Pentagon Considers Ban On CrossFit Workout Program

2014-04-14T19:25:34-04:00

It's ABOUT time! haha

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Defense Department is considering a proposal to ban the controversial CrossFit workout program for all military members, citing the lack of a full evaluation of the exercise plan and an approved program doctrine, Duffel Blog has learned.

The exercise program — a mixture of resistance, calisthenics and aerobic exercises which stresses variation and repetition — has become wildly popular over the last decade, as many troops have become vigorous practitioners of the CrossFit lifestyle and military units have even adopted CrossFit as their official physical training plan.

In an internal memo leaked to reporters, the Pentagon outlines how it would stop military members from doing CrossFit, even in their private time.

“Service members who own personal Crossfit-specific equipment must turn it in, and receive a receipt, at their major unit supply activities within 30 days of receipt of this action,” the memo reads. “Service members with membership in private CrossFit gyms must cancel their membership and receive written cancellation notice which they will turn in to major unit administrative activities for collection and verification within 15 days of this action.”

Pentagon Considers Ban On CrossFit Workout Program

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Apr 14 at 2014 7:30 PM

2014-04-14T19:30:50-04:00

Now you KNOW there's gonna be an onslaught of people not familiar with duffelblog! LOL!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 14 at 2014 8:26 PM

2014-04-14T20:26:49-04:00

OUTRAGE - LOUD NOISES!

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 14 at 2014 9:27 PM

2014-04-14T21:27:22-04:00

WOW

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 14 at 2014 10:12 PM

2014-04-14T22:12:43-04:00

Isn't this a Duffleblog article?

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Apr 15 at 2014 8:27 AM

2014-04-15T08:27:47-04:00

Outraged crossfitter with no ability to discern satire in 3....2.....1.....

Response by SPC Michael Stanko made Apr 15 at 2014 9:25 AM

2014-04-15T09:25:54-04:00

I think this would be a good idea as you can see from the video there are too many people getting hurt because Crossfit teaches nothing about form or the proper way to lift weights. It is just a fad that I am hoping will pass sooner rather then later! And yes I know that Duffleblog is like the onion

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 16 at 2014 2:52 AM

2014-04-16T02:52:16-04:00

So on this line of CrossFit... Have any of you who do CrossFit, tried their new CrossFit Defense? I've read up about it and followed a few posts of Tony Blauer's, the creator of the Spear Program that was simply modified to fit the mold of CrossFit. My comment is this... it's one thing to try to turn a workout in to a "sport". But when you try to turn a workout program in to a self defense course, you are delegitimizing both! If you want to get in shape, DO CROSSFIT! If you want to defend yourself from an attacker, TAKE A SELF DEFENSE COURSE. But don't make shit up off the fly and force feed the masses of CrossFit fiends this BS! CrossFit Defense is a joke! Learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or take up Muay-Thai if you want to learn how to fight. Am I the only one that has a problem with Blauer and CrossFit jumping that shark?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 16 at 2014 4:54 AM

2014-04-16T04:54:26-04:00

Cross Fit is a good excersice method. Just like any other excersice routine you get what you put in. If you want to try to kill yourself without working up to it first then it'll do damage. Example: To vary at organized PT, the person in charge decides to do a Cross Fit session and leads with an advace routine and attempts to force everyone to do it his or her way without modifications. That will hurt, maybe even injure. But doing the opposite would help introduce Soldiers to others forms for acheiving fitness goals and potentially get them to enjoy it a little more. I lost 36lbs in the past 20 months. Before that I still passed and met my PT and Weight standards. But my lifestyle was horribly lacking meaningful physical activity and decent nutrition. One of the things I adapted to my own time fitness schedule was to work in some Cross Fit excersices along with the standard Push/Sit up, cardio and weight training. It made it more interesting and helped build muscle groups that normally would be ignored with plain weights and PRT due to time or whatever other excuses we can come up with. Cross Fit for me is a good thing. Maybe not for PRT, as the purist may suggest, but for you as an individual struggling to better and maybe take away some of the boring out of get fit.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 16 at 2014 2:08 PM

2014-04-16T14:08:58-04:00

I thought about putting up links from The Onion and Cracked.com to add a little spice to this but figured that would just be cruel. LMFAO Upvotes for everyone who gets it! :)

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 16 at 2014 5:19 PM

2014-04-16T17:19:55-04:00

Man I Love the Duffle Blog. 1st Rule of Crossfit: Never Shut the Eff Up About Crossfit. 2nd Rule of Crossfit: Never Shut the Eff Up About Crossfit!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 28 at 2014 11:47 AM

2014-04-28T11:47:54-04:00

PRT and crossfit. At the end of the day its all the same junk. They need to ban PRT while they are at it. Well thats my rant.
This is what i dont understand about people in the military. it just takes a couple of people who dont know what they are doing and know limits that ruin things for everyone.
Its just like trying to ban pre workouts becuase some Soldiers took it before a PT and passed or something like that.
How about this, If you dont know what you are doing, do your own research first before you jump head first into something your body isnt used to.
Where does the Pentagon get its information from to come up with banning certain things? Grief about they take the lead and start sending people to "certification" class or something and start filtering them in the military so people can be properly trained.
Heck privates get hurt/fractures in Basic and AIT and they havent banned or changed PRT yet. And yes i was AIT PSG when PRT was the PT of choice and they still were getting hurt.

Response by SGT Shaul Funt made Dec 26 at 2014 11:20 PM

2014-12-26T23:20:55-05:00

SGM

The best entery of the day

Response by SGT Shaul Funt made Dec 26 at 2014 11:24 PM

2014-12-26T23:24:17-05:00

God forbid....individual thoughts

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Dec 26 at 2014 11:29 PM

2014-12-26T23:29:31-05:00

I took this seriously until I saw "duffle blog" lol.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 11 at 2015 12:21 PM

2015-01-11T12:21:55-05:00

How many fanatics will react before they site the source? Lets see

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2015 7:52 AM

2015-11-17T07:52:04-05:00

Good ol' Duffleblog!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 15 at 2017 12:21 AM

2017-01-15T00:21:41-05:00

They shouldn't be involved in such low level affairs