What would you define as a dangerous sport? BASE jumping and motocross aside, even more mainstream sports such as cycling and rugby have elements of danger to them, but just because there’s a risk that you might get hurt, does that make it a ‘dangerous’ sport?
How about CrossFit, is that a dangerous sport? I was sent the link to an article on www.fitness321go.net entitled ‘CrossFit: Mother Of All Fitness Programs or Downright Dangerous And Too Demanding?’ recently and it got me thinking. I’d never really looked at CrossFit as being ‘dangerous’. Intense, demanding and sometimes downright hellish yes, but dangerous?
Ryan Thorr, the author of the above-mentioned piece, quotes Greg Glassman, the founder of CrossFit, as saying: “It can kill you. I’ve always been completely honest about that.”
Fair enough, I’m sure he’s not lying. It probably can kill you, but if other sport founders were as honest, maybe they could say something similar about their activity.
I am a long way off CrossFitting at a competitive level, but as I progress my understanding of how hard I can push myself increases - does that make it safer? Perhaps it’s all about knowing how your body works and how hard you can push yourself.
Or maybe for some it’s a case of ‘stranger danger’ - Reebok partnered CrossFit in 2010 and it’s making its way into the more mainstream market, but if you’re not familiar with it I’m sure it could seem a bit terrifying. Take a look at the below and judge for yourself. Hardcore? Yes. Dangerous? You decide.
