T & S Response

Thank you for Addi, Josh, and Jimbo for putting your two cents in. I like to hear what the athlete thinks of certain topics. I love your responses and they are all correct.

I feel when it comes to Health and being more Functional, I feel CrossFit is the best way to do that. The only thing that gets in the way of that for the everyday people (who are not competing) is EGO. I am not saying that to be negative by any means, if you don't have ego you would probably not be doing CrossFit. Ego can be a great thing but also can be a bad thing. We need ego to push ourselves through tough workouts, but at the same time keeping a good solid head on your shoulders comes into play as well.

What I mean by that is knowing YOUR OWN ABILITY, not what your friend can do or what the guy or girl next to you is doing but what YOU are doing. I think people who do CrossFit for a long time start to realize this but not everyone. I know the importance of speed and getting workouts done faster, because if you don't push yourself to beat old times or get new PR's you will never progress. But this doesn't mean if you Deadlifted #300 three months ago you should be deadlifting #400 now.

There are some people in this world who are gifted and can progress a lot faster than others but there are also a lot of people who progress at THEIR own speed. That is what everyone needs to find out. It may take some time to figure out but you must be smart when it comes to CrossFit. We do some complex movements and not done correctly can be detrimental to you, but again its not the squat that hurts your knees, its not the snatch that hurt your shoulder, its not the deadlift that hurt your back, its your poor technique that will hurt you. These movements when done correctly will only help you.

Speed and Accuracy trade-off is what I was really going for in this topic. This means that the faster you go the less accurate you will be and the more accurate you are the slower you must go. This goes for anything in life like driving, typing a paper, lifting, and so on. You need to find your speed that you know you can be at good technique and still moving fast (FOR YOU). You see how I said GOOD technique not PERFECT technique, this is because I still want people moving fast but not at the expense of injury. If I am watching you lift during a met-con or 1RM and I feel the pain that your incorrect body position is in than you are either moving too fast or too much weight or getting lazy.

I see a lot of this and it bothers me personally. Granted I like to move fast and move as much weight as possible, but I am learning through reading and talking with others in the field that focusing on the technique will not only allow you to go faster but be more efficient. Isn't that what CrossFit is all about, finding a way to move more efficiently faster? What do you have to do to do that? Work of technique, become a student of the trade and you will be injury free and stay doing what you love for much much longer.

If I ever tell you to drop weight or if you ever see my face in pain and Im just standing there, it has nothing to do with my pain, I am just feeling yours. So if this happens don't take offense to this, I am looking out for the betterment of yourself and your progression in CrossFit/Life. Nothing in life that is great having comes quick and that goes for everything you feel is great in your life. Remember a good quote that I heard a little while ago

"The goal is to always keep the goal the goal." This means if you want to compete in the games and have this become your sport, than you must push yourself beyond what you think you can in same cases. If your goal is to have your everyday life become easier and keep a healthy body, than push yourself do things you never thought possible and keep a solid head on your shoulders.

Lastly, don't take this as go easy and slow. I will still be pushing your limits and I feel I am great at knowing what my athletes can do. So I will be there at all times making sure you are progressing and pushing yourselves to new heights! I love all who want to give their all to achieve their goals. Remember I am here for you, and if there is anything I can do to help I am waiting.