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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  That characterization of CF is old and outdated.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]

It's not old and outdated.  Check out the crossfit WOD list at: https://www.crossfit.com/workout/

How many times do you see AMRAP workouts with either olympic or barbell lifts?  Plenty - probably 25% of them.  Do you think you maintain good form when you're on your last set before the clock runs out?  Or after you've done your 30th clean and jerk?

Are there good and smart lifters in crossfit boxes?  Sure.  Rick Bucinell has taught classes at Trident for years.  I'm sure there are others like him.  And his classes are great.  Does it make any sense from a fitness perspective to integrate those movements into hurried, high-volume sessions?  Hell no.  Especially for kids who often don't have the discipline or social confidence to bow out when they're too close to the edge of getting hurt.

I'm the PP with the daughter who started lifting at 11yo.  I think crossfit would be great for her (and me, too).  But only without barbell exercises integrated.  [/quote]

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