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AFTER MONTHS OF VEHEMENTLY DEMEANING CROSSFIT, MATT LISTER HAS TAKEN THE PLUNGE — AND DISCOVERED HOW WRONG HE WAS
MATT LISTER
CROSSING OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE
“CROSSFIT IS FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; IT TEACHES YOU ACTUAL SKILLS”
A year ago I hated the CrossFit movement. I didn’t understand the CrossFitter lingo, I thought it was a recipe for disaster after reading endless horror stories about killer workouts, and pinned it as a passing phase. But I finally caved in, and my boyfriend and I went down to our local box (not a euphemism, a CrossFit gym is called a box) to see what all the fuss was about.