I find this topic interesting because I love fitness, and weight training. It is a great meditation ritual for me and stress reliever. I do not know a lot about crossfit and I would like to learn more. I am interested in learning if crossfit is dangerous, and if so I would like to explore why. I see people doing crossfit and the movements look strange to me and unsafe. I hear a lot of bad mouthing of crossfit as a sport also, so this in particular peaked my interest. This research question does not affect my values in any way. My personal experience regarding crossfit is strictly from an outsider's perspective. I have never tried crossfit. I have only observed classes and heard others opinions on the sport. My interest in fitness and my knowledge about conventional weight training qualifies me to write about this topic. I am very interested in fitness and always open to learn more about different ways to stay in shape. 

Crossfit should not be blamed as a sport for the lack of focus on form. The lack of form in crossfit stems from a shift in the reinforcement system. What is meant by this is the focus on number of reps take away from the focus on form. In crossfit you are aiming for high reps and once the athlete reaches this number of reps they feel accomplished or positive reinforcement. But to reach this number of sets they do not focus on the form of the exercise and this leads to injury. In this article the major values at stake are taking time to do a good job. People focus too much on finishing rather than paying attention to your body and how you are doing the exercises. The author of this article is credible because of his background. He is a professor at Mercer University teaching Psychology and research methods. He is also a life long fitness enthusiast and has been in the fitness industry for years.  

  The next source I choose makes the central claim that crossfit can be dangerous if you don't use good form and listen to your body when its in pain. Injuries from crossfit can occur when form is neglected and people try to train through pain mistaking the pain for being muscle soreness. The major interests at stake for this article are the importance of form and listening to your body when in pain. If you are regularly in pain while performing an exercise your form is wrong and you are only doing damage. The idea that you fighting through the pain is going to help is incorrect in this circumstance. The author is Robert Camcho, what makes him credible is his experience in the fitness field. He has experienced injury's form the same type of exercise implemented in crossfit. So he has experience with crossfit as a sport hands on. He also worked as a personal trainer at cooperate gyms and is now working at a physical therapy clinic helping rehabilitate athletes. 

Crossfit is an intricate sport that takes time and practice to master. You can not just jump into the sport and expect to perform at an expert level. People do not respect the journey from being an amateur to an expert, everyone wants to jump ahead and perform like a champ. This is not possible, you have to build a strong foundation of knowledge and experience though years of practice. If you do not respect the learning curve of crossfit serious injuries can occur. The interests at stake in this article are respecting the process so that injury does not occur. If one tries to perform beyond their capabilities, they will hurt themselves. It is in the interests of the reader's safety that this article was written. The author has been a strength coach for a number of years early in his career. He is also well educated and an accomplished crossfit coach. This is important because if he was not credible no one would take any of his articles seriously. He is bias towards crossfit as a sport since he is involved in the sport. 

This research question is arguable because many people disagree that crossfit is not safe. Many people have varying opinions on crossfit as a sport and recreationally. I have found a lot of agreement in my sources on the lack of focus on form in crossfit and how this is dangerous. The different perspectives in the sources I choose have affected my own in the way I have been swayed to agree with their claims and have gained more knowledge about crossfit. I would like to try to broaden by research question more to include how in the question. 
