"Its hard to just play a sport and get better." Dropping that in the middle of a conversation applying it to CrossFit is why I think TTT Coaching is unmatched.
Great video - the combined experience in that room...! I liked the point around mixing class and Open gym. We had people who followed programs but missed Quarterfinals due to cardio while Class members crushed 24. but struggle with RMU or HSW. And fully agreed that training buddies are huge 🙌
The first issue they mention is exactly my biggest problem right now. I have very poor overhead mobility and I got a shoulder impingement because of that that's been bothering me for a long time. My mistake was to continue pushing without listening to my body. Now I'm focusing on OH mobility and prioritizing it as much as any other part of my workout. I decreased the weights for all my OH lifts and I try to avoid any keeping movement on the pull up bar. So far it's going well. Slow but steady. The pain has decreased and I feel more comfortable doing snatches and jerks. My mobility still sucks but I noticed some improvements. I guess it's a matter of patience and consistency.
When it comes to intent, I’ll give you my recipe as a 40 year old crossfitter who doesn’t want to compete. On MWF Metcons I try to stick with rx or rx+ weights and on T and Tr scale weights to try and go unbroken more for cardio stimulus.
Great conversation gentlemen. My top 3. 1/ No goals (too random programming) 2/ too little variation in the stimulus (always going all out) 3/ too little focus on movement efficiency and skill.
Re: scaling. Absolutely yes. I too love the example of Diane. My guidance on the topic of scaling to athletes looks like: Let’s say I can do a deadlift at 225. But just one. Technically I did that Rx, right? But did I get a workout that will move my fitness forward? Well obviously not. I tell my athletes that hitting time cap on known time domain workouts is not Rx.
I’m 50-50 on this. For DBs & Barbell’s I agree but for skills like Handstand pushups, DUs, Toes-2-Bar, Muscle Ups the only way to get better is doing it. So timecapping coz you had to do Muscle ups/T2B in sets of 2 is okay since you’re working on the skills & especially under fatigue
we implemented that exact rules a while ago. If you're hitting the timecap on a "For time" workout, you didn't rx. "But I used the rx weight!". Yea, cool but the workout was 5 rounds and you did 3.5, you scaled the reps.
Yes, the only way to get better is doing the movements but skills need to be practiced first (a lot) before doing them in a workout. Otherwise, you’ll be practicing bad reps (form/technique) in the workout. There is a point to start doing them in workouts at a lower rep number with a quick scale down. Practice doesn’t make perfect it makes permanent.
Can i make a suggestion? It would be great to have a card with the person’s name and their @ under them when they’re talking. Helps remember their names. Been watching for years and I just now learned Max’s name
It usually does must have forgot this week. Not a fan of the @‘s tho. I like creating lil mini social detectives. However if they ever had a handle like Dwizzle77 I might be inclined to change my tune on that 😂. Thanks for watching 🫡
"Its hard to just play a sport and get better." Dropping that in the middle of a conversation applying it to CrossFit is why I think TTT Coaching is unmatched.
Great video - the combined experience in that room...!
I liked the point around mixing class and Open gym. We had people who followed programs but missed Quarterfinals due to cardio while Class members crushed 24. but struggle with RMU or HSW. And fully agreed that training buddies are huge 🙌
The first issue they mention is exactly my biggest problem right now. I have very poor overhead mobility and I got a shoulder impingement because of that that's been bothering me for a long time. My mistake was to continue pushing without listening to my body. Now I'm focusing on OH mobility and prioritizing it as much as any other part of my workout. I decreased the weights for all my OH lifts and I try to avoid any keeping movement on the pull up bar. So far it's going well. Slow but steady. The pain has decreased and I feel more comfortable doing snatches and jerks. My mobility still sucks but I noticed some improvements. I guess it's a matter of patience and consistency.
When it comes to intent, I’ll give you my recipe as a 40 year old crossfitter who doesn’t want to compete. On MWF Metcons I try to stick with rx or rx+ weights and on T and Tr scale weights to try and go unbroken more for cardio stimulus.
Great conversation gentlemen.
My top 3.
1/ No goals (too random programming)
2/ too little variation in the stimulus (always going all out)
3/ too little focus on movement efficiency and skill.
Yas like-minded training partners are👌😊👯♂️🎉
Dope
I missed Max
Re: scaling. Absolutely yes. I too love the example of Diane. My guidance on the topic of scaling to athletes looks like: Let’s say I can do a deadlift at 225. But just one. Technically I did that Rx, right? But did I get a workout that will move my fitness forward? Well obviously not. I tell my athletes that hitting time cap on known time domain workouts is not Rx.
I’m 50-50 on this. For DBs & Barbell’s I agree but for skills like Handstand pushups, DUs, Toes-2-Bar, Muscle Ups the only way to get better is doing it. So timecapping coz you had to do Muscle ups/T2B in sets of 2 is okay since you’re working on the skills & especially under fatigue
we implemented that exact rules a while ago. If you're hitting the timecap on a "For time" workout, you didn't rx.
"But I used the rx weight!". Yea, cool but the workout was 5 rounds and you did 3.5, you scaled the reps.
depends on one's goals. I did workouts that i could do rx - strength was my biggest limiter so I had to push more there than on cardio.
Yes, the only way to get better is doing the movements but skills need to be practiced first (a lot) before doing them in a workout. Otherwise, you’ll be practicing bad reps (form/technique) in the workout. There is a point to start doing them in workouts at a lower rep number with a quick scale down. Practice doesn’t make perfect it makes permanent.
@ very well said
Is this gonna be on Apple Podcast?
Just posted.
@ don’t see it yet, but I’ll keep looking. Thank you 😊
@ update: just got it😂👍
Thank you again!
You forgot Travis Williams last year on a team. 😂
Burpee technique!?!?! So that's why Travis beats me Every. Single. Year!! 😂😂
Max got big ass hands
Can i make a suggestion? It would be great to have a card with the person’s name and their @ under them when they’re talking. Helps remember their names. Been watching for years and I just now learned Max’s name
It usually does must have forgot this week. Not a fan of the @‘s tho. I like creating lil mini social detectives. However if they ever had a handle like Dwizzle77 I might be inclined to change my tune on that 😂. Thanks for watching 🫡
Maybe Noah wasn’t natural