Jake Haman
Professor Bolaski
English 100
November 18th 2013
1. The opinion piece I chose to write
about is Getting fit, even if it kills
you. This article was published in
the New York Times by Stephanie Cooperman. This piece is very interesting to me because
I have been trying to figure out for the last year if I am a fan of cross fit
or not. It is explicitly stated through
the piece that cross fit is not for the novice.
If you are new to cross fit, or working out in general, and want to
begin with cross fit you are more than likely to get hurt. In this article
Wayne Winnick, a sports medicine specialist says, " there's no way
inexperienced people doing this, are not going to hurt themselves."
2. Some of the objections to this claim are used
in the article as peoples personal achievement stories through cross fit, such
as this, "
Eva Twardokens,
40, an Olympic alpine skier in the 1992 and 1994 games, said years of cross fit
training have enabled her to bench-press 155 pounds, 20 more than she was able
to do when she was training for the Olympics."
Some of the other objections are that cross fit work outs can be made
more or less intense based on the persons abilities but they can still do the
same exact workout. Also Mr. Glassman,
the founder of cross fit is pretty open about the claims made he says," It
can kill you, I've always been completely honest about that!"
3. The
people who are making these objections are the ones who enjoy pushing the
limits of fitness and strength also known as the cross fit followers. Today cross fit has more than 50 affiliates
in 21 states and 5 countries. Also Mr.
Glassman's site has averaged 25,000 new visitors a week. The concession was
also stated earlier by Mr. Glassman's statement at the end of paragraph two.
4. The rebuttal is stated in the last paragraph
of the article, I wouldn't say it is a great objection to the claim being made
but it shows how the founder of cross fit is sticking to his guns. Mr. Glassman states, " dismissals of his
extreme workouts merely help him weed out the weak." He also states,
" if you find the notion of falling off the rings and breaking your neck
foreign to you, then we don't want you in our ranks."
1 comment:
Hello Jake,
Well first off, Mr. Glassman sounds like a beast, blunt in nature. I've heard lots about cross fit and that is exactly what it is about. Great topic. In Cross fit and in general you see as much results as the effort you give. Your summary is also organized well.
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