Guys, thanks for taking on my question. I contend that optimally minimizing the rate of decrease in the Area under one's Fitness Curve over time by continued training in our methodology (at appropriate scale to get the intended stimulus) is the goal once the athlete has past their genetic peak. So for us masters, the name of the game is sustaining (or minimizing the loss over time). Greatly appreciate both of your dedication to the community. WOD on!
This made me think of the scene in Top Gun: Maverick where Ed Harris tells Tom Cruise "The end is inevitable" "Maybe so, sir. But not today." I'm turning 50 in couple months and can't wait to throw down in the Open this year!
I'm 54 this year. This spring is my 9th open. PR's still happen but not as often or easily as it used to be. (I got lifetime pr's in my squat and front squat last November!) Anyway I appreciate today's podcast! I'm hanging on and starting to scale more often! But I still have fun and remain injury free!
Excellent topic! I am 65 ( heading into my 11th Open) as with some of the others who have commented...PR's are rarer but still managing to get close. I am definitely smarter now and know when to scale appropriately whereas 10 years ago I was more a scorched earth mentality. I definitely am focusing much more on improving my skill sets rather than a raw weight PR.
57 Female, 7 years Crossfit. Still gaining strength, havn't completely giving up on a muscle up, but ok with never acheiving. I second other's comments that we can adjust the workout to suit what I need. Example: 5 rounds - 4 min: Bike 28 cal remaining time Bear Complex - 2 min rest. Adjusted to 23 cal otherwise not sure I would have reached Bear Complex in round 3, 4 and 5. Kept the Rx weight of 65#, which acomplished the stimulus. Just today I improved my Grace time from 5:50 to 5:15 Rx! Proud of myself! I have room for improvement as my Jerk is a skill that I do not do efficently. I cut down from 5 days a week to 3 days a week and 1 additonal day I work on skills. IE. can do T2B, but want to string T2B, just learned double unders this year!! HSPU, down to 1 ab mat from 3 abmats. Yes it takes me a LONG time to acheive these goals but I am STILL IMPROVING :) I love that I can translate the skills/strength from Crossfit to swimming and Rock Climbing (my new 5th day)
At 59, I am still managing to PR (becoming rarer!). But it is getting more challenging. I'm switching slowly my focus to targeting skill development. I adjust to ensure I get more time to warm-up (takes forever and, as a coach, I try to lead by example and work for fitness yet am not precious about PRs etc.). I'm big on mobility (30 min per day) as I am now at a stage of working simply to extend my warranties!
Very helpful! I’ve wondered whether to push myself or accept where I am and maintain… since I’m only 42 I guess I need to keep the 🔥 turned up for quite a while. This helps put things in perspective. Thanks!
Spot on guys! Just spot on as usual. I couldn’t have loved this episode anymore. Fantastic reminders too for us focused on being forever athletes. I love the reference to Annie still working on new skills at 20 years in 😍 always ways to improve!! Keep on keeping on 💯
Great topic. I’m 51 recently post menopausal sleep is quite simply crap 😂 so some mornings when I usually workout before work I choose to get more sleep then try to workout later that night. My main focus now is consistency of training. Many days I choose what I feel like doing. I’d rather keep moving than not. Doing a high intensity workout when I’ve had days of poor sleep just doesn’t work but maybe doing a lifting session with the expectation of good movement does. Love these podcasts.
Look into HRT. You deserve to not suffer. Don't believe all the old studies claiming it causes cancer. Older women are absolutely getting the short end of the stick. Best of luck to you
Hi guys, love the content and look forward to each and every episode - keep it up! Interested to get your perspective on the hierarchy of athlete development, how strictly this should be adhered to (or not) for both the individual and affiliate owner, and how much influence this model has in programming (and for Boz, specifically the programming for the Open). Would love to get your point of view! Thanks, John Bell
Hi Guys, thank you for your inspiration. I m 43 years old male from Italy, I m a very poor sleeper and i wake up very early in the morning due to my work ( Eye technician in an Eye hospital)... After 2 nights of poor sleep ,the Energy for a third workout in a Row Is very low.... How i can i boost It up??? Any supplements ,? Prè workout? Post workout? Thank you so much Giacomo B.
Great stuff, thanks guys appreciate. Quick question around 17:15 Boz talks about a fitness arc that can be graphed based on what I assume are benchmarks, do you have any samples or more info about how to do that? I did take the L1 but don’t recall that specific graph, maybe I spaced out 😜
From Greg Glassman's What is Fitness lecture (or the same lecture given at every L1), when he talks about the three models, they result in the "Fitness Curve" (or your fitness being the area under that curve). The segment that just discusses the models and resulting curve is in ruclips.net/video/CLgfLixbMDs/видео.html. Think the video will remind you of that part of the L1. I go back and read the original CrossFit Journal version (or watch Gregg give the entire lecture on RUclips) at least annually - it is a grounding part of my CF journey as a coach and a Masters athlete.
Good food for thought, as always. Thanks so much. This is the only CrossFit-related podcast I make a point to listen to on a regular basis. I've been mulling over how to ask this question for a bit, so here goes: If CrossFit is defined as "constantly varied functional movements executed at a high intensity,'" then how would you define "high intensity"? Or coming at it from a different angle: Let's say that on a given day I don't worry about the clock and make my way through a particular workout at 50% intensity, whatever the reason may be. If I'm not executing the workout at a "high intensity," can it still be considered CrossFit? I think I have a pretty good guess as to what y'all might say, but would love to hear y'all talk it over. Again, thanks for the great content. - Joe
Hi Guys. Thanks for your amazing episodes as usual. I am one of your dedicated listeners for all your episodes. As I mentioned before, I am a gym owner and masters athlete for over a decade. My question is how do you engage people in your gym and keep them coming although they don't like doing anything uncomfortable... And I am also referring mostly to men 🙂. Over the years we already scaled down everything to help people and make them fitter however. Crossfit or in general functional moevents will always be a bit challenging and uncomfortable an that's the beauty of it, but the percentage of people who enjoy that are low and men in general are worse than women... Do you guys have any tips or ideas how to encourage this kind of behaviour or mindset.
Guys, thanks for taking on my question. I contend that optimally minimizing the rate of decrease in the Area under one's Fitness Curve over time by continued training in our methodology (at appropriate scale to get the intended stimulus) is the goal once the athlete has past their genetic peak. So for us masters, the name of the game is sustaining (or minimizing the loss over time). Greatly appreciate both of your dedication to the community. WOD on!
This made me think of the scene in Top Gun: Maverick where Ed Harris tells Tom Cruise "The end is inevitable"
"Maybe so, sir. But not today."
I'm turning 50 in couple months and can't wait to throw down in the Open this year!
I'm 54 this year. This spring is my 9th open. PR's still happen but not as often or easily as it used to be. (I got lifetime pr's in my squat and front squat last November!) Anyway I appreciate today's podcast! I'm hanging on and starting to scale more often! But I still have fun and remain injury free!
Excellent topic! I am 65 ( heading into my 11th Open) as with some of the others who have commented...PR's are rarer but still managing to get close. I am definitely smarter now and know when to scale appropriately whereas 10 years ago I was more a scorched earth mentality. I definitely am focusing much more on improving my skill sets rather than a raw weight PR.
57 Female, 7 years Crossfit. Still gaining strength, havn't completely giving up on a muscle up, but ok with never acheiving.
I second other's comments that we can adjust the workout to suit what I need.
Example: 5 rounds - 4 min: Bike 28 cal remaining time Bear Complex - 2 min rest. Adjusted to 23 cal otherwise not sure I would have reached Bear Complex in round 3, 4 and 5. Kept the Rx weight of 65#, which acomplished the stimulus.
Just today I improved my Grace time from 5:50 to 5:15 Rx! Proud of myself! I have room for improvement as my Jerk is a skill that I do not do efficently.
I cut down from 5 days a week to 3 days a week and 1 additonal day I work on skills. IE. can do T2B, but want to string T2B, just learned double unders this year!! HSPU, down to 1 ab mat from 3 abmats. Yes it takes me a LONG time to acheive these goals but I am STILL IMPROVING :)
I love that I can translate the skills/strength from Crossfit to swimming and Rock Climbing (my new 5th day)
At 59, I am still managing to PR (becoming rarer!). But it is getting more challenging. I'm switching slowly my focus to targeting skill development. I adjust to ensure I get more time to warm-up (takes forever and, as a coach, I try to lead by example and work for fitness yet am not precious about PRs etc.). I'm big on mobility (30 min per day) as I am now at a stage of working simply to extend my warranties!
love the story of "stopping the clock" for 20 years, great perspective
Very helpful! I’ve wondered whether to push myself or accept where I am and maintain… since I’m only 42 I guess I need to keep the 🔥 turned up for quite a while. This helps put things in perspective. Thanks!
Spot on guys! Just spot on as usual. I couldn’t have loved this episode anymore. Fantastic reminders too for us focused on being forever athletes. I love the reference to Annie still working on new skills at 20 years in 😍 always ways to improve!! Keep on keeping on 💯
Great topic. I’m 51 recently post menopausal sleep is quite simply crap 😂 so some mornings when I usually workout before work I choose to get more sleep then try to workout later that night. My main focus now is consistency of training. Many days I choose what I feel like doing. I’d rather keep moving than not. Doing a high intensity workout when I’ve had days of poor sleep just doesn’t work but maybe doing a lifting session with the expectation of good movement does. Love these podcasts.
Look into HRT. You deserve to not suffer. Don't believe all the old studies claiming it causes cancer. Older women are absolutely getting the short end of the stick. Best of luck to you
@@ChrisOhMy thank you I have discussed it with my Dr. There is breast cancer in my family so have to way the risk reward. But thank you 😊
Thanks for this topic! At 55, I certainly feel like a Masters Athlete but love the fact that I can adjust training to fit me.
Hi guys, love the content and look forward to each and every episode - keep it up! Interested to get your perspective on the hierarchy of athlete development, how strictly this should be adhered to (or not) for both the individual and affiliate owner, and how much influence this model has in programming (and for Boz, specifically the programming for the Open). Would love to get your point of view! Thanks, John Bell
Hi Guys, thank you for your inspiration.
I m 43 years old male from Italy,
I m a very poor sleeper and i wake up very early in the morning due to my work ( Eye technician in an Eye hospital)...
After 2 nights of poor sleep ,the Energy for a third workout in a Row Is very low.... How i can i boost It up???
Any supplements ,?
Prè workout?
Post workout?
Thank you so much
Giacomo B.
Great stuff, thanks guys appreciate. Quick question around 17:15 Boz talks about a fitness arc that can be graphed based on what I assume are benchmarks, do you have any samples or more info about how to do that? I did take the L1 but don’t recall that specific graph, maybe I spaced out 😜
From Greg Glassman's What is Fitness lecture (or the same lecture given at every L1), when he talks about the three models, they result in the "Fitness Curve" (or your fitness being the area under that curve). The segment that just discusses the models and resulting curve is in ruclips.net/video/CLgfLixbMDs/видео.html. Think the video will remind you of that part of the L1. I go back and read the original CrossFit Journal version (or watch Gregg give the entire lecture on RUclips) at least annually - it is a grounding part of my CF journey as a coach and a Masters athlete.
Good food for thought, as always. Thanks so much. This is the only CrossFit-related podcast I make a point to listen to on a regular basis.
I've been mulling over how to ask this question for a bit, so here goes: If CrossFit is defined as "constantly varied functional movements executed at a high intensity,'" then how would you define "high intensity"? Or coming at it from a different angle: Let's say that on a given day I don't worry about the clock and make my way through a particular workout at 50% intensity, whatever the reason may be. If I'm not executing the workout at a "high intensity," can it still be considered CrossFit? I think I have a pretty good guess as to what y'all might say, but would love to hear y'all talk it over.
Again, thanks for the great content. - Joe
Hi Guys.
Thanks for your amazing episodes as usual.
I am one of your dedicated listeners for all your episodes. As I mentioned before, I am a gym owner and masters athlete for over a decade.
My question is how do you engage people in your gym and keep them coming although they don't like doing anything uncomfortable... And I am also referring mostly to men 🙂.
Over the years we already scaled down everything to help people and make them fitter however.
Crossfit or in general functional moevents will always be a bit challenging and uncomfortable an that's the beauty of it, but the percentage of people who enjoy that are low and men in general are worse than women... Do you guys have any tips or ideas how to encourage this kind of behaviour or mindset.