The Second Pull Blog — cult

        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...