CrossFit Radio Episode 60 090422

Neil & JJ,

Great show on Coaching styles - a lot to think about and work on.

I thought about how I'd like to describe the intensity of your coaching style and how to match it to each athlete. I think it's best described as incrementalism - the same way we would add velocity or load to a movement - a coach has to be 5% more intense than the athlete.

If coaching a deconditioned grandma is 10%, and coaching a hard-charging fire-breathing CF Games competitor is 100% you still have to match what you're doing to the athlete. If I go at Grandma with 90% (GET YOUR ASS TO THAT MED BALL AND SQUAT GOD DAMMIT!), she's going to be non-plussed, to say the least. On the flip-side if you come at Fire-breather with 20%, she's not going to be motivated as much as she could be.

Eventually, Grandma is going to build some capacity, and you'll need to bring 20% to get her moving.

Cont'd...

Good Coaches instinctively match their intensity to that of their clients, and can quickly, almost subconsciously, change depending on the athlete, the workout, mood, environment, etc.

Always a great show. I listen to these and the weekend show when writing my high school classes workouts and while driving to school. I enjoy listening to the varity of speakers, but what about speaking to some high school teachers who are implimenting the crossfit idea. I am using the MEBB idea in my high school, and let me tell you it is being received with positive attitude. I use the pistol shooting circles for the type of workouts we do. I have to adjust some of the med cons to affiliate with our equipment. Let me tell you though we have the equipment to do most anything. In fact we do a Northstar Fight Gone Bad. I subsitute rope skip for the concept 2 row and do air squat in place of wall ball. Talk about individual competition. Yes we count reps and use the 75# and 55# weights, with some adjustments. Hey just wanted to let you know that this does work and the information everyone provides is great. I have been teaching for 31 years and have had strength classes for the last 15. Believe me I have used many ideas and training programs for years, but crossfit has organized my training protocol. Thanks again.

Charles:

Our spy at CrossFit HQ tells me you may get your wish for a program about high school teachers implementing
CrossFit...perhaps as early as this weekend. Feel free to call in.

Thanks for listening and for being part of the CrossFit community.

Daniel Freedman
Editor-in-Chief