There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Workout (2:00 #37)
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2022
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Your questions are back in the spotlight this week! We’re talking about how to design a non-competitive after-school program, why being clear is kind when running your gym, why CrossFit Games athletes don’t move perfectly, and more.
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Question About:
01:00 - Distinguishing between complaining and helping 03:00 - Responding to death in the family 06:10 - Dealing with grandparents and junk food 07:50 - Stretching right after a hard workout 09:30 - Getting strong with limited equipment and time 10:40 - Designing a non-competitive after-school program 12:50 - Blurring the line between moving fast and moving perfectly 15:10 - Coming back from a bad working 16:20 - Creating selection criteria for a sports team 17:50 - Distributing cubbies fairly in a CrossFit gym 20:00 - Having different prices for different members of a gym
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About Us:
👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
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| 0:00.0 | We are here because we know the outcomes in our lives are within our control. |
| 0:10.4 | That taking absolute ownership of how we eat, sleep, train, think and connect with each |
| 0:14.9 | other is how we'll optimize our health and happiness. |
| 0:18.7 | That chasing excellence is how we grab hold of what is possible. |
| 0:22.8 | Our mission is to live on the wrong. |
| 0:25.6 | Always chasing. |
| 0:26.8 | Never stop. |
| 0:28.0 | Go! |
| 0:29.0 | Hello and welcome back to another episode of Chasing Excellence. |
| 0:32.5 | How are you been? |
| 0:33.5 | I'm doing so good, Patrick. |
| 0:34.5 | Thanks. |
| 0:35.5 | We are returning to our two minute drill. |
| 0:37.8 | We're going to take it very seriously today because there's a class about to start here |
| 0:41.8 | across from the ringland and there's going to be some background music. |
| 0:43.8 | So we're going to go kind of fast today. |
| 0:45.3 | Two minute drill is when folks listen or send us really good questions and we try to get |
| 0:52.7 | answers in under two minutes. |
| 0:54.8 | So folks who want to get into the queue find me on Instagram, PS Cummings and just drop |
| 0:59.4 | me a DM and I'll get it on to our list. |
| 1:01.3 | Okay. |
| 1:02.3 | Without further ado, ready? |
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