VARIED NOT RANDOM #144: WHAT IF COACHES DESTROY MEMBERS IN WORKOUTS?

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VARIED NOT RANDOM #144: WHAT IF COACHES DESTROY MEMBERS IN WORKOUTS?

A VNR listener, who is a member of a CrossFit gym, wrote into the VNR team with two questions. First, if the coaches always utterly destroy the members on workouts, is that motivating or demotivating? Second, does the whiteboard still have a place in CrossFit? Pat, Adrian tackle this topic.

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Hosted by Pat Sherwood & Adrian Bozman, each episode is packed with insightful & actionable information aimed at people passionate about CrossFit, health & fitness, as well as general strength & conditioning. If you are an athlete, coach, gym owner or simply enjoy improving yourself & those around you through fitness, you’ve come to the right place.

ABOUT PAT

Pat Sherwood has held credentials up to & including being a Level 4 CrossFit Coach. He worked for CrossFit, Inc for 14 years in various roles including media, health & seminar staff. He is married with 3 kids. He is the owner of CrossFit Linchpin, enjoys ice cream & hates handstand push-ups.

ABOUT BOZ

Boz started dabbling with CrossFit at the end of 2004 and got his L1 in early 2006. He has coached at:

  • San Francisco CrossFit: 2006-2011
  • CrossFit Brisbane (Australia): 2011
  • Huntress CrossFit/The Tuxedo Social club (his low-key garage-gym ): 2014-2021

He’s also worked for CrossFit from 2007-present in various roles on the Seminar team, Education department and the CrossFit Games. “I love this stuff!”