“Seventy percent of what kills people can be addressed by what CrossFit trainers do, and the other 30 percent of deaths occur based on luck, so get fit and do not think about luck.” (Greg Glassman)
Life happens and sometimes we aren’t on point. That’s fine. Don’t schedule your lesser moments. Try for consistent finer moments.
I’m showing my age with the title of this one, I know. I’m going to take you back a ways and tell you the story of how I got “unplugged.”
CrossFit IS “Constantly Varied Functional Movements Executed at High Intensity.” It is NOT, “Constantly Varied Functional Movements Executed at High Volume.” Intensity trumps volume.
Pacing is that skill that allows you to work out as hard as you can, but also consistently…
As a programmer, how can I force you to push to levels you haven’t gone to before? Give you a partner.
Whether you’re eating for disease treatment/prevention, fat loss, or athletic performance, YOU can become an effective eater.
What do you think would make you more sore for a longer period of time: 150 wall balls for time (affectionately referred to as “Karen”) or five sets of heavy doubles on back squats?
Think about how you can improve your quality of life. (Hint: having abs doesn’t improve your quality of life). Go ahead, read that last part again. I’ll wait.
As soon as CrossFit added a clock and a score to its workouts it was inevitable that it would become a sport. This is human nature. If there is a score then that means I can be better than someone else and therefore I can win. This is one of the fun parts of CrossFit. Fitness had never been this much of a competition before. It is one of the two biggest reasons people are attracted to and stick with CrossFit over other workout protocols. Most of us are competitive at some level, and at a higher level than some of us might want to admit.
This is part one of a series on programming called Devil’s Details by Dan.