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Daniel Konstantinidis
April 3rd, 2020 at 7:07 am
Commented on: Why Antioxidant Supplements Don't Work, Part 1
Dear Tyler,

thanks for your reply. You are totally right and I agree
that there are little to no general advices you can give in respect of taking
supplements. The application of a supplement should always be an individualised
approach, and ideally it should be based on an improved diet and exercise.
Anyway, nowadays you often hear „black or white“ argumentations, which are very
polarizing.
A last remark: the Medium article also mentions effective Vitamin C
doses of 1 or 2g. This is far from a megadose for me, isn´t it?
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Daniel Konstantinidis
April 2nd, 2020 at 7:35 am
Commented on: Why Antioxidant Supplements Don't Work, Part 1
I´m a bit confused every time I read articles like that one. It really would be great if everybody  just needed to eat the "right" way and the result would be a healthy organism without any deficiencies. I am regularly blood testing me and many of my patients and I often find deficiencies in minerals, trace minerals or vitamins. I know that blood levels are not the whole of the story, but thats what you can measure. By taking supplements you can see changes in blood levels, and often the condition improves. So what is so wrong about it? In addition to this thoughts here is an article on Vitamin C released in Medium (HQ themselves cited another article from Medium  a few days ago, so I think it is well accepted as a resource...):

https://medium.com/@amorylovins/dont-just-avoid-the-virus-defeat-it-by-strengthening-your-immunity-df850239132d

Stay critical
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Tyler Hass
April 3rd, 2020 at 2:38 am
Daniel, it sounds like you have a smart approach to supplementation. I briefly mentioned to Pat B below that getting blood work done is a wise thing to do before you start randomly taking supplements. If you find out you have a deficiency, take a supplement and your health improves- that's great. If not, you might have some underlying condition driving the deficiency. You would obviously want to probe deeper to figure that one out.

The article you posted mentions the benefits of megadoses of vitamin C for someone on a ventilator. This is a specific medical treatment and you can't apply that to a healthy person. After all, you wouldn't give a chemotherapy drug to a healthy person just because it helped someone with cancer.
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Charles Allen
April 1st, 2020 at 4:17 am
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amortizing lost monthly payments after the restrictions are lifted, isn't really "giving back".
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Crystal Wu
April 7th, 2020 at 2:38 pm
Is that what they are doing?  We lose all this income and they waive the payments for now but add interest when/if we can reopen?  Same thing my landlord is doing, multi-million-dollar corporation, and they are simply deferring payments but you have to repay in 2020!! This is not help, it is merely burring small businesses in debt!
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Connor Blades
March 31st, 2020 at 9:23 am
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How will athletes scores be submitted? 

TIA.
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Michael Ford
March 30th, 2020 at 5:33 pm
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Thank you for the support and thank you for giving us a platform to reach those in need of guidance
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Monica Favre
March 30th, 2020 at 4:49 pm
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Thank you so much -- we had to close just 2 months after opening, and this type of gesture will help us continue our journey! On behalf of the team at CrossFit Granica, Switzerland
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Grace Patenaude
March 30th, 2020 at 4:20 pm
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💖💖💖
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Matthew Lucas
March 30th, 2020 at 4:00 pm
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Thank you CrossFit HQ for supporting us affiliates!
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Mindy Staley
March 30th, 2020 at 3:44 pm
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Thank you!! Where is the registration link, please?
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Telemaco Martins
March 30th, 2020 at 3:09 pm
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I´m very glad receiving this news

We nee to understand "HOW IMPORTANT IS" the work of an affiliate. 

Everyone we bring to this "CrossFit Lifestyle" build a strong "Fan Base" that sustained the whole "CrossFit Organism".

 It´s really important to understand this point of view to realize that CrossFit (Games/Courses/Products) can only be sustained by a fan base of crossfitters and the affiliates is the direct responsible to build this base who will feed the whole organism.

I hope this World Scenario open our mind as part of the process and for the CrossFit HQ as well to keep the eye closely on the affiliates around the world giving business solutions.

Telêmaco Martins
CrossFit198
São Paulo - Brazil
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Audrey Rolin
March 30th, 2020 at 2:19 pm
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Great !! Thank you CrossFit HQ !!
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Gilles Bloch-Morhange
March 30th, 2020 at 11:21 am
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GREAT ! from CrossFit La Cote - Switzerland
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John Fernandez
March 30th, 2020 at 8:07 am
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Desde CrossFit DRK, ¡¡gracias CrossFit HQ!!
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Darren Coughlan
March 30th, 2020 at 12:28 am
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Great idea.
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Jeff Boudreau
March 29th, 2020 at 11:02 pm
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Great! Thank you HQ.
How / where do we register !?
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Tina Degiorgio
March 29th, 2020 at 10:43 pm
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This is amazing! How do I sign up?
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Subratha Bagchi
March 29th, 2020 at 10:43 pm
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Gratitude. 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Thank you so much. 💯🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Joe M
March 29th, 2020 at 8:47 pm
Commented on: Why Antioxidant Supplements Don't Work, Part 1
Tyler is another guy among a myria who, by resorting to disinformation, paints Pauling as a deluded genius and pushes the propaganda that high dose vitamins are very dangerous.

Everyone should know that Pauling's VALID work with high dose vitamin C supplementation has been "falsified" by data distortions and lies, and he as a person (a double Nobel laureate) has been slandered as some deluded idiot by the criminal orthodox medical establishment and its countless quackwatch shills, lackeys, ignoramuses, and trolls for decades and it continues today -- look for the well referenced article "2 Big Lies: No Vitamin Benefits & Supplements Are Very Dangerous" written by a published author of the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service.

 But you can't discredit the facts with lies. That only exposes and discredits the liars (see cited article above).
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Emily Kaplan
March 30th, 2020 at 3:30 am
Hey Joe - I love your passion for the topic. I don't think this article addresses the super high doses you're referring to. I assume you're talking about the benefits of Vit C when given intravenously, which is an area of interest, especially in regards to cancer treatment. Dom D'Agostino is a good source for current research on that. 

I think Tyler does a nice job of touting Pauling's achievements, but then questions his specific assumptions about antioxidants. I gather there is a different effect when one takes high doses orally versus IV. Because C is water soluble the root of administration is significant.  There is also an interesting competition between vitamin C and glucose, which means the diet is an important element to consider too. My reading of this article was that it was talking about the typical ways most people take antioxidants, which is orally. Perhaps another article on high dose, IV administered vitamin C and glutathione would be worthwhile.  

For fun, I thought you and Tyler might enjoy this correspondence between Pauling to Feynman. 

LINUS PAULING TO RICHARD P. FEYNMAN, JUNE 28, 1978 
Dear Dick: 
I have learned from Linda that you have had a malignant tumor removed. These abdominal malignancies are serious.The 5-year survival fraction is rather small. Chemotherapy has little value—in Britain it is rarely used for these cancers. 
I think that the best thing to do is to begin immediately a high intake of vitamin C—20 g. per day or more. I am corresponding with a man who had extensive abdominal cancer, and who took 60 g. per day for 3 months. He is now much better, and is down to 35 g. per day. 
Enclosed are a couple of papers, with references to more. Linda can tell you where to get pure ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate and how to take it. 
Vitamin C works largely by potentiating the body’s immune mechanisms. The cytotoxic drugs destroy them, and probably decrease the effectiveness of the vitamin C. On the other hand, immune stimulants, such as BCG may well be compatible with vitamin C. 
It is very important not to stop the intake of vitamin C, once you have started. 
We have another paper in press in PNAS. Also, Morishita and Murata in Japan have got similar results. 
Best wishes, 
Linus 
P.S. Also no sugar, little meat, lots of fresh vegetables, vegetable juice & fruit juice. 

***

RICHARD P. FEYNMAN TO LINUS PAULING, JULY 7, 1978 
Dr. Linus Pauling 
Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine 
Menlo Park, California 
Dear Linus, 
It was very good to hear from you.Thank you for your special interest in my problems. 
It turns out my cancer is a very unusual kind of abdominal cancer called myxoid liposarcoma—a soft tissue cancer and although it weighed over 2800 grams it still seemed to be nicely encapsulated. It was apparently neatly removed in its totality and the pathological laboratory can’t even find any apparent invasion of the blood vessels by the cancer cells. 
So my oncologist (Dr. Thomas C. Hall, a man introduced to me by Benzer) suggests even no chemotherapy at all but of course a very careful periodic thorough search with x-ray for metastases. At any rate, I have given him your letter to be sure he is thoroughly familiar with the results given in your references. 
Linda has already offered the information, etc., that you mentioned in a very kind and lovely note. One of your great accomplishments, Linus, has been to help to produce such a lovely daughter. 
Thanks again for your interest. 
Sincerely, 
Richard P. Feynman
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Tyler Hass
March 30th, 2020 at 5:19 am
Hi Joe,
I ran across the orthomolecular medicine outfit about 15 years ago and they seemed a bit sketchy to me. I see they still have the same website. They’re already promoting the idea that you can cure coronavirus with vitamins...

Linus Pauling was brilliant. I said so in the article. But his work on antioxidants has been refuted by a large body of evidence. There is still research being done on Vitamin C and cancer. The proposed mechanism behind it is that supraphysiological doses (only achievable through injection) might have a pro-oxidant effect inside tumor cells. The hypothesis is that vitamin C can react with metal ions and generate hydrogen peroxide. It’s believed this will preferentially occur within cancer cells vs healthy cells. You can read a study here if you’re interested in the mechanisms.

Intravenous use for cancer patients was beyond the scope of my article. There are sources of info out there covering this topic better than the orthomolecular crowd, and there are RCTs underway. If vitamin C ends up being a potent cancer therapy or useful adjunct, that would be great. But it wouldn’t imply that high doses of vitamin C would benefit healthy people. Most likely, they would experience bad diarrhea. The question addressed in this article is whether the average healthy person stands to benefit from antioxidant supplements. My conclusion is that the pills often do more harm than good and are no replacement for a healthy diet.

Thanks Emily, you're spot on. Great idea, in regards to the article on IV administered antioxidants. Maybe one of the docs will take it on. I love the exchange of letters between Pauling and Feynman!
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Pat B
March 31st, 2020 at 4:12 pm
Tyler, you (and Emily) are intellectually dishonest.

Joe was not referring, as you both falsely implied, to IV vitamin C therapy. Neither was the article Joe referred us to because Pauling advocated high dose ORAL vitamin therapy generally and not just IV vitamin C for specific conditions
or cases.

You didn't just say that “Linus Pauling was brilliant” you also alleged that he's a “blind” genius and had been “led astray” and that his work with high dose supplements “has largely been debunked” without providing any real substantiation for your allegation. But you do cite much bogus evidence that supposedly debunks him. It's the type of junk evidence
of corporate medicine that is revealed as such in the article Joe was referring us to.

But it's clear that you (nor Emily) have read it because you also make new false statements such as that for the average healthy person vitamin pills “often do more harm than good” as in that article many study references are cited in solid support of high dose supplements for average healthy people (unlike your numerous empty wrong statements, ie lies). 

You also point out, right after stating that "the pills often do more harm than good" that they “are no replacement for a healthy diet” as if proponents of high dose vitamins make such a silly claim as a matter of routine. Presumably it's another disingenuous way of yours to "discredit" those type of people.

Bottom line, Joe was right when he said that you are pushing disinformation. You are here to push a political agenda but certainly not real science.
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Tyler Hass
April 1st, 2020 at 1:34 am
Pat,
I brought up the intravenous vitamin C (IVC) treatment for cancer simply to show that I am open minded to the idea that there are potentially valid uses for it. Several trials are underway. Dr. Seyfried, who has written here at CrossFit, mentions using IVC alongside hyberbaric oxygen therapy and a ketogenic diet as a cancer treatment method in his press-pulse paper. Linus Pauling could have been close to being right on this. If so, it's a pity others didn't carry on his research until relatively recently.

I don't know if you have followed CrossFit Health much, but there has been extensive writing here about "the Mess"- the collusion between big pharma, government regulators, medical journals and even doctors. The article Joe recommended goes over some of the same material. However, I personally don't think supplements are the solution to the mess. Intense exercise and a clean low-carb diet are the two highest impact methods to improve one's health. After that, fine tuning levels of various micro nutrients could be beneficial. First, get blood work done to see which interventions you actually need.

Here is some information from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University on Vitamin C:
"The pooled effect of vitamin C supplementation was a 14% reduction in cold duration in children and an 8% reduction in adults. Finally, no significant effect of vitamin C supplementation (1-8 g/day) was observed in therapeutic trials in which vitamin C was administered after cold symptoms occurred."
So, given the average duration of a cold is about a week, taking vitamin C year round would shorten it 13 hours.

Much of the other information in that article correlates low serum vitamin C levels to various health outcomes. The question is: what causes the low serum levels? My money would be on excessive carbohydrate intake. Some of the other studies correlate high dietary vitamin C levels to various health outcomes. In this case, they might be tracking several other variables under the guise of vitamin C. My personal opinion is that a low-carb diet with plenty of unprocessed vegetables and some fruit provides plenty of vitamin C and also reduces your need for it, thanks to overall lower oxidative stress.

From the info provided by the Linus Pauling Institute (hopefully credible enough for you), I don't see a compelling reason for  healthy people to supplement with vitamin C. There are potential medical situations where it might be useful, though. And I don't think Linus Pauling was a quack. Many great scientists have been proven wrong. In Pauling's case, I don't think he's so wrong that his reputation deserves to be ruined. And by the way, James Watson, who beat Pauling in the race to describe the structure of DNA, wrote this paper a while back absolutely slamming antioxidants.
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Emily Kaplan
March 29th, 2020 at 6:18 pm
Commented on: Why Antioxidant Supplements Don't Work, Part 1
This is a great round up, lots of important information. Thank you Tyler! I particularly liked:

“Geniuses are often blinded by the seductiveness of their own ideas. Pauling was convinced that if oxidation is destructive, then antioxidants must be beneficial. Such a simple, elegant idea must be true, right?”

Excellent writing and so much to consider in this question. For one, there is a dangerous hubris inherent in the idea that we can identify good v bad, which leads us to assume ramping up the “good” will mitigate the “bad.” As if there is no natural balance at play, no other variables to consider. The whole fascination with antioxidants extends to the modern notion that we can extract some specific part of a well balanced (because nature is very good at homeostasis) product and then amplify it to increase our health. This kind of pill popping model is often flawed. It shows our ignorance with regard to how well designed natural foods are when taken as a whole. We routinely believe we can improve, extract, amplify that which is actually optimal in its natural packaging. 

Can’t wait for the rest of the series!
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Nuno Costa
March 29th, 2020 at 4:04 pm
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Love this - especially the last paragraph!!!
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Weon-Woo Lee
March 29th, 2020 at 8:29 am
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지난 몇 년 동안, CrossFit 본부는 필수적인 크로스핏 커뮤니티의 자선 사업을 지원하기 위해 수백만 달러를모금하고 기부 해왔습니다. 이 지원은 수백개의 프로그램으로 확장되었으며 장애인 운동 선수, 약물 오남용및 중독치료자, 재향 군인, 암 생존자, 전 세계 유치원부터 고등학교 등에  자금을 지원하고 있습니다. 지역사회의 적극적 지원은 이 사업을 가능하게 했으며, CrossFit 정식지부에서 시작되어 현재까지 지속되고 있습니다. CrossFit 정식지부는 항상 사람들을 돕기 위해 기부 캠페인 후원, 지역 자선 단체 채택, 도움이 필요한 회원을 지원하기 위한 운동 워크샾 등을 주관해오고 있었습니다. 
 
지금 이 정식 지부들이 CrossFit 지역사회로 부터의 도움과 원조가 필요하게 되었습니다.  우리 등록지부들은 모든 연령대와 피트니스 레벨 그리고 문화를 어우르며 우리 지역 사회의 건강을 이끌어가고 있습니다. 그리고 COVID-19 바이러스에 의해 야기된 불확실함과 제약에 대한 그들의 대처는 놀랍습니다. 많은 지부들이 일시적으로 서로에게 거리를 두는 상황에 처해졌지만 크로스핏 트레이너들과 등록지부들은 이런 어려운상황에도 불구하고 회원들에게 서비스를 제공하고 도움을 줄 수 있게 최선을 다하고 있습니다. 이들이야 말로 크로스핏 커뮤니티의 생명선입니다. 

이제 우리가 그 들에게 돌려줄 차례입니다.

첫번째로 CrossFit 은 우리의 정식지부들이 각국 정부의 권고로 인하여 체육관 문을 닫는 동안에 
제휴 등록 비를 중지 혹은 삭감을 할 것입니다. 체육관 문을 여는 것이 금기시 되었을때 까지 지속적으로 지역사회에 봉사하고 있는 그들에게 제휴 등록비를 요구 할수는 없습니다. 

여기에 더해 CrossFit 본부는 모든 등록 비가 제휴사들의 지원에 쓰이게 되는 온라인 대회를 개최 함으로서CrossFit 제휴사들에게 즉각적인 지원을 할것입니다. 빠른 시일안에 이 세계적인 이벤트트에 대한 세부 사항을 발표할 예정입니다. 지구촌의 각 지역사회가 하나로 뭉쳐 세계의 정식 지부들을 지원함으로서 지금 겪고있는 불확실한 현재 상황에 하나의 공동체로서 대응할수 있는 기회가 될것 입니다.  

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Blas Raventos
March 29th, 2020 at 1:23 am
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So proud and humbled of being a part of this awesome network. I admire and represent us at the same time. I find this inspiring and another reason to keep working towards building up my practice fom my garage and see it affiliated once more.
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Amedeo Alessio Cerea
March 28th, 2020 at 4:10 pm
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Thanks a lot family
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Brian Custer
March 28th, 2020 at 3:26 pm
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This is why I love CrossFit and our amazing community.  Thanks HQ!
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Scott Lager
March 28th, 2020 at 3:25 pm
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Thank you Crossfit HQ! We at CrossFit Petroglyph in NM appreciate all that you do for our CrossFit community worldwide! We are all in uncharted territory and appreciate whatever help you could do for us. We all just want to  our members active and healthy. They are not just athletes or members but our family. Thank you HQ for all you do! Proud to be a part of this amazing Crossfit Community!

Scott Lager
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Michele Meschini
March 28th, 2020 at 9:07 am
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Amazing!Thanks
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Karen Bjornsdottir
March 28th, 2020 at 2:04 am
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Thank you! CrossFit is my number one place to be
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Marcos David Werka
March 28th, 2020 at 12:28 am
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Great relief for a time like this.
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Emily Kaplan
March 27th, 2020 at 10:56 pm
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Very excited to have the CrossFit Community connected and uplifted.
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Subratha Bagchi
March 27th, 2020 at 10:17 pm
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Thank you so much. Crossfit is my “ikigai” can’t Wait to get involved. Gratitude .
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Grant Shymske
March 27th, 2020 at 10:10 pm
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Really looking forward to this. This is what this community is all about!
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Tarra Hall
March 27th, 2020 at 9:38 pm
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thank you!
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Lukasz Wysocki
March 27th, 2020 at 9:03 pm
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Thank You so much!
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Lona Jackson
March 27th, 2020 at 7:09 pm
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THANK YOU!
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Royce Laguerta
March 27th, 2020 at 6:35 pm
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Thank you CrossFit HQ.
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John Sullivan
March 27th, 2020 at 5:15 pm
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Fantastic idea. I'm all in ..... At 75  years of age and a Marine, I never thought I would live to see the day where America would become Amerika.... I'm astonished by how easily we have been manipulated by fake media, and allowed fear to overtake our sense of reason. Stay strong and lead from the front. 
God Bless
Drjohn
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Pat Sherwood
March 27th, 2020 at 5:12 pm
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Always proud and happy to be a part of this!
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Pat Sherwood
March 27th, 2020 at 5:07 pm
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I enjoyed this entire piece, however, a couple of quotes really jumped out at me...

"Richard Feynman said the first rule of science is “you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.”"

and...

"Unfortunately for Pauling, when the evidence from trials was inconclusive, it didn’t sway him in the least." 
Sadly, I feel this is very common.


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Amy Lynch
March 27th, 2020 at 4:52 pm
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I am thrilled to hear of this! Our coach has been providing at home WoDs. They were so gracious to allow its members to take home a piece of equipment so they could still workout at home. I’m looking forward to seeing your plan come to fruition! 🏋🏼‍♂️🙏🏼😀
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Jason MacDonald
March 27th, 2020 at 4:34 pm
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Count the members of PURE Fitness CrossFit in! I think the whole community of CrossFit could use this right now. Bring something fun and positive to a situation that is really horrible for all of us. Thanks HQ!
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Jennifer McKenzie
March 27th, 2020 at 4:13 pm
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All the feels.  Thank you HQ!
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Hugh Rainey
March 27th, 2020 at 4:02 pm
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This is wonderful.  Thanks HQ!  I believe many of our athletes will dig the competition.  We've been posting videos on YouTube for daily workouts and in addition we've been using Zoom to stream one live workout a day.  The attendance on that has been fairly amazing.  I think the competition will give the extra umph that many of them need.
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Matheus Carvalho
March 27th, 2020 at 3:44 pm
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CrossFit Divinópolis - Brasil

This is awesome! Thank you CrossFit HQ for support us.
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Ricardo Merigo
March 27th, 2020 at 3:36 pm
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CrossFit Version, México.
Standing proud and strong. Our community has showed great support!
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Daniele Gagliardi
March 27th, 2020 at 3:15 pm
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Thanks! In northern Italy 🇮🇹 we are closed since the last week of february; next week will be the sixth without any possibility to work and to gain money, but we still publish workouts and tips to train at home for our affiliates and for all the CrossFit/fitness community. Every help will be really appreciated 

Thanks from @c0ach_gag1 and @crossfit_venegono
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Matthew Titus
March 27th, 2020 at 2:58 pm
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Thanks HQ!
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Suzana Majcen
March 27th, 2020 at 2:45 pm
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Will this apply to affiliated outside USA? How do we get this relief? Canada government has shutdown all gyms/boxes.
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Shari Zingg
March 27th, 2020 at 4:45 pm
Hi Suzana, please e-mail affiliatesupport@crossfit.com for help with your renewal payments.
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Joshua Pospy
March 27th, 2020 at 2:28 pm
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What a great idea! Thank you for doing this!
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Whitney Voigt
March 27th, 2020 at 2:26 pm
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Slate CrossFit in Seattle cannot wait to be a part of this! Thank you HQ!
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Hurd Finnegan
March 27th, 2020 at 2:17 pm
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Outstanding. It was the right thing to do and I do count on CrossFit HQ for that.
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Jesse Ward
March 27th, 2020 at 2:08 pm
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I look forward to pumping this contest up and having fun with it!  What a cool way to give back, have fun, and represent our lifestyle!  What other organization can even attempt this?!  So cool.
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James Thomas
March 27th, 2020 at 2:06 pm
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I'm not an owner...but this helps support our box...on behalf of all, well done!!!
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Nathan Jenkins
March 27th, 2020 at 1:39 pm
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I see this is "Part 1" of the series, and I look forward to the next installments. One topic of potential significant interest to this audience is the interference of antioxidant supplementation with exercise adaptations. A highly impactful 2009 study showed that Vitamin C & E supplements inhibited exercise-induced improvements in insulin sensitivity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19433800  

My team has some data on this topic as well. We found that supplementation with a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant didn't do anything to enhance muscle or whole body aerobic capacity. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27501153 

Just two studies from a fairly sizable evidence base... my takeaway is that these supplements are at best a waste of money, but at worst they are a potential source of harm!
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Nathan Jenkins
March 27th, 2020 at 1:45 pm
PS it wasn't until after I read the article and posted the comment that I saw that this article was credited to Tyler. Great job as usual sir! Again, very excited for this series. You, and Clarke, and everyone writing for the site are creating some first rate educational content. I learn more on crossfit.com than pretty much anywhere else these days!
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Tyler Hass
March 28th, 2020 at 12:50 am
Nathan, first, thanks for the compliment. I'm glad you're enjoying the work being done here. There's an amazing team behind it and I'm only a small part.
Secondly, thanks for posting a major spoiler on part 2! haha
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Luigi Arrica
March 27th, 2020 at 1:36 pm
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All for one. One for all.
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Jesse Ward
March 27th, 2020 at 2:05 pm
Can I be Pathos!!!!
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Joe Westerlin
March 27th, 2020 at 1:33 pm
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Eating meats, vegetables, nuts & seeds, some fruit-little starch (or vice versa for some), and no sugar, seems to still remain the greatest approach to feeding due to the nutrient synergy and density offered by this simple prescription of plants and animals. The human being will always be tempted to find the pill, powder, or potion that holds the secret to eternal life. Additionally, the subconcious of a person who DOES eat a variety of natural foods seems to often ignore the ingestion, inhalation, and exposure to the toxic as well.  Abstinence from processed food and unnecessary drugs seems to be harder than the addition of regular exercise and real food. Supplement companies know this, and they will present the low-hanging-fruit (pun intended) to all potential seekers.
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Andrea Jones
March 27th, 2020 at 12:57 pm
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Thank you for this! We are unsure what the future will hold for our affiliate. We are hoping to keep our gym alive and thriving after this!
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Leone van Vuren
March 27th, 2020 at 12:50 pm
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How do we apply for a reduction of fees if our governments have mandated closures?
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Shari Zingg
March 27th, 2020 at 4:46 pm
Hi Leone, please contact affiliatesupport@crossfit.com for help with your renewal fees.
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John Sullivan
March 27th, 2020 at 12:21 pm
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I’ll
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John Sullivan
March 27th, 2020 at 12:21 pm
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Great. How do I register
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Rodrigo Caetano da Fonseca Brito
March 27th, 2020 at 12:13 pm
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We are very proud to represent CrossFit.
You really inspired us on how to be better each day! Thanks for everything! You are amazing!
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Jill Korpi
March 27th, 2020 at 12:07 pm
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This is great news! Thank you very much for the support.  This is our 10th year as an affiliate and we are looking forward to many more! 
CrossFit 906 
Ishpeming, MI
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Alessio Ferrari
March 27th, 2020 at 11:08 am
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Thank you CrossFit HQ from 7 Kings CrossFit Rome Italy.
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Pavel Saenz
March 27th, 2020 at 10:59 am
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This is beautiful.
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Sharon Chandler
March 27th, 2020 at 10:20 am
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Thank you HQ❤
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Alan Griffiths
March 27th, 2020 at 10:06 am
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Thank you.  Looking forward to the online competition.   CrossFit Sandusky, Ohio
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Grant Moseby
March 27th, 2020 at 9:13 am
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Looking forward to the event guys! And a big thankyou for helping out <3 Diep River CF, South Africa.
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Samantha Farina
March 27th, 2020 at 9:05 am
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Thank you CFHQ. Your support means the world. ~CrossFit Rebels, Clearwater, FL
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Tim Hotchin
March 27th, 2020 at 8:50 am
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Thank you HQ.
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Karen O'Hara
March 27th, 2020 at 8:34 am
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This gives us more encouragement to keep doing what we are doing and allows us to support our members going forward. 

Thank you for your continued help and support HQ and Affiliate Team. We have been in touch with you and appreciate your response and understanding.

We'll keep our online training going and continue to help the people in our community to be healthy, fit for life and ready for anything the universe throws at us.

From All The CrossFit Leixlip crew in Kildare, Ireland.

https://www.crossfitleixlip.com/virtual-classes
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Victor Martins de Carvalho
March 27th, 2020 at 8:08 am
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Thank you CrossFit HQ from CrossFit Fabriek 0492 Netherlands.
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Ayokunnumi Allitijesu
March 27th, 2020 at 7:59 am
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Thanks for sharing this article with the general public. Supplements are great health options, however, many have abused the items, making it at the expense of natural processes.
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Rob Brown
March 27th, 2020 at 7:53 am
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How's everyone doing?

I'm probably preaching to the choir here but maybe not.  Now is the time to double-down on a structure, both in general life and in our training.  It would be so easy for those of us sitting at home to "give up" and let things slide: not set an alarm, stay in pyjamas all day, not make our beds.  It sounds trivial but it's important.  Or perhaps even worse: log on to the work laptop at 6 am and still be there at 9 pm, even over the weekend (he says, typing on his work laptop at 7:30am!).  This is a marathon, not a sprint and having structure is important, especially for our mental health.  Keep weekends free from work, as best you can.

Training is the same thing.  Most of us are going to struggle with space and equipment but that doesn't mean that we're incapable of doing something, anything.  Support your box or others online who are posting WODs with limited or no equipment.  Think about what you can do with what you have.  Be a body-weight ninja by this time next month!  There's no point being upset that you can't dead lift or C+J, you are where you are, accept it and move on.

For many of us, we've never really trained by ourselves before, and it's hard! I've never truly appreciated how motivating it is to be in a box with awesome people, even when you're in your own personal hurt locker questioning many of the life choices you've made.  Let's be honest, a friend will happily hit you in the quads with a broom handle for free and you'll be in as much pain as if you'd done Karen but it will be much cheaper.  Or is that just my "friends"...?  Fight through it.  Keep yourself motivated and focused on attainable goals.

But most of all, look after yourself and those around you.  Everyone is going to react to this situation differently.  Be patient with each other and cut yourself some slack as well.

Stay safe.
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Ruth Robson
March 27th, 2020 at 7:33 am
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Thankyou so much - it is such a scary time on many levels, and the additional pain of seeing my Box slip away from me after 3yrs of agonising hours building it ip would be too much! I can not wait to open the doors again and get our Members fully back on their Health Journey. We have 5 x Frontline NHS Heroes at our Box and we love them!! Stay safe everyone x
Manchester, UK
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Michael Maritz Sr.
March 27th, 2020 at 6:56 am
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Thank you very much CFHQ from CrossFit ACA @crossfitaca #crossfitaca
South Africa
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Daniel Sharp
March 27th, 2020 at 6:19 am
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Thank you CF HQ. You have always had our backs 👊❤
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Emanuela Scarpelli
March 27th, 2020 at 5:42 am
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Thanks CrossFit HQ to support your Affiliate!
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DeAnna Williams
March 27th, 2020 at 4:58 am
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Thank you from Crossfit 253
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Simone Pietzner
March 27th, 2020 at 4:42 am
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This is awesome! just when you think you are alone you are not ...we have had great support from our members since closing our doors i only hope we are around when this is all over as truly love being a box owner and believe in everything it stands for 100%
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David Jalbert
March 27th, 2020 at 4:27 am
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It’s so awesome that HQ is here to support us as affiliate owners. This is my 10th year as an affiliate and definitely don’t want it to end. Thank you HQ.
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Wayne Lewis
March 27th, 2020 at 4:19 am
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Thanks HQ!!! Looking forward to the online event!!!
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Darren Coughlan
March 27th, 2020 at 4:10 am
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Bravo HQ
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Randy Lauer
March 27th, 2020 at 3:58 am
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Thanx HQ!!! Unfortunately, we just paid our affiliate fee because we weren’t sure and we didn’t want to jeopardize our affiliation during these uncertain times. Our community believes so deeply in the CrossFit model, as do we, and we wanted to make sure nothing was going to get in the way of that during our mandatory shut down. 

Oregon is going through a lot right now, everywhere is going through a lot, and trying to remain a shining light during these difficult times is our top priority. Our athletes deserve no less. 

We are very excited to hear all the information about this upcoming competition! We’ll roll it out and combine it with our own GRIT Militia Open that we’re currently running with our athletes. 

Good luck everyone and Be Well!

#GRITFamily #GRITMilitia #346GRITCrossFit
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Matthew Tuttle
March 27th, 2020 at 3:15 am
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Thanks HQ!
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Elaine Salazar
March 27th, 2020 at 3:02 am
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Thank you Crossfit HQ for thinking about your affiliates...

The Fitstop Crossfit is grateful and appreciative.

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Orrin Agner
March 27th, 2020 at 2:48 am
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Thank you from Barnyard CrossFit! We could all us a little help right now....
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Andrew Simon
March 27th, 2020 at 2:32 am
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Thank You HQ
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Ashley Spell
March 27th, 2020 at 2:25 am
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I Love Crossfit!! Nuff said!!
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Kaushik Boloor
March 27th, 2020 at 2:12 am
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Stay Strong Crossfit Community 💪
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Kevin Wood
March 27th, 2020 at 2:07 am
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This makes me happy!!
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Victor Morris
March 27th, 2020 at 2:03 am
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Here we go, the entire world brought together for the common good. CrossFit at it’s best! Count on me
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Brian Bellinghausen
March 27th, 2020 at 1:57 am
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I didn’t need another reason to love CrossFit but now I have one. Thank you CrossFit!
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Michelle Bunn
March 27th, 2020 at 1:56 am
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Cannot wait to participate. Our affiliate is doing on-line classes and lending out equipment to members! The support of HQ is fantastic!
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Chris Wittorff
March 27th, 2020 at 1:47 am
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Great news!! Thank you CrossFit HQ!!
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Nathan Wray
March 27th, 2020 at 1:15 am
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Made my day reading that HQ. Thanks for what you all have done, are doing, and will do for our communities
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Melody Stone
March 27th, 2020 at 1:12 am
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Great news!!!  We are still posting at home workouts for our CrossFIt community since we had to close and have had great encouragement and support from our members!
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Marcus Dedina
March 27th, 2020 at 1:03 am
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This is awesome!
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Wendy Gallegos
March 27th, 2020 at 1:01 am
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Awesome news! Thank you for stepping up to help back your affiliates. Looking forward to staying open for the next 20 years!
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Mallory Henderson
March 27th, 2020 at 12:58 am
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This is amazing! Thank you for the support!
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Semma Burba
March 27th, 2020 at 12:53 am
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Wow.  This is wonderful news.  Thank you so much❤️
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Nikole Gessler
March 27th, 2020 at 12:47 am
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I really appreciated the call from HQ today. Glad to know they are checking in on their affiliates and working towards doing what they can to help everyone out. Thank you.
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Dave Finlay
March 27th, 2020 at 12:43 am
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I was 100% sure that Coach Glassman would be the first to step up to help our community.  We've passed the idea around about how to host an online competition but no one can do it better than HQ.  Thanks so much for supporting the larger community!
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Tina Degiorgio
March 29th, 2020 at 10:44 pm
Do you know how to sign up? I'm so excited
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Justin Thompson
March 27th, 2020 at 12:40 am
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Many thanks to the CrossFit HQ and Affiliate team for working with us during this difficult time. Y'all are rockstars doing the best you can do to help us. Keep kicking ass!
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