Chasing The RX

In CrossFit, many of us are always Chasing the "RX" standard. I want to be clear and say there is nothing wrong with doing so, because that gives us an amazing goal to strive for. What needs to be understood is the journey to RX is more important than actually saying "Ive done it RX."

Being able to consistently and SAFELY RX many of the movements and standards in CrossFit is a great feat and one we all hope to achieve. In order to consistently and safely do so, we need to have a very strong and solid foundation of the movement patterns and the weight sequences leading you into the RX world. Which means you must perform a lot of workouts under the typical RX standard so you can gear and prep your body for all of the future increases you plan to implement. Consistency will always lead to success.

What is more important than being able to RX the workout is something we speak about in class every single day.....STIMULUS. Being able to achieve the desired stimulus of the workout is more important than anything else. No matter how light your bar must be, no matter how many reps you may need to modify, or how short you need to make your run, nailing the stimulus perfectly is what we are all after. Hitting the correct intensity and stimulus will yield you much larger fitness improvements during your journey to RX and is essence get you there much sooner.

What follows with stimulus is keeping track of your workouts. When you have more data to compare to upcoming workouts, it allows you to map out a plan with your Coach to set you up for success with steady growth and improvement. We are always striving to do a little bit more weight, run a little bit more, do a few more pull-ups etc. If we have data from previous workouts, we know how to be 1% during this workout. As long as we get 1% better each day, week or month our journey to RX workouts will end in victory. Please do not rush this process and risk injury. Always talk with your Coaches and take the advice they give. Stay safe and keep kicking ass everyone!


Coach Nick

Multi-Tasking

Multitasking has become a function of our everyday lives. From the second we wake up up to when we fall asleep. Our devotion to multitasking is obsessive and quite honestly BULLSHIT! While you're reading and responding to emails, texting, reviewing a project due at work and checking social media you feel like you're accomplishing a lot, but you're actually working less and stressing your brain!

An excerpt from Ryan Anderson states:
"Imagine your brain is a processing bottleneck. Multitasking is trying to force as many thoughts and tasks through the bottleneck at once. There isn't enough processing spaces for all those tasks, and without singular focus, you are twice as likely to make errors or take longer to complete tasks. Each time you toggle between tasks, you are asking your brain to switch context, meaning you are restarting and refocusing every time. During the time it takes for your brain to make that switch, studies show that your brain will make no progress on any issue."

Instead, when we learn to focus on a single task, our brains processing bottleneck is able to devote all of its space and attention to that one single issue. "It will accept only relevant information, allow in-depth comprehension, build content, encourage great creativity, and develop higher memory retention."

As a whole, we need to stop multitasking and focus on one thing. Put all of your focus on the one task, finish it, and do it to the best of your ability. When you multi-task in essence it just makes you half ass a lot of shit. Now I know when many of you read this you will say "that's bullshit, I am so great at multi-tasking" and if you're saying that, it is total BS. You cannot complete multiple tasks at the BEST of your ability when trying to handle three, four or five plus tasks. We can obviously complete multiple tasks at once, but not with the same efficiency and success. Laser focus on one task and see how much more quality work you put out!


Coach Nick