Its a Marathon not a Sprint

Hi everyone, welcome to my first CFMB blog post!

Today’s message is for everyone -  the beginner, the in-experienced and the experienced.

The idea of wanting to be great at something right away, seeing immediate results, being smarter, stronger, faster, whatever it is, is something most of us get inevitably frustrated with. The reason, of course, is the effort in forging those initial neurological pathways and getting your body to adapt to the muscle memory and skills to do new movements takes time and energy.  

When you first discover CrossFit you will go through a period of learning and frustration until you get the techniques sorted, and once you master these  comes excitement because every time you put weight on the bar you lift more. I would think of this period as the ‘setting up’ phase. Figuring out how everything works and getting PB’s every week - you are dusting off your potential. 

 After this set up period, don't be disappointed or discouraged if you don't hit a PB every time you come to the gym. Remember: results are relative. As in they will change day to day depending on so many things. Focus on the EFFORT. You can control how much you give to each workout. Give 100% each time you come to the box and guaranteed you will see long term results.

 Experienced athletes, by now you are well aware of everything I have mentioned above to be true. You have probably gone through a plateau and/or maybe an injury at some point. You understand so many things come into play to achieve a PB – such as nutrition, mobility, programming and the stars aligning. Teach others that it's not all about ringing the bell, it’s about loving your training and taking away so much more than a 2.5kg PB. Friendship, health, sanity etc, making the peanut butter jelly (PB) time so much sweeter.

To summarise, the overall message here is that strength and conditioning programs and seeing results is a marathon, not a sprint. Dont flog yourself into the ground chasing the gain train. Rest when you need, eat what you need and try to be smart in your approach to training.

Coach Guy,

CFMB