CrossFit now is completely different to what it was 2-3 years ago. Look at this years regionals and world games where the competitors were pretty heavily challenged (100kg hang cleans, snatch and clean ladder, Pendleton tri).
Like many different powerlifting gyms and Olympic lifting gyms every coach has a different style. The crossfit main site is really designed for the brand new crossfitter who hasn't really done a lot before, and although some of the programming may be questionable at times, it has its benefits. As people progress, join an affiliate or start competing we see certain styles.
For example at my affiliate, we have a strength bias, so we lift heavy 3 times a week, and some of our members do weightlifting sessions too. We believe that we can get better results with our clients by programming short and heavy. We currently don't do kipping pull ups, and our newbies won't kip until they can demonstrate at least 6 pull ups. Kipping is its own exercise and I agree when others call it out, it's not a pull up, but in crossfit comps it is what it is.
So not every gym is the same, what HQ does doesn't necessarily convey what I believe, although I agree it's most otherwise I wouldn't be affiliated.
I think it will be around for a while yet, it has it's place and what it has done for powerlifting and Olympic lifting and even gymnastics in terms of interest has been good. I know the lifters at Cougars weightlifting have close ties to many crossfit gyms, and Damon Kelly has coached at our gym, and his coach does crossfit.
Like many different powerlifting gyms and Olympic lifting gyms every coach has a different style. The crossfit main site is really designed for the brand new crossfitter who hasn't really done a lot before, and although some of the programming may be questionable at times, it has its benefits. As people progress, join an affiliate or start competing we see certain styles.
For example at my affiliate, we have a strength bias, so we lift heavy 3 times a week, and some of our members do weightlifting sessions too. We believe that we can get better results with our clients by programming short and heavy. We currently don't do kipping pull ups, and our newbies won't kip until they can demonstrate at least 6 pull ups. Kipping is its own exercise and I agree when others call it out, it's not a pull up, but in crossfit comps it is what it is.
So not every gym is the same, what HQ does doesn't necessarily convey what I believe, although I agree it's most otherwise I wouldn't be affiliated.
I think it will be around for a while yet, it has it's place and what it has done for powerlifting and Olympic lifting and even gymnastics in terms of interest has been good. I know the lifters at Cougars weightlifting have close ties to many crossfit gyms, and Damon Kelly has coached at our gym, and his coach does crossfit.