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Scooter185 : 7/27/2021 2:48 pm
Individual events start tomorrow, but the adaptive and other age groups have gotten started today.

The adaptive event 2 was inspiring, since I can't do a rope climb with full use of all my limbs...
Will the coverage consist of competitors tweeting  
Jints in Carolina : 7/27/2021 2:50 pm : link
that they do CrossFit?
Are they gonna wear those  
Bricktop : 7/27/2021 3:22 pm : link
super cool high socks?
You guys do realize  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2021 3:28 pm : link
that adaptive athletes suffer from some limitation - missing a limb, or use of a limb, or other ailment preventing them from exercising like an able bodied person?

So, sure crossfit boasting is annoying when shared excessively on social media, but in this case if I understand the OP right, he deserves to boast (even if it's just his interest).

Just want to make sure we're all clear before you flame someone for sharing. Or it's possible I'm not clear on the meaning of adaptive crossfit and why it's inspiring to Scooter.
RE: You guys do realize  
Jints in Carolina : 7/27/2021 3:33 pm : link
In comment 15314333 pjcas18 said:
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that adaptive athletes suffer from some limitation - missing a limb, or use of a limb, or other ailment preventing them from exercising like an able bodied person?

So, sure crossfit boasting is annoying when shared excessively on social media, but in this case if I understand the OP right, he deserves to boast (even if it's just his interest).

Just want to make sure we're all clear before you flame someone for sharing. Or it's possible I'm not clear on the meaning of adaptive crossfit and why it's inspiring to Scooter.


I did not mean to offend....it was just a joke.
RE: RE: You guys do realize  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2021 3:36 pm : link
In comment 15314338 Jints in Carolina said:
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In comment 15314333 pjcas18 said:


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that adaptive athletes suffer from some limitation - missing a limb, or use of a limb, or other ailment preventing them from exercising like an able bodied person?

So, sure crossfit boasting is annoying when shared excessively on social media, but in this case if I understand the OP right, he deserves to boast (even if it's just his interest).

Just want to make sure we're all clear before you flame someone for sharing. Or it's possible I'm not clear on the meaning of adaptive crossfit and why it's inspiring to Scooter.



I did not mean to offend....it was just a joke.


I know, and I'm obviously not offended - just pointing it out.

I just think the adaptive part was kind of buried in the end of the post and if you knew maybe you wouldn't have joked - or maybe you would have. either way, just pointing out that portion of the OP (which I may have misinterpreted anyway)
RE: You guys do realize  
Scooter185 : 7/27/2021 3:37 pm : link
In comment 15314333 pjcas18 said:
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that adaptive athletes suffer from some limitation - missing a limb, or use of a limb, or other ailment preventing them from exercising like an able bodied person?

So, sure crossfit boasting is annoying when shared excessively on social media, but in this case if I understand the OP right, he deserves to boast (even if it's just his interest).

Just want to make sure we're all clear before you flame someone for sharing. Or it's possible I'm not clear on the meaning of adaptive crossfit and why it's inspiring to Scooter.


It's ok Pj, I don't think I was getting flamed for the post. I chuckled at the Twitter comment, because I know there's a lot of "identity" CrossFit athletes who absolutely have to let everyone know.

As far as adaptive, you're correct. The games are running three divisions: upper body limitation, lower body limitation, and neuromuscular. So seeing someone without an arm do a rope climb was mind-blowing and inspiring.
Just jokes  
Bricktop : 7/27/2021 3:44 pm : link
Damn, Francis.
I think that's awesome Scooter  
pjcas18 : 7/27/2021 3:56 pm : link
and you're right it's inspiring. And I'm maybe a little sensitive to seeing adaptive athletes because I coach my daughters youth hockey team and this past year we played an early morning game at Merrimack College in MA. It was maybe a 7:00AM game.

We got to the rink at 6:15AM or so which was an hour away and the MA state sled hockey team was practicing. Just watching those athletes, all of whom were adaptive athletes out there at that hour and seeing what they had to go through to just get the equipment on and practice was like you said, inspiring. Just love of the game stuff. I had never seen it up close - only in a Gatorade "commercial" where Sidney Crosby, MacKinnnon, Giroux, Hartnett, and other NHL Stars surprised the sled hockey players on the ice (linked below - be careful if you hate Crosby you may not still hate for long - or you may still, lol)

I asked all the kids on the team to stop getting ready for their game and to watch for a few minutes. Half had tears in their eyes and it made me feel like they got it. Even for a moment.

US won the gold in June in sled hockey.
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@Jints  
ImThatGuy : 7/27/2021 4:36 pm : link
If a vegan does crossfit, which one do they tell you about first?
RE: @Jints  
LauderdaleMatty : 7/27/2021 11:19 pm : link
In comment 15314404 ImThatGuy said:
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If a vegan does crossfit, which one do they tell you about first?


They do it at this dame time. Telling you they can do a Murph while never touching animal protein. Just do ask any one who does CrossFit to do a real pull-up or an actual full burpee
RE: @Jints  
BH28 : 7/27/2021 11:52 pm : link
In comment 15314404 ImThatGuy said:
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If a vegan does crossfit, which one do they tell you about first?


Trick question, vegans are too weak to do CrossFit.
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