A Few Non-participants in the CrossFit Ethos

Emperor Nero Germanicus, Roman Emperor (54-68 AD) ** **

Vlad III, akaDracula, Prince of Wallachia and Impaler, 1431-1376 ** **

Donatien Alphonse François, author and Marquis de Sade, 1740-1814 ** **

Oscar Wilde, poet and author, 1854-1900 ** **

Adolf Hitler, author and Chancellor of Germany, 1889-1945 ** **

Gertrude Stein, author and patron of arts, 1874-1946

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Spiro T Agnew, US Vice President, 1918-1996 ** **

Pol Pot, Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 1925-1998 ** **

Charles Manson, musician and pop culture icon, 1934 - 2017. ** **

Andrew “Andy” Warhol, artist and pop culture icon, 1928-1987 ** **

Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, political activist, 1957-2011 ** **

Manuel Uribe, gourmand and Guiness record holder, 1965 - 2014.

Yes, it’s true — from Emperor Nero Germanicus to Kampuchean Prime Minister Pol Pot … from literary lion Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis of Sade, to gourmand celebrity and Guinness record-holder Manuel Uribe — well, CrossFit isn’t for everyone. While masters perhaps in their chosen fields, not everyone is excellent in their fitness.

It doesn’t have to be an either-or proposition. World-domination and excellent athleticism? Why not!

Be excellent.