Functional fitness competitions have become increasingly popular in the past decade. Participants set out to “prove their fitness” by partaking in these competitions that test a broad range of fitness challenges including gymnastics elements, heavy lifts, strongman style events, and sprint workouts. While I at one time competed in both the Crossfit open and in local competitions, over the past 4 years I’ve had mixed feelings about making fitness a sport. There are some things I like about it, some things I don’t, and some things about it that I find downright absurd and dangerous. We’ll get into all of it in this episode; the good, the bad, and the ugly…