Drugs in Crossfit, it's getting Comical!

[@MrTommylicious]

How I got fit: very strict diet and training regimen How I got caught on PEDs: I ate something I didn't know what was/my friends medicine/my uncles elk meat lol

[@barbellsandbowhunting]

Too true! 🤣

[@kellyjordan6440]

🤣🤣🤣 Precisely! I think a company should give an athlete full sponsorship when they say "Hell yes I used every drug possible to win. It's the only way you can be a superstar in sport"...

[@lukeketelaar6321]

As a gym owner, I can confirm that this is exactly how the general public views their CrossFit idols, including the backlash when one of them tests positive. Thanks for continuing to shed light on the topic, lads.

[@sikastrength]

Thanks for watching Luke!

[@GVS]

Nah bro, they just eat paleo

[@ShireTown1824]

😂

[@sikastrength]

I heard they're taking Turk too....... ....

[@mista_ke]

@@sikastrength Yeah, Turkey is key.

[@OrganicHispanic209]

Nah bro, they just cool their hands in a bucket full of ice water lol

[@amorfati4927]

Trenbaloni sandwiches too…

[@rickharris275]

You really can measure your value to the organization by whether or not you get "tested"

[@sikastrength]

Super awkward for the athlete who keeps getting tested

[@tariqo16]

lol that true

[@seanmcdevitt1052]

Fronning got tested every year

[@scottmitchell1974]

@@seanmcdevitt1052 Lance Armstrong. Barry Bonds. Roger Clemens. The whole NFL.

[@GenXPower]

This is precisely why I compete in an untested powerlifting division. I am 48, not natural, and I compete against other athletes who run the entire gambit from basic HRT to full blown science experiments, lol. I am on Trt, and I am glad I decided to do it. I don't think it Is controversial for someone my age to be on test.

[@chadglazier3102]

Yeah, people always seem to forget that PEDs are on a gradient. You can be enhanced without being an IFBB Pro. This is also why so many non-lifters assume that steroids are rare. One time I showed a friend of mine a picture of Ronnie Coleman, and she said "Oh my goodness, is he on steroids or something?"

[@johnkyle2205]

@@chadglazier3102 Speaking of Ronnie Coleman and how PEDs are on a gradient, he always talks about how he first jumped on PEDs in his 30's. Someone I know (who uses steroids) thinks he isn't lying, because he suddenly got even bigger in his 30's. But it's hard to believe he didn't touch any PEDs until then, cause he was freakishly monstrous in his 20's, then he got even more freakishly monstrous-er. Taking different PEDs in higher quantities could explain this. But the guy I know won't accept that explanation.

[@robinferdous9164]

@@johnkyle2205 it's not unbelievable that arguably the best body builder of all time was 200lb natty and with drugs got up to 330lb

[@kblkbl]

​@@robinferdous9164 And here's a prime example of why Coleman's trickle truth method works. "Yes, I used steroids...BUT only when I went from 240lbs 5% BF as a 5'11" dude to a 300lbs 5% BF as a 5'11" dude" lmao you have to be dellusional if you truly believe 1990 Mr. Texas Ronnie Coleman was natty.

[@jameschantler4292]

No controversy at any age as long as you don’t try to compete in drug free competitions.

[@Blainemcconnell]

Those fans of the sport who are outraged by athletes testing positive would be even more outraged if they knew how many more people take drugs and just go to their CrossFit class everyday to look good.

[@rodolfomedini9931]

Back in 2015/16 I actually worked with someone who was a games/regional judge for CrossFit. I remember telling her that PEDs were being used by most top level athletes but she didn't want to believe it and said they were tested. I was like for recovery sake I hope so based on the amount of work they do...

[@kevincarrigan2798]

So true. I have watched MMA for years and noticed once the UFC cracked down hard on peds and steroids the injury rate and fighters pulling out of fights also went up. They train so hard, I dont mind if they use drugs....just be honest about it lmao

[@richardince2129]

Remember the before and after heavy testing photos of Vitor 😂

[@stimpsonjcat26]

@@kevincarrigan2798 You are in denial if you believe UFC has really cracked down on PED users.

[@novadhd]

that judge had a good sense of humor for sure

[@sebulbathx]

@@kevincarrigan2798 Tbh steroids make for way more exciting sports. Imagine if NFL was really tested or the NBA. Just look at someone like Shaq it's almost impossible without PEDs to have so much visible muscle when you are that big. Cycling would probably not be as impressive to watch without PEDs. Assuming most use them since Lance got caught. Nowadays I just believe everyone is on PEDs regardless of sport.

[@89sharlo]

I don't know why we have to pretend PEDs are not in all professional sports. If you are getting paid, then the temptation is too great.

[@mythslayercoach2698]

Not only that, you cannot compete at that elite level otherwise. women naturally have one tenth of the testosterone levels of men so androgens( steroids) have a massive effect on their performance. The virilisation is easy to spot, look at any elite "female" strength athlete,sprinter etc

[@shanehunsicker103]

Only 1 to 2 percent of athletes test positive in most sports. Data is out there. People exaggerate drug use to justify their own use. Yes I know elite athletes at the highest level in multiple sports.

[@shadow_realm47]

@@mythslayercoach2698 square jaw=lock for PEDS

[@notundermywatch3163]

The temptation not to say perhaps even the necessity because modern professional sports have a tempo and frequency of performance that makes PEDs almost an obligation in certain cases

[@mythslayercoach2698]

@@shadow_realm47 agree that's one of the obvious signs

[@ruibraga1705]

The best thing that happened to me as a CrossFitter was to get into weightlifting content, like you guys, I was so oblivious to the reality of drug use in sports and specially in CrossFit. The community really does a good job on selling the lie to the average CrossFit Joe

[@valdivia1234567]

It's astonishing to me that people can be that naive and oblivious. Sounds like willful ignorance.

[@ruibraga1705]

@@valdivia1234567 I think most people 1) don't care that much and 2) are sold a lie, they walk into a CrossFit box and se jacked dudes who are definitely on gear, most of the times these are the coaches, telling them that they just need to work hard ... Bullshit ...

[@thisfool89]

@@ruibraga1705 you average 5pm CrossFit class doesn't have massive jacked elite level athletes doing the wod meant for the regular class. The average class at most might have some one who was top 500 in their region. The real actual do it for the sport of CrossFit at an elite level have their own private training sessions that most average crossfiters wouldn't even consider CrossFit. Your average crossfitters have no idea about about PED. Yes there is some lying but it's mostly just complet ignorance because recreational CrossFit is nothing like competitive crossfit

[@bobhoskins9539]

The thing that makes me laugh about people saying drugs aren’t in crossfit is just simply this, LOOK AT THE WOMEN! Most of the women are built like brick shit houses and have more muscle on them than most women you see competing in purely resistance based sports or sports where the equivalent males are huge like rugby. I get it you love the sport and want it to be clean but sometimes you just have to look at things objectively.

[@notundermywatch3163]

Yep. Among the elite women it's quite obvious that they are juiced.

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

There is no other womens sport that compares to CrossFit in terms of resistance training. Your argument doesn’t hold much weight.

[@bobhoskins9539]

No ofcourse not I mean there’s no such thing as rugby or olympic lifting or power lifting or indeed any sport that the men who compete in them are huge but the women are not as big as the women in crossfit. Weird that isn’t cause being big wouldn’t be an advantage in womens rugby like it is in the mens game would it?

[@TheCrain]

Exactly. Like homegirl's bigger than the powerlifters WILST being shredded. That must be the keto, eh? Pfff Lol

[@stephenevans7547]

I think youre right that a good percentage of them are at least taking something, but I'm not sure this is the best argument for that. I think their size is quite deceiving, most of them are around the 60-65kg (140lbs) mark, which isnt crazy big by any stretch. I think their low body fat a nd defined abs make them look bigger than they actually are. Put a rugby jersey on them and I bet they would look far less impressive. You also need to take into account selection bias - ie the body type the sport selects for. What makes a rugby player good? and what do they actually have to do in their sport? Some positions need to be big and strong, but they don't need to be as lean ( and so they don't look as impressive) other positions are selected based on their speed, skill and tactically awareness (and a little size). Cross fitters are selected for their ability to move weight (large strong muscles), move their own body weight (need to be lean) + their cardio fitness + they are moving high volumes close to failure which is a perfect recipe for growing muscle (almost all other weight lifting sports either use lower volumes or intentionally try to operate away from failure, they also sue far less total upper body muscle which significantly impacts the look of being 'bulky") Also remember that these are the elite of the elite. There will be genetic outliers out there who can achieve things that don't seem possible naturally, but there will also be others who need to take stuff if they want to keep up.

[@owenc9087]

1:15 Sikastan has missed a trick here. Free PEDs in regular prescriptions? Now there's a state sponsored doping programme with potential

[@sikastrength]

It stanozolol all the way down!

[@JstallGFU]

Phil toon being 24 is the more shocking thing to be honest. I thought he was at least 10 years older.

[@matthewdragomir2261]

I watched a documentary on Rich Froning going over his daily training and he said he works out for 2 hours twice a day every day with no rest days. Am I really expected to believe that the natural laws of muscle recovery don't apply to him? I don't care how good your "genetics" are. If you're not giving your muscles some type of chance at recovery either with PEDs or days off, you aren't going to get stronger. I don't understand how people can not only see but vehemently deny use of PEDs in crossfit or other professional sports.

[@DaniClaps]

"Wow, that why my whey protein was working so well, it had trembo in it!" =D

[@sammy10001]

Let's be honest. Whatever excuse any one has for getting caught is damage control. Some are better at it than others, but it's all to the same common goal: DAMAGE CONTROL. We all know theyre on gear. We all know everyone at the top of any competitive sport that has money and fame on the line is on gear. Whether it be olympics, crossfit, powerlifting, or every arm wrestling lmao. As Nate Diaz famously said once: EVERYONE IS ON GEAR.

[@Brandon-bl8ko]

UR TELLIN ME MIKE O TREN IS ON GEAR? I DONT BELIEVE THE LIESSSSS

[@ajw9533]

I agree and for that reason ignore almost all elite sport. I think some dopers don't even know they are doing it, they just take whatever their coach gives them. It's far more valuable for our well being to participate in sport than to sit watching it on tv. The real losers from failed drug tests are sponsors, sports brands and broadcasters. That's why there's so much fuss about it, the money involved.

[@Jmack7861]

“The nandrolone and masteron that aren’t orally bioavailable enough to cause a failed drug test without being attached to an ester and injected or orally need to be a 17a-alkalated which would cause it to be a positive result from a different compound were from my oral Finasteride” 🤓

[@shred9475]

, 😂😂😂

[@ev1bl]

I learned about these failures through weightlifting meme pages. But I really did not want to get into crossfit news media to learn more, so this video was great for me. We all love hearing about juicy drug testing tea.

[@Runner-Boy]

I always hate seeing people try and defend the top women saying its just hard work no no thats not just hard work

[@frankezane583]

Yep ! Women produce 1/10 the test levels of men ( and even for men now the general trend is downwards compared to decades ago). Yet these woman look way better than pretty much most regular male gym goers 🤦🏽 I guess they just train hard and have good diets lol

[@eyobmesfin8634]

women CrossFit athletes look like they can be an IFBB pro bodybuilders

[@thecaptain5026]

Yeah lol, we don't really need a test to see this. Their abs are poking out, massive shoulders while they do a lot of cardio.

[@thebrognator3524]

@@HkFinn83 They look like roided men. Looking like Sara Sigmundsdottir is hard even for a natural male bodybuilder.

[@JohnFarrellDev]

Imagine your finasteride a drug meant to stop hair loss containing steroids that promote hair loss (Derek crying laughing emoji face)

[@bentekkers11]

What an absolute disaster, that poor dude must be so disappointed...

[@ClayTJohnson]

Mast is the absolute worst too

[@evilflowx]

How do you know who in CrossFit doesn’t dope? They’re at the very bottom of the leaderboards.

[@novadhd]

that easy just assume everyone does

[@projectgowther2562]

"I dunno how stanazolol got into my Tylenol it's a prescription I swear." 😉

[@sikastrength]

How did this stanozolol get in my stanozolol??!!

[@harrison_caton]

Recently, in the world of powerlifting, the IPF and the USAPL split up. The primary issue for the IPF kicking the USAPL out of their organization was that the USAPL was doing non-WADA approved tests. The USAPL state that they were simply doing cheaper tests at the local level and then doing WADA testing at the national/international level. I'd be very interested in hearing a review of the USAPL and the IPF's testing protocols and what you think is more efficacious in catching cheaters. This assuming that the goal of testing is to actually catch cheaters.

[@vredneckv]

Not to say that the IPF is clean, but for me it looks like the goal of testing in the USAPL is not to actually catch cheaters but to test for the sake of "testing", hence this inflated overall amount of subpar testing being done.

[@jamesmichael7448]

I don’t think at the moment CrossFit can just let athletes use PEDs, even though I agree with that. CrossFit still try’s to brand itself as a health method/lifestyle. And letting athletes use drugs increase recovery/physical ability sort of contradicts that and be viewed negatively by the majority of the average joe CrossFit Community. Really the gap between the sport/professional side and the average joe side is just getting too big. Someday this will have to be addressed. Maybe it will be soon.

[@QQyoko]

The gap between the elites and the average joes is what irritates me about CrossFit. If you're marketing yourself as "go to a box, try real hard, and you'll be just like the folks at the Games," but the pros are all juicy and don't do box WODS, your whole schtick is a lie.

[@ShayanGivehchian]

Crossfit is a good competition just like ninja warrior. It is not a sport or a method or a training regiment

[@morphilou]

@@QQyoko lol 100% PRO ARE with drug

[@SkunkyBrew]

The top Crossfit athletes are doing 4 to 5 days a week of active workouts, 1-2 days of "active recovery" and full rest. That's 2 a days x 4 or 5 days. 1 am Lifting workout, 1 PM muscular endurance workout. To failure. Their active recovery days are walking, running, swimming, hiking... whatever. Do that, naturally, and you will burn out. You will get injured. But they just keep going, and going. F them, they're all lying...even the Christian ones at Mayhem.

[@jamesmichael7448]

@@SkunkyBrew I don’t think it is that simple, most athletes go through cycles of heavier to lighter training volumes. Otherwise yes you will get injured. But that being said it would be naive to not even consider drugs as a factor, when there is money involved people will always try to find an advantage.

[@rodolfomedini9931]

This is just what they can detect with urine samples... I am not sure how strict the testing is but I am going to guess EPO is being used rampantly and if it's not it's because it's difficult to get... It's either not tested for or not tested well as it's expensive to test and difficult to detect. GH is also hard to detect but wouldn't be as useful.

[@daly_powerandphysique]

GH isn’t strong on its own but it does help benefit recovery. If you recover faster to can train more which equals better strength endurance and hypertrophy over time. The other benefit not talked about often is hyperplasia of the muscle or the creation of new muscle cells which has huge benefit in the long term.

[@rodolfomedini9931]

@@daly_powerandphysique thanks for the input... Will have to do more research on GH from that prospective

[@daly_powerandphysique]

@@HkFinn83 you’re not going to gain much weight after the initial water weight unless you’re in a caloric surplus and a decent one. GH helps with fat burning and enhances recovery. And you can pretty much not get caught with it in a drug test almost every athlete is on it

[@daly_powerandphysique]

@@HkFinn83 they literally could cycle off it and drop the water weight very quick in some cases in as little as a week and because of generally how small they are and how much activity they do it would be negligible weight gain

[@Maxo_05]

It comical these athletes maintain high training volumes, ridiculous amount of cardiovascular endurance and put up some big numbers in the weightlifting category. All while being 100% natty.....Tainted supplements.... I only did it for 2 weeks bro trust me bro... Absolute comedy

[@novadhd]

yup and filled out the wrong form too

[@chrismurphy7320]

CrossFit is going through what professional cycling went through in the early 2000s. About time.

[@brianmeen2158]

CrossFit drug use has been comical For years now- I’m just curious how many CrossFit competitors are actually drug free? 5-10%? None?

[@morphilou]

0.01%

[@anthonyharty1732]

@@morphilou Probably none but it can’t be proved.

[@reggieskillman1469]

Not at the top level, you'd never survive the games to its conclusion

[@JuggoJuggo]

So not only did he get masteron/deca laced finasteride, but he got some sort of new oral masteron and deca?

[@djham2916]

Or it's topical deca, 5% foam

[@bobomaigret5430]

Which chemist won the CrossFit games this year?

[@dmhunter15]

There was a funny post on reddit today that asked "would you still watch the games if they were aloud to take peds" it was about 50/50 split from the comments I read of "nothing would be different" or "of course not, drugs are bad"

[@hiebrantsify]

same person: "Now let me turn on my strongman competition run by naturals"

[@kimborampage]

Wow. People are so naive it’s shocking. If they only knew the copious amount of drugs their favorite athletes used in their careers. They’d never believe it.

[@dmhunter15]

@@HkFinn83 words are hard

[@Brandon-bl8ko]

@@hiebrantsify lol easiest way to tell a new fan to strongman. (total ignorance of what Strength and PEDS are)

[@ManOfEthnicity]

In addition it was just announced that ALL the podium teams plus the 4th place just got popped in South America.

[@sportyv1k1ng]

algo...here for the algo...and the transparency that the boys are demonstrating...

[@RebeccaEWebber]

I remember seeing in a CrossFit behind the scenes where some athletes were confused why some members of a team were tested and some not.

[@kylechampion1584]

I love hearing them say "I won't even take ibuprofen "... yet same girl has a jaw line stronger than mine

[@sirid2987]

Once the women starts looking as muscular as the men, that would mean drugs are rampant.

[@xaviervivanz9673]

I’m happy these videos are being made I’m new to the sport but I realized the game very very quick I plan on staying at the local level because I know what I would have to do to even touch a semi final

[@jlew6890]

Thanks for this vid. The more exposure this gets then I feel the more ppl will realize what these athletes are truly representing, or not honestly representing, rather. For anyone who's spent time taking and researching anabolics knows what they do and how they make you look (in reference to size, muscle definition) has never wondered whether the majority of these have athletes have juiced. It's laughable when their minions just turn a blind eye and proclaim they're all "natural"

[@kyletriesfitness500]

I take finasteride too😂😂... to combat hairloss from my anabolics converting into DHT .. ironically

[@ShatterTheSkiesAbove]

Wondering how Kari Pearce never got popped while she competed. Among many, many other big names. I was watching the CrossFit Invitational from 6 years ago and Tia’s physical appearance has few similarities to her appearance now. Seems to me she upped her intake and that is why she is so goddamn annoyingly dominant nowadays.

[@TheMultiDouche]

Tia was an Olympic level weight lifter which has out of competition testing. Less time to hit the sauzooole with random out of comp testing. By focusing on CrossFit and it’s lacklustre rules and the rig changes. It’s most obvious in women where you look at an Olympic lifter vs a cross fitter and the oly lifter is smaller in every way doing bigger numbers.

[@12labours59]

It’s disheartening but it’s not like we can’t fix it. Make the sanctions so severe that it’s not worth the risk. If an athlete tests positive, they are out of the sport for good, erase their names in such a complete way that it would be hard to confirm that they ever competed at all. Extend the sanctions to the athletes coach, and actually stick to it. Brutal, yes… but the consequences have to be elevated far beyond the reward of risking it. Of course there will always be excuses, but if the athlete isn’t able to defend their position or prove the excuse, it is what it is. And yes I compete, I get tested and I understand the gravity of the situation.

[@-Ambos-]

I think it´s very important what you say at the end of the video, that it´s common to stop taking performance enhancing drugs in the right way to be negative when tested. So that some are tested positive means that they did not stop taking it the right way but some others probably just were better informed how to be negative on the tests.

[@Lameorc]

Great vid as always Gurph. My gut feeling is this charade is at least partially good, because of youth athletes. I realize there are plenty of sports where the kids get "some pills" from their coach and just take them because they trust the coach, but for the casual ones, I think the demonization of PEDs may be beneficial.

[@landlocked_lifts332]

Counterpoint: kids are going to look at the physiques and strength standards of drug using athletes, hold themselves to those standards, and have a completely warped idea of what's possible. Because of that, when they don't reach the level of enhanced athletes, they'll either quit the sport or start taking gear themselves.

[@DredFulProductions]

Looks like my "asian style" dinner is not the only spicy thing this evening

[@sikastrength]

Having Singapore curry noodles

[@DredFulProductions]

@@sikastrength fffuuu now I'm hungry again

[@TheUcHiHaMaD]

Do weightlifters/bodybuilders/lifters in general have to train differently while on pct? I know some crossfitters probably blast and cruise is it because training changes during pct? Also algo

[@sikastrength]

Train elite crossfit without drugs? I don't understand the question

[@mista_ke]

@@sikastrength "I huff my cats urine, bro. That's about it. I'm natural, bro."

[@bambostarla6259]

@@sikastrength I think he is asking if people who cycle take a different approach to training while doing post cycle therapy

[@shadow_realm47]

you don't need to blast and cruise, you can just cruise on low dose for years and years.

[@Demane69]

You mean all those jacked to hell women in Crossfit are using? Shocking (not shocking). Any who, I already found Crossfitters the most annoying people in the gym already. How can you tell who a Crossfitter is in the gym? They are the one telling you how you're doing everything wrong, while they use 3 times the equipment and floor space to train as everyone else. Luckily you rarely see them consistently, because they are constantly recovering from training injuries from over training.

[@jmac3112]

PEDs are ubiquitous in ALL high level sports. Crossfit is one of the sports it makes sense to take them. Just the sheer volume and intensity of work these people have to do to stay on top, it's no wonder

[@justicebolt5293]

Then they should be open about it and stop lying to people and saying that working hard in the gym alone is the reason they are here.

[@jmac3112]

@@justicebolt5293 I get your point and agree they should do that in places like the UK where they're not illegal to possess but if you're in America you're basically admitting to illegal activity

[@IMPACTSHOOTING]

Great video gentlemen!

[@Guilherme-fd2bw]

Great Portuguese Fridge! But wow, looking at them I could never tell they juiced, outrageous!

[@sikastrength]

Hahaha I was wondering if anyone would catch it 😆

[@everydayabs7741]

The number is insane, in Africa I think it was 1st,2nd and 3th place teams all popped. Nuts! It's gonna happen gotta keep on it for sure!

[@BO2Letsplay]

PED-ro Martin tested positive? Huge shocker

[@lifterb6291]

Nah, they just get good 8 hours of sleep

[@ashg9023]

I recall 2017 or 18, an Australian athlete cleaned up but tested positive for some SARMs. I thought it was sus he tested positive as the only athlete from a non rogue affiliated gym...

[@tobysimmonds485]

Yeah Ricky Garard. Sacrificial scape goat who placed 3rd in his first year ( I think)

[@keith5696]

So where can we find that certain doctor? Some Anavar in the cough drops, why not?

[@jeremy8692]

Surprise!! I've listened to one specific several time world crossfit champ say he's known many athletes to get quote "popped". They have their cycles mapped out prefectly. If you really think those over developed muscular physiques are natural because they ear clean 24/7 , get 1 gram of protein/LB, get 8 hours of sleep a night and look that jacked all year long??you're kidding yourself. They're just as jacked as IFBB pro body builders.

[@mojeedsulayman1518]

That's weird though, finasteride isn't included in WADA's prohibited list

[@tubbles121]

I recently went paleo, lost 8kgs, added 10kg to my backsquat. I just upped my tuna intake #bigtuna

[@bgallegos43]

If anyone thinks these top level crossfit people are natural, they must believe Tupac and Elvis live in Cuba

[@beirutbastard3878]

Well this is just outrageous! I'm gonna stick to classic body building where no drugs are used! 👀

[@anthonyharty1732]

Classic bodybuilding where no drugs are used? 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@beirutbastard3878]

@@anthonyharty1732 hahahaha exactly

[@plops993]

If the GW drug is cardarine, I’m taking that now and it’s nuts. It gives like a 30%+ boost to cardio performance after only a few doses. I’ve never had a legal supplement come close to what it does

[@tomasinouk]

I am very grateful you talk about it without bias as it seems like if you do not have STRONG opinion people are not interested. As someone who knows almost nothing about performance enhancing drugs and testing in different sports, just wondering if athletes in triathlon races are being tested. As one of the athletes competed in triathlon and then just got demolished at semifinals.

[@xn-triq7607]

It's absolutely ridiculous! Look at their performance, the physical attributes and overall stats, and then look at athletes strength, power, speed etc from 10 year's ago, then try telling me that they are all natural 🤣😂 it's shocking to me how people refuse to accept the obvious 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@austinlyons2558]

First time I've seen one of your videos. I'm from California but have a lot of family in Canada. You sound like a Newfie. My family is from Torbay. Shout out bi!

[@johnbrady536]

He's Irish dude. Most Newfies originate from Ireland too hence the accent similarities

[@drkyleditz]

In reality I think CrossFit is a sport very similar in category as Strongman albeit more popular, however, as long as the company itself wants to maintain the healthy lifestyle marketing then this is how it will be.

[@za.307]

Crossfit isn't a sport it's just randomized exercising. It always be something that people do because they weren't good enough to play a real sport.

[@amen_ra6926]

@@za.307 Some played low rung D1 or lower or even semi pro but just couldn't make it to the next level. But they played a "real" sport of some type in their career. As a sport, it's dubbed "the sport of fitness". But it's just people working out head-to-head to see who can finish first. But you can almost make anything a sport. It's a paradigm change. Some refuse to accept golf or bowling as a sport because there is no contact.

[@joeiborowski9763]

@@amen_ra6926 Well, if a 50 or 60 year old can be the top of the field, it is no longer considered a sport but an activity.

[@NaeemKhan-se3ev]

Thing about crossfit is those pull ups look too stupid😐

[@stephennicholasmcdonnell7522]

I think there should just be clean & dirty sports including the Olympics and let's see what kind of Frankensteins we can create.

[@victormorrison441]

what is that thing they are doing on the pull up bar? Sorry, prior military and just learning about crossfit to see if it is a fit

[@lotz871]

I appreciate your candid discussion with regard to this subject. If you’re smart you know pretty much most people would be using. As a lifelong natural athlete I know what it’s like to hit genetic potential for muscle gain without destroying my digestive system or body with over eating and lifting too heavy. That being said there are genetic outliers but after years in the bodybuilding world I can definitely say many people will do what they can to get to the top of their field. As you said it’s also illegal to possess and take most PEDs in the US so you won’t see people often admitting to this especially when it will destroy their careers. Thanks for the great content! Keep it up!

[@danielk.5890]

The genetic outliers WITH peds reach the top.

[@Tumpz]

Crossfit is great at organizing entertaining events and stuff, but come on with the ridiculous ideas of them being clean. It's arguably the sport with the most comically huge athletes.

[@sikastrength]

Naw they're in great shape though

[@dominicstevenson8932]

I get the point you're making, but have you seen an NFL game? I guess at least the Crossfitters get the rig of a body to go along with ungodly strength.

[@antoniorich8054]

So CrossFit started to help people get healthy and now it’s roid central ! No wonder we can’t have nice things !

[@stevewise1656]

It's been comical since Crossfit started.

[@BV-jq2vg]

The most comical point in the beginning was when crossfit athletes were trying to convince the public that steroids wouldn’t really help in their sport because it’s not a “strength” sport haha, as if steroids wouldn’t help recovery in a sport that’s notorious for huge training volume

[@slickbricknick123]

I think I’m one of those “blissfully unaware CrossFit members”. I am rather new and I had a feeling some of them did it but I don’t know of any except for Garrard

[@itstoodamneasy3976]

CF has two options. Either not test and leave the speculation out there or use WADA and/or USADA instead of their own “private” org so we can all see every athletes test results. Then ban those that test POS forever. Until CF does something about all this, it will never reach the top tier level of other pro sports. It’s the fitness “WWE” as of now.

[@alemail]

WADA cannot test crossfit because crossfit technically is not an sport, it's a brand. You can play football and called it football but you cannot do it with crossfit (and also technically almost any activity can be called crossfit by their own definition)

[@itstoodamneasy3976]

@@alemail actually, it does not have to a recognized sport. WADA has agreements with USA and the USADA that allow testing under the country’s National Anti-Doping Organization to find illegal drug use.It’s a matter of actually doing it that CF won’t bc then top tier/poster names would likely be exposed.

[@MrSwandesigns]

Correction* ! Nycolas did fail a drug test and then he came out.

[@stoempert]

Crossfit is the Frankenstein monster sport where taking the whole gamut of PED's really pays off.

[@stefHin]

great video. Btw Ricky Gerard got third in the cf games.

[@robbienewman2200]

Simple fix bring usada in. The before and after pictures of overeem still get me.

[@maxxxmodelz4061]

Anyone who thought Crossfit athletes were clean deserves the Darwin Award.🤣

[@mickmeadows]

I never get how people are still surprised how blocky / big trap looking people are on steroids. You can always tell!

[@WoolfJ35]

I'm literally looking at these gorgeous She-Hulks in this video and I can't possibly believe that any of them are on PED's absolute blasphemy on the Snu-Snu goddesses lol

[@jayaychare7318]

i think the women are almost more laughable. walking around looking jacked 24/7 with bigger shoulders than rugby players

[@snottie9129]

interesting that some of the guys in the video choose to wear a tank top

[@jonathangarcia3919]

A clown once said steroids won't help you in cross fit

[@alex9046]

the cardio aspect of this sport is a bit of a safeguard against running crazy protocols you cant win if you kick the bucket mid challenge

[@andyscrumifi]

Endurance aspect only means that they have to enhance that side as well.

[@shadow_realm47]

i mean EPO.

[@alex9046]

@@shadow_realm47 if you add EPO on top of steroids you wont wake up the next day

[@ag8325]

They should just admit it. They are clearly still putting in the work

[@garethjones2746]

Bet his dog always ate his homework when he was in school also.

[@Shadow-bs1iu]

The non-drug athletes will know who each other are and should compete against each other during the main competition and form their own pact. Let the junkies then wallow in their false glory with their fake trophies

[@rangerchief8004]

I tried CrossFit and didn’t find it a challenge and I felt it was kind of a joke. I’m a gym rat, did Spartan and Mud Runs, but couldn’t do the CrossFit thing. Each their own.

[@surtrpicks]

They are not in drugs, it’s the programming is so great. 6 weeks course and you can be there too!

[@rippedgli]

I don’t understand how people can be so blind in a sport where recovery is key. These athletes workout 4-5 times a day, and people think all the top athletes are all clean. Where can I drink that koolaid

[@omarsilva5385]

Lol yeap the Anavar games ....from the beggining 🤣

[@jayday545]

I mean it shouldn’t shock anyone when money is involved athletes will absolutely do what ever it takes to try to get to the top. And yes, the excuses get comical and the reactions of shock are equally comical.

[@aduantas]

the fact that people continue to use 516/cardarine/endurobol despite it being a known carcinogen is absolutely insane

[@Jazzman555]

I used test but I never inhaled

[@Flyingsquirrel69420]

Detective: What's the name of your partner in crime? Gurph: Shhmmeeeaarr shhhmiee shhhmm

[@Kirk-eu6xc]

Elgin was correct to clown these fools. ZeeeeRo!

[@scottmitchell1974]

This whole conversation is very awkward as I have a coworker who is a top-25 Crossfit competitor and he's the sweetest guy...I have zero interest in busting his chops about this issue because he's a great worker and a great guy...but the a-hole in me wants to SO bad, especially when I watch the CF women.

[@jamesbosnich5950]

1 look through the comments on anything Ricky Garard has posted over the last few years proves your point about the community backlash. People still follow that dude purely to religiously comment needle emojis even 5 years after the fact And yes, Ricky has qualified for the games again.

[@ELLISRUGER8]

Crossfit is in no way unique, any sport where PEDs have a significant effect and there is money or even only prestige involved is saturated, it's the difference between having a contract or not, its the difference between making money or not between success and failure. The testing procedure is a joke. Rugby for instance it is the norm, not the exception.