A few months ago, we made a change to our website. We announced that the workout in the gym wouldn’t necessarily correspond to the workout posted on the website. We did this to avoid “cherry picking,” our word for the act of picking only the workouts you want to do and avoiding those workouts that you don’t like, or don’t have any desire to do (like weightlifting for some of you).

Well, we’ve learned a few things since then that I want to share with you…

I’ve always been a firm believer that my function as a fitness coach is to advise, guide and encourage you to do things that help you improve, learn and grow; and to be responsible for yourself in the process. In the context of CrossFit, that means to teach you the skills, movements, training, diet and recovery that will help you move forward toward Elite Fitness (aka “Black Belt”). But it’s not my job to make you do it, nor is it my job to eliminate your choice and ability to be responsible for yourself – to show up in spite of your lack of desire, reservation or insecurity; or to not show up based on an injury or any other personal reason.