CrossFit Isn’t Dangerous. Bad Movement Is.

People love to say:

“CrossFit is dangerous.”
“You’ll get injured doing that stuff.”
“My friend’s cousin’s neighbour blew his back doing CrossFit.”

Cool story.

We say:
CrossFit isn’t dangerous.
Bad movement is.
Bad coaching is.
Not listening to your body is.

Think of it like driving.

Is driving dangerous? Not really. But driving 120 km/h while texting, half-asleep, with no seatbelt… yeah, good luck.

It’s the same in training.

People get injured when they:

• Lift heavier than they can control
• Move with poor mechanics
• Ignore warm-ups and mobility
• Copy someone fitter than them
• Skip progressions
• Don’t listen to their coach
• Try to PR every single session

CrossFit isn’t the problem. Bad habits are.

Proper CrossFit training always follows one rule:

Technique first.
Consistency second.
Intensity last.
Always.

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Good coaching prevents 90% of injuries.

When someone has eyes on you, cues you, scales you, and tells you “No, that’s too much for today” — injuries drop fast.

This is what we do at Martell every single day:

• We fix your positions
• We correct the small things
• We build your strength properly
• We give you options that STILL give you a great workout
• We tell you to leave your ego at the door

You’re not training alone. You’re not guessing. You’re not “hoping for the best.”

You’re being coached. And that changes everything.

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What about training with injuries?

Everyone walks into a gym with something.

A shoulder that’s been clicking for years. A knee from football days. A lower back that hates chairs. Desk posture. Tight hips. Zero mobility.
You can train with all of that — safely.

We don’t want you to sit out, feel like a burden, or wait until something magically heals.

Stopping training doesn’t fix injuries. Training smart does.

We modify movements. We adjust range of motion. We build around issues instead of ignoring them.

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The real injury risk? Doing nothing.

Not moving wrecks people way faster than CrossFit ever could.

Not lifting leads to weak joints.
Not squatting leads to bad knees.
Not training leads to stiff backs.
Not building strength leads to random injuries in daily life.

CrossFit doesn’t break you.
Life breaks you when you’re weak.

Training makes you sturdy.

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How we keep you safe at Martell

It’s not magic.
Just the fundamentals done correctly:

• Proper warm-up: we wake up the muscles you actually need.
• We check your movement: we see your limitations and fix them early.‍
• You earn the next step: you get to kipping after you can hang. You get load after you move well. You get intensity after consistency.
• Scaling isn’t a downgrade: it’s the right version for your body today.
• Coaching that actually coaches: we don’t yell “good job!” and walk away. We don’t let you do stupid things.We don’t let you sacrifice form for speed.

If you train with good technique, listen to your coach, and progress patiently, you’ll be shocked at how strong and resilient your body becomes.

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CrossFit isn’t dangerous.

Bad movement is. Bad coaching is. Ego is.

But smart, coached, technical CrossFit?

It’s one of the safest and most transformative things you can do for your body.

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