Category Archives: Life Lessons

CrossFit Life Lesson 10 – Take One Step Back to Go Forward

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Anyone doing weightlifting training or any sport where athletes hit plateaus invariably are told to “deload” every few weeks. This is in addition to prescribed rest days. Expecting to keep getting better week after week in every movement is insanity … Continue reading →

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CrossFit Life Lesson 9 – Be a Participant

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

A hundred million Americans are spectators of various sports yet a fraction of us are active in sports. Especially after the college years. This is astonishing considering how much more time it takes to watch a football game than to … Continue reading →

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CrossFit Life Lesson 8 – Don’t Ever Cheat

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

There is an old adage in the triathlete training community about the racehorse and the bumblebee. In short, a great athlete has to be both characteristics to be successful. As a bumblebee (that defies physics by flying) just keep doing … Continue reading →

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CrossFit Life Lesson 7 – Do Something Amazing

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

CrossFit athletes track their performance metrics to the utmost detail, so when it comes to goal setting, it is easy to say that I want a certain benchmark WOD to be 2 minutes faster or a lift 20 pounds heavier. … Continue reading →

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CrossFit Life Lesson 6 – Always Get Better

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

An amazing fact of life and CrossFit is that if you focus on improving one skill, a set of others improve as well without extra effort. Work on deadlifts and you develop a six pack, improve your balance and your … Continue reading →