When an S.O. Doesn't Care About CrossFit (2:00 #29)

Chasing Excellence

Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings

Self-improvement, Crossfit, Holistic Health, Mindset, Selfimprovement, Education, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Goalsetting, Health, Attainability, Fitness

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🗓️ 3 August 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The 2:00 Drill is back, featuring your questions on the chasing excellence approach to dating, why we don't program strength-only days at CrossFit New England, choosing whether to go to the gym early or sleep in, and more.

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Questions Answered:

02:10 - Approaching dating with an attitude of chasing excellence
04:20 - Differentiating one-upping and trying to relate
06:40 - Determining whether to go to workout early or sleep more
08:50 - Spending $65 a week on groceries
10:50 - Giving marketing tips to personal trainers
13:00 - Handling life when your significant other isn't down with CrossFit
14:40 - Breathing better during metcons
17:15 - Adding a strength portion to daily programming
20:55 - Working with a member with bad body odor
23:00 - Preparing yourself to work at the CompTrain Academy

👉🏼 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0	If you don't get six hours of sleep, it's hard to make that back up.
0:06.9	You're probably doing a lot of harm.
0:09.2	So that's, to me, as the thing.
0:11.0	If you can get six hours, then I would go to the gym.
0:15.2	If you can't get six hours, skip the gym that morning.
0:18.3	And there's some days for me that that happens.
0:21.1	So that's the way I would do that.
0:22.4	And the way I do that is not, you know, from when you go to bed to when you wake up, it's
0:27.0	six hours of sleep.
0:28.3	So you have to have a sleep device to be able to truly know that.
0:31.8	So if you get five hours and 55 minutes of sleep, stay in bed the extra hour instead of
0:36.7	getting up and going across.
0:39.1	We are here because we know the outcomes in our lives are within our control.
0:43.6	That taking absolute ownership of how we eat, sleep, train, think, and connect with each
0:48.0	other is how we'll optimize our health and happiness.
0:51.8	That chasing excellence is how we grab hold of what is possible.
0:56.0	Our mission is to live on the run.
0:58.8	Always chasing.
1:00.0	Never stop.
1:01.0	Hello, and welcome back to another episode of chasing excellence.
1:05.6	How are you doing, Ben?
1:06.6	I'm doing terrific.
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