Mike from Harbor City CrossFit posted this on their blog recently and I though you might like it?
"5,000 SQ' OF MOSTLY OPEN SPACE. YOUR LOCAL "GLOBO-GYM" WOULD PACK THIS AREA IN WITH TRENDY AND EXPENSIVE MACHINES THAT ARE DESIGNED BY ENGINEERS TO "ISOLATE" YOUR MUSCLES FROM THE REST OF YOUR BODY. SEATS,PULLEYS, CAMS AND CABLES, THEY ROB YOUR "HUMAN MACHINE" OF IT'S ABILITY TO FOLLOW A NATURAL "LINE OF ACTION". WORST OF ALL, THEIR REAL PURPOSE IS TO DUMB YOU DOWN AND "BABYSIT" YOU, UNBURDENING THE GYM MANAGEMENT OF THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE (AND PAY FOR) TRAINED, EXPERIENCED COACHES.
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE "MACHINE" BASED WORKOUT BEGAN CIRCA 1970 WITH THE INVENTION OF THE "NAUTILUS" MACHINES. ORIGINALLY HERALDED AS A "BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY", THE MACHINE BASED CIRCUIT WORKOUTS POPULARITY ROSE. NO LONGER WERE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ENCOURAGED AND TRAINED TO PERFORM COMPOUND, FLOOR BASED, FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENTS. COINCIDENTALLY (OR NOT?), THIS PERIOD COULD ALSO BE SAID TO COINCIDE WITH A GENERAL DECLINE IN PHYSICAL FITNESS, STRENGTH AND OVERALL HEALTH, WHICH CONTINUES IT'S DOWNWARD SPIRAL TODAY!
AT Hc2, AND IN NEARLY 1,000 GARAGE GYM CROSSFIT AFFILIATES WORLDWIDE ( BTW, BALLY'S FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY AND GOLD'S HAS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED GYMS LEFT), THE ANTI-MACHINE INSURGENCY HAS BEEN IGNITED! "AVERAGE JANES AND JOES" ARE SQUATTING, DEADLIFTING, PRESSING, AND SNATCHING! WE'RE RUNNING, JUMPING, PULLING AND PUSHING OUR WAY OUT OF MEDIOCRITY AND WEAKNESS. WE CAN'T BE STOPPED, WE WON'T STOP! WE'LL KEEP GETTING STRONGER, FITTER AND HAPPIER. WHEN THE DAY COMES, WE'LL THROW A "DISCO IS DEAD" PARTY, ONLY THIS TIME WE'LL BURN AND TRASH THE LAST OF THE "MACHINES", MELT THEM ALL DOWN AND MAKE BEAUTIFUL BARBELLS! "
*ATTENTION ALL INSURGENTS AND INFIDELS! GIVE US THE NAMES OF ANY "WORKOUT" MACHINES, OR DEVICES YOU WOULD LOVE TO SEE "TRASHED AND SMASHED" AND HOW YOU WOULD DO IT, AND WE'LL LOCATE THAT THING ON CRAIGSLIST, SNATCH IT UP AND WRECK IT! WE'LL DO THIS IN OUR BEST HC2 PARTY FASHION ON VIDEO AND IN PUBLIC!...BEST PLAN WILL ALSO BE BE AWARDED A SPECIAL PRIZE...SO GET TO SCHEMING! AWAITING YOUR COMMENTS BELOW!
