I asked five clients what “giving it 100 percent” in a conditioning workout looks like to them. And received these five answers: 1. When I’m left feeling nauseous. 2. When I post-workout vomit. 3. When I hate my life by round 2. 4. When I dread the pain I’m going to be in all day […]
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“I want to get a pull-up.” “My goal is to be able to do a muscle-up.” When it comes to gymnastics, there’s no question getting your first pull-up and your first muscle-up are incredibly rewarding moments. But sometimes by putting so much emphasis on such tangible milestones, we forget to celebrate the smaller personal bests—and
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2. For the sake of your happiness! PRs do two things: 1. They drive people nuts on social media when you constantly post about your #gainz 2. They make you feel warm and fuzzy inside Let’s focus on the latter… It’s human nature to be excited about tangible achievements. There’s nothing like the feeling of
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As coaches, we can’t help but get a little heavy-hearted when we ask a client a question such as, ‘What’s your 1RM clean?’ and we are met with a blank stare. Worse still is a confused look followed by, ‘Which one’s the clean again?’ Let me reiterate: WE DO NOT care what your numbers are.
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Lately I’ve been asking many of you why, with the endless options out there, do you keep coming back, day after day, week after week. The most obvious answer I hear is fitness. Yep, there is little doubt left that CrossFit builds some of the fittest people on the planet. It’s also painfully efficient at
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Today we have something special for the blog: a reflection by Coach Ray on his experience at Battle of the Beast 3 last Sunday. Enjoy! It’s been about seven or so hours since competed in the final event of Battle of the Beasts III. So I thought I’d reflect on the experience. Whenever I go
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Partner “Coe” for the workout today. Should be fairly easy to accomplish splitting the rounds with a partner, so make sure to choose a scaling that is challenging, but doable. If you’re whizzing through the thrusters and the ring push-ups, you’ve probably chosen a progression that is too easy. WORK FOR IT!
The PR board has been cleared! Tons of awesome personal records so far this summer, keep them coming! Any time you set a new PR in a workout or on a lift, make sure to put it on the board!
You won’t find the volume dropped a significant amount this week, but we have just finished a strength cycle, and you might be feeling the accumulated effects of a hard month. Make sure you’re listening to your body and pulling back when and where needed. Consider scaling reps, lowering weights, or even….GASP…taking a rest day.
