How to do CrossFit for 14 Years: Know ThyselfTwenty twenty-four is an auspicious year. True Spirit CrossFit will celebrate its 10th anniversary in July and this month I celebrate 14 years of doing CrossFit. How have I stuck with it for so long? How do I continue to train despite arthritis in both knees? How do I keep pursing elite level fitness in my 50s? How have I done this for 14 years and not been seriously injured? Know thyself. Recently, I wrote about how I have learned to adapt and modify my training to accommodate my arthritis and NOT GET INJURED. I do that by understanding my physical and physiological tolerances. This understanding is one of the very first lessons that is taught in the CrossFit Level 1 Training Course. Aspiring coaches are taught that an athlete's performance will vary based on
My performance for any given workout is dependent upon how much sleep I got, what I've been eating and drinking, the training load of the week, if I'm depressed or struggling with my mental health. It's based on the choices I make for the 23 hours I'm not in the gym training. These outside-the-gym decisions will either set me up for success or increase the risk for injury. Far too often I hear someone say, I hurt myself doing X, Y, or Z. so therefore I'm not going to do X, Y, or Z anymore. The problem is not X, Y or Z, it's that you didn't know thyself and your tolerances. I recently read an excellent article on this very subject written by Dr. Maysa Hannawi. She writes: People are quick to demonize movements. “I hurt my back deadlifting, deadlifts are bad for me.” “I hurt my shoulder pressing overhead, I should stop pressing overhead.” To have longevity in any physical training program, be it barre or CrossFit, we must meet ourselves where we are at on THIS day. Take a close looks at what's going on in our life. Perhaps it's just the impetus we need to make the changes we've been talking about all year. If you need help. please book a check-in with me. Together we can figure out ways to increase your capacity.
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