Dec 23, 2019
Pacing is important in just about any workout, but it’s particularly crucial when there’s a heavy barbell looming. If you don’t have a good understanding of how quickly you can move with different weights in conditioning workouts, and if you don’t understand how long you need to rest between heavier attempts,...
Dec 9, 2019
Anyone who has coached or competed in CrossFit for awhile sees things that kind of don’t make sense. Athletes with 15+ unbroken ring muscle-ups and a 6:30 2k row who are surprisingly bad at “metcons.” Athletes who can only do 5-10 unbroken strict handstand push-ups who are able to quickly chip away at a set of 50...
Nov 25, 2019
Most people have some sort of plan going into a workout, but there are 3 key things that need to be considered when creating that plan. Getting a bigger max set of chest-to-bar pull-ups won't necessarily improve your ability to do large sets during workouts, so you need to have a plan that takes into account all of...
Nov 11, 2019
In this podcast, we’re going to break down how to effectively design conditioning workouts so that you can actually get better at doing the things that you struggle with under fatigue. Struggle with pull-ups? Do a bunch of metcons with pull-ups in them. Struggle with heavy squat cleans? Do some EMOMs!...
Oct 28, 2019
<p>Athletes typically go through a few stages when learning how to pace in CrossFit. First, they go way too fast, fall apart halfway through a workout, then barely hang on in order to finish. Then, they learn that they should pay attention to their pacing and have a plan - but often become overly rigid and stuck...