When an S.O. Doesn't Care About CrossFit (2:00 #29)
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 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.
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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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