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Will Ahmed

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

By the way, around that time, we became partners with CrossFit. And I mean, I've now been building for 13 years, without question, the most dysfunctional partner we've ever worked with. And we've worked with a lot of partners. And a lot of dysfunction, I imagine, as well. A lot of different partners. And then the tragedy at this recent event. I don't know.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

By the way, around that time, we became partners with CrossFit. And I mean, I've now been building for 13 years, without question, the most dysfunctional partner we've ever worked with. And we've worked with a lot of partners. And a lot of dysfunction, I imagine, as well. A lot of different partners. And then the tragedy at this recent event. I don't know.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

By the way, around that time, we became partners with CrossFit. And I mean, I've now been building for 13 years, without question, the most dysfunctional partner we've ever worked with. And we've worked with a lot of partners. And a lot of dysfunction, I imagine, as well. A lot of different partners. And then the tragedy at this recent event. I don't know.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

The whole thing is so poorly run, it's hard to even talk about it. Because it's such a missed opportunity.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

The whole thing is so poorly run, it's hard to even talk about it. Because it's such a missed opportunity.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

The whole thing is so poorly run, it's hard to even talk about it. Because it's such a missed opportunity.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

I think so, yeah.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

I think so, yeah.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

I think so, yeah.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

And they also had like a great community and a great brand, which are two things that are, that are pretty resilient. Like when things go wrong and there's like elements of dysfunction. And even with that, I mean, it's unbelievable how, yeah, how sorry of a place it is now.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

And they also had like a great community and a great brand, which are two things that are, that are pretty resilient. Like when things go wrong and there's like elements of dysfunction. And even with that, I mean, it's unbelievable how, yeah, how sorry of a place it is now.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

And they also had like a great community and a great brand, which are two things that are, that are pretty resilient. Like when things go wrong and there's like elements of dysfunction. And even with that, I mean, it's unbelievable how, yeah, how sorry of a place it is now.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

I think there's an opportunity for a lot of these different fitness communities. I mean, you have F42, you've got Barry's, you've got Orange Theory, you've got these different types of Pilates studios. And it sort of seems like people are looking almost for the new thing. And that in turn allows for these different micro-communities to pop up around a particular activity.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

I think there's an opportunity for a lot of these different fitness communities. I mean, you have F42, you've got Barry's, you've got Orange Theory, you've got these different types of Pilates studios. And it sort of seems like people are looking almost for the new thing. And that in turn allows for these different micro-communities to pop up around a particular activity.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

I think there's an opportunity for a lot of these different fitness communities. I mean, you have F42, you've got Barry's, you've got Orange Theory, you've got these different types of Pilates studios. And it sort of seems like people are looking almost for the new thing. And that in turn allows for these different micro-communities to pop up around a particular activity.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

And at the end of the day, I think... Weightlifting for a lot of people is intimidating. Exercise is lonely and hard. It makes sense that there are these boutique communities, so to speak. And so... I wouldn't actually attribute the success of these other communities solely to CrossFit's downfall.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

And at the end of the day, I think... Weightlifting for a lot of people is intimidating. Exercise is lonely and hard. It makes sense that there are these boutique communities, so to speak. And so... I wouldn't actually attribute the success of these other communities solely to CrossFit's downfall.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

And at the end of the day, I think... Weightlifting for a lot of people is intimidating. Exercise is lonely and hard. It makes sense that there are these boutique communities, so to speak. And so... I wouldn't actually attribute the success of these other communities solely to CrossFit's downfall.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

I think CrossFit in itself, it probably appeals to you and me, but you know, it had a high injury rate before they even had dysfunction as a, as a company. It is like a pretty intimidating workout out of the gates. Like there's a lot of people that it,

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

I think CrossFit in itself, it probably appeals to you and me, but you know, it had a high injury rate before they even had dysfunction as a, as a company. It is like a pretty intimidating workout out of the gates. Like there's a lot of people that it,