Looking Up From The Bench

Hey Guys! Julia here. Today I wanted to follow-up on an article I wrote awhile back about intensity in CrossFit, and how this concept is fundamental to being able to garner results for whatever our fitness goals may be. The question is how do we maintain this intensity? One suggestion, that is the focus of today’s write-up, is to SCALE IF NEEDED. Many (myself included) feel a great desire to Rx the workout. We want to have a shot to be on the leaderboard, or compete with those at a high level. Some may even feel that scaling means they didn’t do the “real” workout and that no matter what, “as prescribed” is always better. However, I’m here to tell you that it is just the opposite. The true progress, strides in our fitness goals, and improvement in our athletic endeavors will come more quickly and easily when we scale to a level that allows us to maintain the stimulus of the workout, and get as close to the goal as possible. In CrossFit, we have many facets of fitness we ar...