The men’s events were clean and press, snatch, and jump squat. The women’s events were the bench press, cleans, and jump pull-ups.[70] CrossFit has been criticized for allegedly causing people to suffer from unnecessary injuries and exertional rhabdomyolysis.[71][72][73] In 2017 US news outlets reported on a spate of fatal four-way crosses between traffic lanes on highways in North Carolina,[74] leading to additional safety concerns.
CrossFit, Inc. describes its strength and conditioning program as “constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity across broad time and modal domains,” with the stated goal of improving fitness, which it defines as “work capacity across broad time and modal domains.” Hour-long classes at affiliated gyms, or “boxes”, typically include a warm-up, a skill development segment, the high-intensity “workout of the day” (or WOD), and a period of individual or group stretching.
CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program consisting mainly of a mix of aerobic exercise, calisthenics (body weight exercises), and Olympic weightlifting.
