Before I start... DISCLAIMER!!
Please for the love of god read this..
And once you read it don't think to yourself...
"Hrmm I know he said he doesn't want my opinion, but surely that only applies to other people, I'm sure he wants to hear my opinion on things because everyone needs to know what I think!"
No we don't and I most certainly do not care, if you don't like it or get butthurt please know I truely do not care.. Like really, I really don't.
Also I appreciate the irony in this post as there are similar trends in Crossfit selfies, they too will be addressed in coming weeks.. #srynotsry

This week I had a post lined up about another type of selfie clogging up my insta feed, but I'll save that for another week as an incident/verbal quarrel occurred on Facebook and it prompted me to do this piece.

So anyone who knows me knows I don't mind a debate and aren't one to back down from a verbal dispute particularly when the dispute is about something I'm passionate about.

Now I know CrossFit cops a lot of abuse for a number of reasons and most of the time it's just in the name of fun but what grinds my gears is absolute oxygen thieves who have no quals, no experience in coaching, no knowledge of any thing to do with the human body, no background in any sport weigh in and make absolutely ridiculous and moronic comments about CrossFit and Fitness in general.

So an individual, whom I don't know, made a comment on a post about how ridiculous Kipping pull-ups are and How Crossfit in general is stupid which is a fantastic opinion and judging by the amount of times he used the word "fuck" I could tell he really knew what he was talking about, he even had a case study to back his comment! One of his buddies tried CrossFit and was nearly put in a wheel chair!!
Sounds serious I know!
So stupidly I know, I had to bite back.
Trying to explain why,
A) We use the Kipping v Strict
B) Injuries occur in all sports
C) Like in all sports there are idiots in Crossfit
D) Like in all gyms there are good and bad trainers

Now in saying all this I refrained from saying what I really wanted to which was much more shapely worded.
Now the response I got for my troubles was short, to the point and clearly well thought out..
"Shut the fuck up CrossShit Fag, some of us play real sports"
Needless to say I was infinitely impressed with his comedic wit and can only imagine the mental process that went into creating this response..
*What if I replace the "F" in fit with "Sh"? that'll be so funny, I'm doing it!*
Also the addition of Fag to the end I'm assuming (for some reason) he is implying that only members of the gay community do Crossfit and also that being called gay in the 21st century is in some way still an insult, so either I'm in denial and my girlfriend has some bad news coming when I finally come to terms with my apparent homosexuality, or perhaps his moronic, ridiculous and bigoted comment is just plain ridiculous.
Alternatively he could have meant that I am in fact the websters dictionary definition of a faggot, and let me clear that up immediately I am not now, nor have I ever been a large bundle of sticks and any suggestions to contrary will be deemed slander and false!!

So any way this altercation led me to wanting to know more about this obviously highly intelligent and knowledgable individual which caused me to stumble upon a type of selfie rife within the body building community that is being used by professionals and absolute muppets alike and made up this individual's entire photo collection...

I present to you the
"Doing work selfie"

Yes we've all seen them, some guy mid set of some form of curl or shrug or something that takes an incredible amount of documentation for the legion of followers and fans..
Due to it being a requirement that all body builders need either a mirror or atleast a highly reflective surface within their field of vision at all times whilst training, understandably they can become easily distracted mid set by their sweet gains, I mean come on who wouldn't be, but anywho they are looking particularly amazing right now due to lighting, pump, ect.
But unfortunately there's a problem..
The bodybuilder feels slightly upset, it isn't fair that only he/her and the others in the gym at that time get to enjoy how awesome they look, everyone should get a chance to see your reflected glory so they can to can get a glimpse into the life of someone who holds a membership to a gym!!
So solution!!
While your just sitting there presumably listening to slip knot or eminem, you tense every muscle in your entire body trying not to soil yourself in the process and snap away!!
All the while thinking "every one on Facebook is going to love this!"
Then promptly upload it with some sort of generic quote about life or speech about all the hard work and sacrifice it takes to get to your local gym at about mid afternoon or in extreme cases on your weekends!
*side note that's only for the truly dedicated, who have ambitions of maybe doing a comp in 2026*
The down side to all this of course is you've usually gone cold by the time you've picked the right filter and quote for the photo, and we all know how annoying it can be waiting for Facebook to find your location when you're trying to check in!

So here's to you guys and gals thanks for letting us into your world and seeing your amazing pump day in day out!
We all wait with baited breath for your next trip to the gym and next mid set snap!