Argumentative Analysis: Cross-Fit
Lindsey Short
April 22, 2014
Essay 2
Today our society has become obsessed with working out and being as healthy as you can be, as a result there are thousands of new work outs that weren’t in practice twenty years ago. Many are beneficial, but some are too intense and end up hurting you in the long run. One of these too-intense work out styles is cross fit. Recently cross fit facilities have been separating from gyms and becoming their own thing because it is much more intense and differs very much from traditional work outs and gyms. I have friends that are avid cross fitters, however I could never see myself doing such intense work outs.
Writer Josh Bunch wrote about how the pros and cons differ for each person. He failed to leave …show more content…
He realizes injuries happen, but believes the benefits are superior to the cons, such as injuries. ““I’ve never felt something like this,” my athlete Amy said as she grabbed her lower back. Later I learned that Amy, after a wayward pull-up attempt, suffered a small muscle tear. One month later, she returned to practice CrossFit, physically recovered, mentally not so much. I understand now. I was the one that hurt her after all. Why would she ever trust me again? The guy who never told her that training is like a coin. One side is result; one is risk. You can’t have one without the other (Bunch, 2013).” His statement that cross fit is like a coin, one side is result, the other risk, almost insinuating that it is luck that one will find results rather than injuries. Josh believes the self-reward and pride is a greater pro than the con of serious injury. Exercise is something people enjoy, they work out to relieve stress, to feel better about themselves, to push themselves to their limit and break goals, but they should be doing it safely. Cross fit being considered a competitive sport is scary, the line is blurred between training and testing. People should not be afraid of their workouts, they should be worried about making goals and breaking them. Blurring these lines is very dangerous and leaves a lot of room for misguided practice leading to serious injuries. He goes on to talk about how the pain of cross fit is a reminder of how far you’ve come, how your improving, but injuries such as tears, like his client Amy’s, shouldn’t have happened in the first place. For some people, the pain is worth the pride of being fit and able to do amazing physical feats, but chronic pain is something you should not mess with. I personally broke my back around this time last year, I ruptured a disc and cracked my L5. I now I face chronic lower back pain for the rest of
April 22, 2014
Essay 2
Today our society has become obsessed with working out and being as healthy as you can be, as a result there are thousands of new work outs that weren’t in practice twenty years ago. Many are beneficial, but some are too intense and end up hurting you in the long run. One of these too-intense work out styles is cross fit. Recently cross fit facilities have been separating from gyms and becoming their own thing because it is much more intense and differs very much from traditional work outs and gyms. I have friends that are avid cross fitters, however I could never see myself doing such intense work outs.
Writer Josh Bunch wrote about how the pros and cons differ for each person. He failed to leave …show more content…
He realizes injuries happen, but believes the benefits are superior to the cons, such as injuries. ““I’ve never felt something like this,” my athlete Amy said as she grabbed her lower back. Later I learned that Amy, after a wayward pull-up attempt, suffered a small muscle tear. One month later, she returned to practice CrossFit, physically recovered, mentally not so much. I understand now. I was the one that hurt her after all. Why would she ever trust me again? The guy who never told her that training is like a coin. One side is result; one is risk. You can’t have one without the other (Bunch, 2013).” His statement that cross fit is like a coin, one side is result, the other risk, almost insinuating that it is luck that one will find results rather than injuries. Josh believes the self-reward and pride is a greater pro than the con of serious injury. Exercise is something people enjoy, they work out to relieve stress, to feel better about themselves, to push themselves to their limit and break goals, but they should be doing it safely. Cross fit being considered a competitive sport is scary, the line is blurred between training and testing. People should not be afraid of their workouts, they should be worried about making goals and breaking them. Blurring these lines is very dangerous and leaves a lot of room for misguided practice leading to serious injuries. He goes on to talk about how the pain of cross fit is a reminder of how far you’ve come, how your improving, but injuries such as tears, like his client Amy’s, shouldn’t have happened in the first place. For some people, the pain is worth the pride of being fit and able to do amazing physical feats, but chronic pain is something you should not mess with. I personally broke my back around this time last year, I ruptured a disc and cracked my L5. I now I face chronic lower back pain for the rest of