become anorexic

[@amosdwright]

It's funny. Had they read, say, Atlas Shrugged (which is, admittedly, a stilted read), they COULD have asked, "Why would John Galt - who is the epitome of evil, libertarian selfishness - go to great trouble and expense to save other people from collectivism? After all, would he have just been better off swimming around in pools of bullion like Scrooge McDuck?" They might, then might question whether support for liberty = selfishness. But then, their heads would explode.

[@christianmiranda7395]

butterfly pull ups. its a method of doing more faster. it is to pull ups as running is to lunges, if that helps you understand.

[@stephenr85]

What's funny is that the relationship between mass and power in physics is not even remotely direct, and even more so in strength training. Size does correlate with strength to some degree, but apparently you're not strong or big enough to realize that.

[@thecanadianwill]

so what he's saying is he does crossfit in spite of ppl telling him to use good form?

[@KizoneKaprow]

Ayn Rand wasn't a libertarian, of course, but she knew that accepting Social Security "payments" was actually a refund of the money taken from her, against her will, at the point of a gun, by her government. For the more simpleminded folk here, think of it as restitution by a thief. Everyone has a moral right to claim a refund of the monies stolen from them. Ayn Rand was opposed to SS and other welfare-state schemes, but she knew that accepting her SS refund was ethically virtuous.

[@TheJester930]

then by all means, take them on. I would love to see it. That is a book deal waiting for you.

[@OnlyEdandTheAlmost]

I'm confused. Why would anyone want to watch the CrossFit Games?

[@JuliePascal]

The question is... do those libertarians value your good regard? The Reason comments are some other thing altogether, but are you willing to understand why social security is harmful? If you're not willing to understand that (not necessarily agree, but to understand) why should anyone care about your regard or bother to explain in a way that you won't see as malicious, vindictive, and misanthropic?

[@patrickharrison4838]

He is not aesthetic to the eye. No musculature to his body. He does not look like he spent time and resources on exercising. You need to learn body physiology and motion. Actually the thigh master works.

[@amosdwright]

Let me rephrase your request so that you can understand it: "Tell me one country where people with political power, who profit from expanding their power, relinquished it for the good of everyone else." There you go. The answer should be obvious.

[@ItalianNatural]

i will be back to answer this one, but keep this in mind, TUT - time under tension.., good form. peace

[@guyfriend]

Mr. Glassman doesn't seem to be following his own program. I am 64 and think he seems older than 56. Maybe he should watch his diet and get some sensible exercise. ☺☺ Those athletes in the video are mainly in their 20's and 30's. Their bodies will break down early from all that unnecessary exertion and improper weigh lifting techniques. If they keep that regimen up, most of them will be hobbled in their 50's.