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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey, OP.  If you are near Reston, you should send your kids to CrossFit Reston — they have a teen program my child has been doing for about 4 years now.

https://crossfitreston.com/[/quote]

I disagree.  Crossfit emphasizes speed and quantity over form.  Which means they sacrifice safety.  I've seen way too much nonsense at a crossfit box to endorse a new lifter or, especially, a kid to attend.

I hope you have a different experience.[/quote]

I have belonged to 3 different CF studios, and dropped in to many more.  That characterization of CF is old and outdated.  All the CF studios in the suburbs emphasize form, and scaling.

In fact, I encourage almost all the young lifters to go CF.  You'll see much healthier lifting there than in a HS weight room or a big box gym[/quote]

+1 on all of this. I've also belonged to two DC-area CF gyms ("boxes"), one NYC CF box, one San Diego CF box, and dropped into a dozen more, and CF has come well beyond the "speed over form" era. Correct form and scaling is now the mantra throughout CF. These days, I would definitely trust a good CF coach to teach safe and effective lifting more than your average middle or high school gym coach.[/quote]

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