The Best Filter
By: Sean Wells
Here’s why you have a coach:
There’s too much out there. You know you can’t do everything. A lot of it looks–or sounds–good. Every time you log into Instagram or Facebook there is another ad trying to sell you what “you should be doing”. I’m talking about diet plans, supplements, strength programs, or even daily WODs. But you can’t do it all, and trying to do too much will actually set you back. I’m guilty!
Too much training or not enough training
Everyone knows about “overtraining” or “under -recovering” , and we’re all scared of getting injured and not being able to do what we want to do. But most don’t realize there’s an optimal amount of training to do, just as there’s an optimal amount of food to eat.
Too little, and your progress will be slow. But doing too many workouts has the exact same effect.
We choose CrossFit for our group training because it’s a great balance: it’s not too little, and it’s not too much. But even as hard as CrossFit workouts are, many people are tempted to do more: to add a little “recovery run”, or even to do multiple workouts in a day. These are NOT the path to success. More is NOT better. Better is better. Optimal is the path for success.
You have a coach. That coach is your filter.
Your coaches are here to tell you what’s optimal, not what’s minimal. The Coach filter when applied correctly keeps you from doing too much or going in the wrong direction.
At OG, our coaches want to talk to you every 3-4 months(quarterly). One on one, in person. We want to put you on the InBody if you see value in the information; ask about your goals; review your progress; and then give you the best possible prescription.
Here’s a link to book the goal review. It’s part of your membership!
What we DON’T want is for you to have to guess.
We don’t want you to try fad diets just because someone else is doing them. We don’t want you to drink a gallon of milk a day just because you saw it online. (truth: this was a CrossFit fad back around 2011. We didn’t join that one as a gym but I saw people do it!) We don’t even want you to do what everyone else in the gym is doing, because their program is theirs. It’s not yours. Train in a group, tailor individually: that’s what our coaches do.
You have a coach.
They’re a filter. The best filter!
Next time you see a workout online and think, “oooooh, that looks spicy! Gotta try it after noon group tomorrow!”#spicey#sospiceylikeaghostpepper — ask your coach if it fits your goals. Take it from a banged-up meathead who learned the hard way(and continues to learn)!
Thanks for checking out OC in Bend, Oregon. OC is Central Oregon’s premier CrossFit, Personal Training and Sports Performance gym in Bend, Oregon.
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