Coach’s Corner
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While the “ripe” coaches among us can certainly gain something from the following paragraphs, this one is aimed at those freshly picked coaches who’ve yet to experience approaching CrossFit from a more “mature” perspective. While the movements in CrossFit are universally important, scalable, and accessible, it can be beneficial to approach older athletes with a…
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It should come as no surprise to you that I’m a fan of journaling your fitness. After all, you’re reading this article on the Official CrossFit Workout Tracker, BTWB. I began keeping my own training notes before the internet was a thing, way before we all carried around these powerful mini-computers we affectionately call “phones”…
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📸: @puorilife A world-record mile. A half court shot to win a million bucks. A hit single that rules the airwaves for a month or two. Society has become more and more obsessed with the rare and extraordinary, celebrating and venerating the “once-in-a-lifetime” moment over the slow and steady grind of dogged hard work and…
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📷:CrossFit This may be disheartening news, but CrossFit is hard, and you might not be awesome at all of it. Take a deep breath… release it. Ok! Now that the band-aid has been ripped off, what do we do to figure out what we are relatively strong/weak at and then design a plan to work…
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Nothing sets coaches’ teeth on edge (or maybe just this coach’s teeth on edge) like comments and complaints about music. (Come to think about it, what does “teeth on edge” even mean?) Even more so than when someone pulls a big “Chalk LeBron,” I see red when I play some band or song I like,…
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“Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other. There are several types of friction: Dry friction resists relative lateral motion of two solid surfaces in contact. When surfaces in contact move relative to each other, the friction between the two surfaces converts kinetic…
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This article was inspired by conversations surrounding the excellent CrossFit Journal video “The Docs”, about Drs. Mike Cutaia and Judy Feldman, two CrossFit South Brooklyn members who have seen great benefits to their health and wellness from CrossFit-style training. I’m fortunate to have had trained “The Docs” for a few years. I’ve also had some…
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It’s inevitable. At some time during this great journey that is CrossFit, things are going to get tough. Your strength numbers stop shooting up, and your metcon times stop plummeting down. At a certain point the “Beginner Effect” wears off, and you are now faced with the daunting prospect that each gain, each skill mastered,…