Workout of the Day:
Clean & Jerk
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Learning The Jerk – Harry Leech
What We Look for in a CrossFitter – CrossFit Downtown Winston
Tue, Jul 21st
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Workout of the Day:
Clean & Jerk
1-1-1-1-1-1
Learning The Jerk – Harry Leech
What We Look for in a CrossFitter – CrossFit Downtown Winston
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Awesome. I’ll be down at seven.
I think the article on ‘What we look for in a CrossFitter’, is a bit harsh. I think it asks too much of one person when they are just starting on the style of Crossfit training. A person could get de-moralised if they are not getting to do everything right and something would give.
Have to admit, don’t really like the attitude in the article and I would be put off training there. Just because a person comes in and does his training and it quiet, does not make him uncoachable.
Anyways, I’ll stop now, could go on and on
Agreed with Sue this article come across as very elitist you either do as i say are we don’t want you here, i understand what they are probably trying to say in the article but if i was joining their gym that would put me off training there .
oops. Error 404 on the jerk link.
Do I have to do everything
http://crossfit.ie/media/TeachingtheJerk.pdf
I can see how the article could be off-putting to a beginner alright. I can see where they’re coming from though too. I guess it must be very frustrating for someone to try their hardest with a client only to have them ignore them completely and do their own thing.
That said, is it a fault of the trainer or trainee that they don’t want to be part of the classes? Should a trainer not be able to motivate the person?
I honestly don’t know, it’s just that I can relate it to having angry conversation with your boss or colleagues in work. Usually you could have phrased things better or used less aggressive/defensive body language (Colm) as so to avoid the confrontation. I don’t know enough about coaching to determine if its the same with clients but I would imagine there’s a fair bit of crossover.
I don’t think it’s that harsh to be honest, not in relation to the eating/sleeping part anyway. Too often people complain about their lack of progress and yet are unwilling to sort out their diet and/or sleeping. I think one of the reasons for the article is to change the mindset of the people arriving from big box gyms who are used to being thrown towards a threadmill by the staff and forgotten about, to explain that they must get involved, be proactive about their approach to fitness and know that the backup and advice is there.
And far from berating people for being a bit shy Sue “Just because a person comes in and does his training and it quiet, does not make him uncoachable.” they actually address that sentiment in the piece, it’s not the shyness that they have an issue with it’s someone not wanting to be involved in the community spirit of CrossFit at all, someone who just wants to use the equipment and work on their own. It would be like you deciding that you don’t want to do any of the WOD’s the lads prescibe and instead just do your own thing everytime you come down.
To get back to the eating, to be honet I wish the lads had pushed me to do 30 days of Paleo when I started, then I would’ve realised that it was one of the biggest things holding me back. To be honest I think the reason and motivation for the article is the willingness of people to complain about oh how very hard everything is but when questioned on whether they’re willing to make the specific changes in their life that will make everything a lot easier they don’t want to do it. Why? Because it’s hard. Hmmm and I thought all the stuff worth achieving was easy!
They want to complain about lack of progress and how hard things are but they don’t want to take responsibility for it or accept that the choices they make everyday affects their progress.
I’m in the they meant well but came over a little hostile camp myself.
pixie good post , again i just though if you stick that one ya front site you going to make people stop wanting to try the place out .
as for the Paleo Diet i’m still struggling with that a bit and as for sleep i need to get to bed at a proper hour and get decent sleep but too but again always end up doing something else
The article reads like a pamphlet for the Nazi Party which is sad to see considering he is operating within a service intensive industry. It ignores every variable there can be in a persons life. Not everyone has a lifestyle where they can eat at certain times, get the right amount of sleep and get the right amount of exercies week in, week out. He’s wrtten the whole article from the perspective of his structured lifestyle.
That sort of article will put off anyone doing crossfit that puts work or family first and then there fitness (not health) second.
“Any progress (or lack thereof) rests squarely on your shoulders. We’ll ask you to commit to Paleo for 30 days, we’ll ask you to keep a food journal, we’ll ask you to show up consistently for class. If you take responsibility for your actions and execute, you’ll reach your goals.”
Now go to work tomorrow and tell your boss that your going to do the hours you want and take lunches where and when it suits you. The crossfit coach told me that if I dont show up regularly I’ll get scorned.
The whole thing reads as if everyone has a common goal which is never the case.
Good points Jeff, totally agree with you.
Maybe he only wants people that can commit totally to training. Not every gym can be everything to everyone. He is setting a clear message of what he expects.
If I came across the site I would think. These guys are serious and committed. Am I this serious about my training? If so sorted. If not at least I found this out up front. I see nothing wrong with this. Why do they have to cater to everyone? All they are looking for is a certain level of commitment from anyone that trains with them.
on a mildly related note http://www.thrillist.com/nation/2009/07/17/crossfit
Interesting debate guys, look what I started !
I suppose it all depends what you are looking for and what mood you are in when you read it.
Though they would be pushing it to get me to sleep 7/8 hours a night. Even as a kid I was awake for hours listening to everyone else snoring. We would have a lot of cross words on sleep if I went to that gym
I dont think anybody can know if they are going to be totally committed to something before they try it out and discover whether they like it or not. It wasnt till I got out of my previous job that I was able to get regular exercise in and finally start to make progress. Then the diet changed to the level I’m happy with, carbs and bread out.
It also doesnt consider that if someone is completely new to exercise that a big step is just to start doing it. Food, sleep and other things can be changed further down the line once a reasonable level of fitness is gained. They seem to expect everything the minute you start. That’s great if they are looking for people who are already fitness and health conscious.
“If you take responsibility for your actions and execute, you’ll reach your goals.”
Harsh?…maybe
True?…definitely
I can definitely see this kind of matter of fact talk putting some people off, on the other hand, seeing that a coach expects this much (as you would get in any rugby/football club) would probably motivate me more.
Interesting article here all.. http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sex_news_sports_funny_grok/battle_of_the_strength_sports (wfs)
5 x power clean (45kg)
5 x burpees
200m run
as many rounds as possible in 10mins.
got 4rounds + 5 power cleans and 5 burpees.
On a slightly different topic:
HEY! I know that shirt! Way to jerk it Wil
Tony – 55Kg High Hang Clean & Jerk
Dale – 70Kg
Stephen – 80Kg
Peanuts – 60Kg
Don’t know what the 7 o’clock did, Will to update
Essentials – 5 rounds of 5 Front Squats, 5 Burpees
Lisa – 4:09
Louise – 4:05
Pat – 4:11
Eoin – 4:10
Del – 5:26
Really cool discussion today guys. It actually is really cool to be able to work with articulate and thoughtful people.
Becka, that reminds me that Mr Wolf owes me a photo!
Cheers Becka, I reckon I got some extra Oly-lifting proficiency from the shirt.
7 o’clock crew were mainly drilling different skill transfer exercises for the snatch (due to my inability to remember that I was supposed to be teaching them the clean & jerk). Mainly worrying about jumping from the absolute highest position possible.
Bobby 40kg
Eamonn C 20kg
Margaret 20kg