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www.MOSTmag.com || MOST FITNESS || 43MFM: What is your greatest strength and your greatest weakness in CrossFit?RF: Strength-squats or snatchWeakness-anything with impact because I have a bad knee, so box jumps and pistols tend to hurt a bit. Clean and Jerk is actually a weakness as well.MFM: What is your daily nutrition like?RF: I eat meat and veggies almost every day. I am strict on myself more than people are used to seeing. I take little to no supplements, and I rarely eat out, as I am too wary as to how the food is cooked. I preach nutrition daily in my gym!MFM: Why does CrossFit generate so much controversy?RF: Too many gym owners out there invest money and never spend the time to really KNOW the members. Without that interaction, you have no idea what kind of workouts they need or want so that brings up the point of injuries etc. If I don%u2019t know my population, and I start making workouts that only 5% of the gym can, do then all of a sudden I get multiple injuries. Then that person who got injured tells someone else that they tried CF, and they got hurt. In reality, it was the owner who made the program incorrectly and maybe even the inexperienced trainers that they have working for them. I would say that 90% of the gyms out there have no idea what they are doing or have unqualified people working as coaches. Research and trials are a must for any new potential CrossFit athlete.MFM: Are there any unique challenges women face in the CrossFit community?RF: Women believe that weights make you %u201cbig.%u201d In reality, weights make you %u201ctoned.%u201d Food makes you big, and volume of training makes you even bigger. The girls that look like bodybuilders train so hard that the average person could never even have the time in the day, or the will to make it happen. For those women, it is their whole life, not just one hour.MFM: Any training tips you can share?RF: Once you find the right gym, with the right people inside, and the right coaches, you will never go back to a traditional gym. I change lives in this place all the time. We are the healthiest addiction out there!MFM: How Do I Sign Up?RF: Crossfitchalk.com