Through all the yelling, slamming of loaded barbells, and general chaos that surrounded this weekend’s events there was something that kept sticking out to me. In past events I was selfishly only concerned with the other competitors in my division and I rarely took note of performances in any other divisions. I think that this has changed since I have become a gym owner. Countless times this weekend I caught myself watching the top performers in a particular heat and comparing them to clients we have at Koda. The crazy thing is that I believe we have several people that would have placed very highly this weekend in the Masters, Team, and Individual divisions.
This revelation, combined with the newly acquired floor space at Koda, has inspired me to start to develop competitors programming. Since Koda’s middle room will be available for open gym and elements classes I plan to post daily workouts on a separate white board for those who would like to push their skills to the next level. My goal will be to create workouts that can be completed within a 30 min window allowing the “Koda Competitors” to do the extra work before or after the regular class. They will cover the skill and strength movements that are typically seen at CrossFit competitions and local fitness challenges. The programming will taper down to more muscular endurance and lactate buffering style WODs as we get closer to some of the big competitions (ACO, the Fittest Games, and the Open).
I hope that we have a good size group participating in the program throughout the day but I completely understand if you do not want to commit the extra 30 min on top of the hour long class that you are already attending. That being said, I expect the ones who are participating in this program to be taking care of themselves and their issues. That means having your diet and mobility in check. Extra work can easily lead to injury if your issues are not addressed regularly.
Before we start on this adventure I would like to compile a list of movements that seem to give us the most trouble. If you want to participate, please post a couple of your “goat” movements in the comments sections. These can be strength, skill, or stamina deficiencies that you feel need work. This will allow me to get an idea of how many I need to plan for and some areas to focus in on.
I am excited,
-Brice
4 comments:
Handstand pushups, overhead snatch position, ring dips, and just about anything that involves kipping.
Getting past that barrier of wanting to go easy which I guess would be learning my inner pace and having a stronger endurance. Getting down the butterfly movement, handstand work and lastly the muscle up.
One more thing, anthing that involves the overhead position. Squat and snatch. One of those movements seems to always be in a comp and both are not a strong point for me.
Lots of strength ( upper & lower body) and Olympic lifting. For skill movements: pistols, MU's, and HSPU's. Definitely need work on the short, intense WOD's.
I am already strong like bull. I suppose I should work on scratching my back without looking like a bear rubbing on a tree or touching my toes without getting light headed or thinking I need to hyperfinate.
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