#038: Why CrossFit is Different than the CrossFit Games
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2018
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
In this episode: I'm talking about the primary differences between the CrossFit that happens in our gym & the CrossFit that happens in Madison every summer. Show Notes: 02:02 - How I've come to think about the differentiation between CrossFit and the CrossFit Games 04:05 - My Mt. Everest analogy 07:01 - Why your focus shouldn't be on intensity 08:03 - Mechanics 09:59 - Consistency 10:35 - Appropriate Intensity 13:21 - How the goals of a CrossFit gym member is different than those of a CrossFit athlete 16:09 - Where I think we'll be in 30 years. // Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/2lCdeWb Subscribe on Google Play: https://goo.gl/VPYj3G Grab the book: http://amzn.to/2vSjU4q Chasing Excellence is a show dedicated to dissecting what it means to live a life of excellence, both inside the gym & out. On each episode, we'll deep dive on various aspects of running a CrossFit affiliate, becoming a better coach or athlete, & maximizing your potential. Web: http://www.benbergeron.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benbergeron/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachbenbergeron/
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| 0:00.0 | I don't care how fast you can do Fran, |
| 0:02.6 | if the barbell never touches your shoulders on a thruster. |
| 0:05.4 | Like, it doesn't matter. |
| 0:06.9 | I don't care what your pullups, |
| 0:08.6 | you know how fast you can do Fran, |
| 0:09.8 | if you're never straight in your arms on a pullup, |
| 0:11.5 | we haven't learned the mechanics yet. |
| 0:13.5 | Once you get the mechanics, |
| 0:15.1 | then I wanna make sure that you can do that. |
| 0:17.2 | I want you to make sure that you can do those movements |
| 0:19.6 | when I'm not watching. |
| 0:21.0 | And are you showing up for five days a week? |
| 0:23.8 | And then if that's the case, |
| 0:25.3 | then from there I wanna see, okay, |
| 0:27.6 | what's that next level? |
| 0:29.2 | Like, that's why I record scores. |
| 0:30.9 | Are you, can you go a little bit faster |
| 0:32.8 | than you did last time? |
| 0:33.8 | What confidence is, has nothing to do with winning |
| 0:37.7 | or the leaderboard. |
| 0:38.9 | What confidence is, is knowing that you giving |
| 0:42.8 | your best efforts is enough. |
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