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I've been doing a lot, and I mean, A LOT, of thinking about the future of CrossFit, and what we might see in the coming year, and years to come. I wanted to share my thoughts with all of you because to be honest, I only see good things down the road.
To be direct, EVERYONE SCALES! Yes, everyone. From Matt Frasier, to Annie Thorisdottir, to Rich Froning, to all your coaches, and to the newbie who has never set foot in a CrossFit gym, or any gym for that matter.
Ok, for those of you that love the "level up" model, and want to know how to level up in CrossFit, there are two areas that I recommend working on. So we won't call this levelling up. Let's just call it sound advice on how to make faster gains at CrossFit.
Knowing when to breathe during a heavy lift is important. Not only do you require the right amount of oxygen, but you also need to know how to brace yourself correctly.
Over the past month, I have signed up many new members. And many have said to me that they are joining because they know they have to change their ways. That this is a scary thing in the world, and they want to be fit and ready. I love hearing that. Man I love it. Gives me chills.
Most people have a love/hate relationship with food. Food is easy to love. Especially good tasty food. But the hate comes in when we see the results of eating and/or drinking the stuff that tastes the best.
As a coach, what I LOVE to see is someone sticking to the conservative game plan and saying after that they should've gone faster. This allows them to be able to attack the WOD again with confidence and knowing exactly what they can do as far as output. Then possibly cranking it up at the end and even surprising themselves. However, most people do the exact opposite, and come out hard and then fall off around the 50-burpee mark. The result is a longer and more painful WOD.
