With the desire to make our members work really hard during workouts but at the same time use correct technique, called Virtuosity, comes obvious issues in making them understand and follow our instructions. There is always a fine line where if you work too hard, technique can take a backseat and you end up shortening your range of motion or even worse, you get hurt. We consistently coach all our members about how to perform exercises and give them goals about what we want them to achieve in a specific workout. Does it need to be fast or steady, heavy or light etc. There is always a person who is a little more competitive than the rest and they need to be told to hold back a bit and focus on the technique whether it is a full range or proper technique issue. It is completely natural to see people wanting to do as good as possible and you sometimes lose sight of the main goal which is virtuosity.
I have noticed for some time that you have all started to show a desire to achieve virtuosity in every workout rather than just getting the fastest time or most rounds. I have noticed a feeling of pride in you when coming in to the gym feeling sore but sore in the right muscles I.E. hamstrings instead of lower back or lats instead of shoulders. Many things could be contributed to that but my main thoughts are for most of you, you have realized that slowing down to perfect technique during workouts hasn’t affected you scores over a period of time and feeling sore in “the right” muscles have helped your strength levels and/or helped you stay free of small injuries. A combination of these factors plus making sure you take rest days during the week have helped you train consistently for a longer period of time compared to previous and that in turn have seen you make better improvements as well. Dare I say it. I think the penny has dropped for a huge portion of you. It is about training smarter not harder.
I am proud of all of you finally committing to seeing the bigger picture and acting on it by wanting to achieve virtuosity. I am also proud of us coaches being persistent in the way we coach and not giving up you.
Christian
Wednesday 9/8/17
Strength: Back Squat
3 x 3 @ 90-95%
WOD: 5 x 3 min AMRAP
9 Wall Balls 9/6kg
7 Power Cleans 50/35kg
5 Burpees
1 min Rest between AMRAPs
