I just got off a call with a young teen and her mother who were inquiring about a training plan that would help the young athlete reach her goal.  The goal is to compete in the CrossFit Games in the 14-15 age division.  Within 5 minutes of the conversation I discovered the young teen was training over 30 hours per week doing CrossFit classes, gymnastics workouts and whatever else she could muster up in the home gym.   I then asked her if she could do a strict pull up…she said “maybe one, but I can kip”.

Do you need a strategy guide to tackle CrossFit Open Workout 18.4. Click here to download and learn the same strategies Tennil Reed will be using for the Crossfit Open.

People often ask us where we go to compete and learn more.  We have the unique privilege of having access to many of the more well known conferences in the market but we also have found some smaller events that are gems!  Here is a small list of the competitions and events that we always try to send people to when given the opportunity.

The rankings above are how the 2015 CrossFit Games COULD HAVE unfolded with MINOR tweaks to scoring methods. If you watched the Sunday finale, suffice it to say, the pegboard proved difficult for the majority of female competitors. Out of the remaining 37-competitior-field, three completed all three pegboard repetitions, two completed two pegboard repetitions, and seven completed one pegboard repetition. This left a MASSIVE tie for 13th-place amongst twenty-five individuals NOT completing a single pegboard repetition.

Losing a game, getting an injury, not improving your personal record; disappointment is synonymous with competition. As The Open draws to a close you too may be feeling disappointment. James FitzGerald, Founder and Director of OPEX Fitness, offers two helpful perspectives.

When it comes to sport, what dictates success? Well it depends ; the sport, the athlete's skill level, experience, etc. James Fitzgerald touches on this topic but if you have any questions please comment below the video!

Tennil Reed’s AM is a speed strength session designed to help her improve her knee flexion endurance for the sport of CrossFit. Following this she will tackle a grinder piece which will involve heavy double unders.

“It’s not just a simple answer to say which business does the best at what point of the year. It’s what model you’re in with what target audience in what area that’ll lead you to make better decisions.”

If you want to learn about the foundational principles of successful coaching you need to apply for the OPEX Coaching Certificate Course. In this course James will teach you about how to become a true master through courses related to program design, lifestyle consultation, assessment, and nutrition.

“The further I get into the competitive side of CrossFit, the more I feel like I’m beating my Lupus.” – Megan Benzik

In OPEX Work, the final phase of our assessment model, the athlete’s various energy systems are tested. OPEX Work gives professional coaches an idea of a client’s starting point from a work capacity perspective. It also provides the coach with the direction of their fitness program in relation to their objectives.

Should training be an unorganized, disconnected experience where we throw assessments, goals, previous exposure, function and physiology out the window?

We have created a specific warm-up for 18.1 that ensures your body is ready to handle the workout. If you’d like to take a look and see what it is click below to download our FREE 18.1 Strategy Guide today.

Muscle ups, pistols, rope climbs, HSPU in all varieties, HS walking, CTB chin-ups, TTB, barbell complexes, ring dips.  All of these things belong in the trick bag that the competitive CF athlete has to have in their arsenal to compete at the next level.  The reality of the situation is that not only do they need to have them but they also need to be able to a fuck ton of reps at each one.  Over the years we have seen workouts organized at the regional level that have a large number of repetitions.  For example this years 5 round deficit HSPU workout, the chipper workout with ONE HUNDRED GHD SITUPS, and the 15 MU ascending clean workout.

Need a hand crushing CrossFit Open Workout 18.5 and securing a competitive score? Our very own coaches, Sam Smith and Mike Lee were on hand to answer some of our athletes pressing questions in an hour-long webinar the morning of Friday, March 23rd. Here are some of the highlights:

There’s plenty of misinformation out there about what it takes to be the best in the Sport of Fitness. Given the time of year, the halfway point of the 2018 CrossFit Open, I thought I’d dispel at least three of the myths that surround the CrossFit competition training process for athletes and coaches.

You choose the path that matches your vision of coaching success, and we’ll provide you with clear direction to the career of your dreams and mentorship from those with a proven record of success.

The OPEX Programming: Principles course is an introductory program designed to help coaches or personal trainers develop a better understanding of effective program design.