Virtuosity - Wednesday, February 19th, 2025

Virtuosity

Virtuosity is something that we do talk about often. Doing the common uncommonly well.

Nicole Carroll explains in the Ethos of CrossFit post:

In the pursuit of optimizing the safety, efficacy, and efficiency of our program, we use threshold training. One of Greg’s favorite anecdotes at Level 1 courses goes something like this: “‘Coach, do you want me to do it right? Or do you want me to do it fast?’ ‘Yes. Both. I want both.’” Why? Because this is how we optimize adaptation. It is how we optimize safety, efficacy, and efficiency.

Technique matters. Full range of motion equates to improved functionality, both in terms of flexibility and mobility, as well as a longer distance traveled. Better technique is more work in less time (eventually).

This insistence on movement quality in the face of also trying to go faster gets us results, but it also does something else. It affords even us not-so-athletically-inclined gym-goers a taste of the pursuit of mastery. It develops composure and virtuosity — that is, it gives us the chance to do the common uncommonly well.

When we talk virtuosity at CrossFit Indestri we often refer to something as common as the air squat. If you want to snatch, overhead squat, back squat, front squat, clean, heavy weights well, you must master the air squat. You must do the common movements like an air squat well first. Perform virtuosity in the common movements to do the more technical and high level skills well.

Wednesday, February 19th, 2025

Focus:

Legless Rope Climb Progressions

WOD:

12 Min AMRAP
1 Legless Rope climb to 10ft
10 Alt DB Hang Snatch 50/35
Run 2 Laps

Check back each night at 8pm for the next days WOD .
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