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Crossover

Tabata endingWatch this video on YouTube How long can you go anaerobic? How long do you need to recover once you’ve crossed the threshold from aerobic to anaerobic? For those who don’t know the terms, anaerobic is that mode you … Continue reading

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More Weight on the Bar

Perhaps you’ve noticed the tiny orange monster finger puppet who lives on the barbell rack. Perhaps you haven’t. Whatever your observational skill level, know that this monsters name is Bartholomew and his one and only job is to remind you … Continue reading

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Internal and External Feedback

Tonight we looked at two kinds of feedback: the kind we can give ourselves and the kind we can only get from a partner. For the “internal” feedback, we used forms.  For the “external” feedback, we used chi sao stage … Continue reading

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A Brilliant Summary

Before we move on to the next of my somewhat nebulous “10 mental skills of CrossFit” let us pause for a moment on the skill of transitioning to soak up a story. Today after one class, I was congratulating a … Continue reading

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The Lessons of Failure

Today, everyone DNFed the WOD.  That means the workout was too hard for our gym, at the current moment.  People gave it their best and nobody finished. There have been quite a few this month where many people have DNFed … Continue reading

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