Oct 18, 2018
<p>When it comes to "effort" in skill training, it seems that less is more.
Athletes who compete in CrossFit often thrive on giving full effort. They enjoy the process of pushing themselves - and they also believe that, unless they've given everything they had in a session - that they did not maximize their time on the gym floor.
In skill acquisition, however, full effort is not necessarily
full victory.</p>
<p>In fact, many athletes need to learn to
<i>relax</i> as they perform skills like muscle-ups,
handstand push-ups, and barbell cycling. Being too tense during
workouts with high volumes of these kinds of movements is one of
the easiest ways to get really, really tired.</p>
<p>It can be challenging for folks to take a step back and
work on improving the quality of their movement through consistent,
low intensity practice - and it can also be difficult for them to
work on movement in an unstructured "play" type environment without
prescribed reps and sets.</p>
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