Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should
Scaling for Stimulus
A term used in CrossFit, but not necessarily understood. Here’s a breakdown…
Stimulus meaning the intended goal of the workout, and scaling as we know is adjusting movements effectively.
We all train because we love it, why else would we put ourselves through this??! We crave that feeling of accomplishment, knowing we have put our best effort into our workout, we moved efficiently, we used our skills, we progressed. We did the thing!
Athlete Mentality
Just because we have regular jobs, and no one is sponsoring our activewear addiction (sadly…) Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t consider ourselves athletes, take care of ourselves as an athlete would.
How Are You Feeling Today?
Rate of Perceived Exertion: RPE ‘How are you feeling today?’
In a perfect world, we arrive at the gym, fuelled to perfection by the best foods, we have had ample sleep, in the best mood with zero stresses and our Whoop has our recovery ‘in the green’.
Why Not You?
Competition isn’t just for the Elite!
Coach mentions a comp in the briefing. Wow the people that go in that are going to have so much fun! They’ll do so well…. It looks so fun. Wish I was a competitor …
Heads up kid! YOU ARE!
Create The Environment
The gym is a place for everyone. The reasons for showing up are vast and varied, not one of us is the same, but the aim is generally always to leave better than when we walked in