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Random people making small-talk in the middle of a WOD

Hello Friends!

I would just like to know what you guys think about random people coming up to you and starting a conversation while you're in the middle of an exercise. Last saturday when I was outside lifting stones some scrappy random guy comes up to me and starts asking a million and one questions about what I'm doing. Some of his questions had merit like when he asked if lifting stones was bad for your back; or how and why one would lift stones in the first place. He then proceeded to go on and on about the material of the stone, think about that for a second... What are STONES made of?... (smash keyboard with forehead) and all sorts of experiences he had with machines and yadda yadda yadda I got a massive object in front of me I'm trying to lift I really don't care, man! On the other hand, I don't wanna be an ogre about it, and I do want to spread the word about what we do, so I told him that when it comes to lifting anything, positioning is key. Then I told him about our site, and crossfit.com, and the fact that I'm a member of a local fitness community and not some random nutjob with a few screws loose who gets his rocks off by lifting shit. Anyway, I'd like to know how any of you guys would have handled that situation!

Thanks,

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Permalink Reply by William J. Harris on July 28, 2010 at 2:09am

I don' know how you dealt with that dude man! I have no problem politely telling someone to f*ck off while I'm in the middle of a WOD! Conversation kills my time!

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Permalink Reply by Tom Chartier on July 28, 2010 at 10:30am

I would have done what I almost always do when asked ANY question about our routines...tell him to go inside and ask Will. First, like you, I don't want to be bothered in the middle of a workout. It's tough enough for me to breath much less talk. Second, Will can answer any question more thoroughly than I can. Third, it's either rude or ignorant of someone to interrupt like that. If it's rudeness, he deserves the same type of treatment. If it's ignorance, it's not the proper time for explanations.