The Second Pull Blog — blog

Florida International University got a little more than they bargained for when they agreed to host the RAID Games VI this past weekend at their basketball arena. Sponsored and put on by 911 CrossFit, the RAID Games VI saw over 500 athletes competing with over 2000 spectators cheering them on. After competition had wrapped up, the winners had been crowned, and everyone had gone home, FIU's basketball court looked like a sledge hammer had been taken to it. The damage from the RAID Games was so extensive and widespread that it made the court virtually unusable for any other events...

        There's a running joke that Crossfit is a cult and many parallels have been drawn between the social norms and practices of both Crossfit and cults. The way crossfitters behave, speak, interact, and view things often mirror that of a cult member, and this aspect of Crossfit has become fodder for critics. In order to analyze and put things into perspective some of the common characteristics associated with a cult can be used as a checklist of sorts to determine if Crossfit is actually a cult. The group displays excessively zealous and unquestioning commitment to its...

Dating is always an interesting scene that can present different challenges for many people. Being a member of the crossfit community has made dating a much easier and less complex experience. As a crossfitter you're automatically a part of a close knit group of beautiful people who from day 1 you share a whole range of emotions and personal success and failures with. Along with this camaraderie comes the whole slew of shared interests and outlook on life. Oh and did I mention beautiful people? Crossfit blogger Pam Rehal shares her top reasons why you need to be dating a...

CrossFit has been catching a lot of flak from all parts of the fitness world. Dangerous, a passing fad, not effective, bizarre, bad form, trendy, a cult; these are just a few of the many negative things being said about CrossFit. Well as the saying goes "there's always someone worse off than you", and this can be applied to fitness and exercise too. Thanks to the internet the side of fitness that is even stranger than CrossFit has been exposed. See what crazy things people are doing to stay in shape and be healthy. 1. Drum Core 2. EDM Trampolining...