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[LIVE] CrossFit: Community, Commitment or Cult? (EP. 031)
Update: 2025-08-29
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On this week’s livestream, we’re unpacking why and how CrossFit’s community is different — to the point that some even call us a cult.
- Is it the culture or the community that makes us different? What’s the difference between them? What defines them?
- What does “community” even mean if everyone says they have it?
- Do you believe that walking into a CrossFit gym is palpably different from walking into any other brand of gym? What creates this?
- Why have we been called a cult?
- What are the social components of health and fitness? How important are they?
- What role does the methodology play in promoting and preserving the culture?
Guest host Matt Souza is joined by Nicole Carroll and Jenn Pishko.
Let us know what you think –> podcasts@crossfit.com
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