Associated PressPublished: October 9, 2008
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) - A former Navy information systems technician has been awarded $300,000 after suing a Manassas gym over an exercise program he says left him permanently disabled.Twenty-nine-year-old Makimba Mimms of Bristow says the CrossFit workout he did in 2005 caused him to urinate blood and his legs to swell.Mimms sued Manassas World Gym, where he did the workout; Ruthless Training Concepts, a CrossFit affiliate at the time; and a Ruthless employee who administered the workout. A Prince William County jury found all three defendants liable Wednesday.The CrossFit program is popular in law enforcement and military circles but has been criticized as dangerous. It involves timed, high-intensity strength training with little or no rest or water between sets.
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5 comments:
I can't put into words how angry and sad this decision makes me. For so many reasons. Thanks for posting, people need to follow this issue.
You know... I can't believe this decision, but I can believe it at the same time. Like Ray said, it's sad. If your body is saying stop, then stop.
I think the solution to this whole thing would have been running the jury through the workout.
Then they would have seen that this guys a woose-cakes.
Also... racism, sexism, drug abuse, abortion.. these are all "issues"..
Makimba finishing a workout and then peeing blood in the hospital is better described as a "personal problem" or possibly.. "lack of good judgement."
But, it's good to see an appearance from an old friend.
I was referring specifically to Makimba. Yeah, you're right he certainly doesn't qualify as an issue. There's a larger issue of personal responsibility vs. the responsiblity of a coach/trainer/leader, but that's way to big to be addressed in a "comment"
-cheers.
true.. I have wondered what the coaches/trainers were doing during the workout, but I always go back to personal responsibility.
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