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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
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
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
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
Mutant Isabel
So, hi – this is actually Patrick. Not Wally. I write up little posts for the Friday evening classes. Except not last week. I meant to, but when the workout was over I went home and did something else for … Continue reading