Standards of Movement in CrossFit and the Controversy of Rep Shaving
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In episode 3 of A Fresh Cup of Fitness, Brittany and Jessica take on the Open, what it means for both of them and why other athletes, elite or not, should complete the Open. They also discuss standards of movements in CrossFit, why they matter, and reasons why some athletes can’t or won’t meet them.
Episode Notes
- 4:30 How the Open works
- 5:30 Jessica meant to say Affiliate validations are due Wednesday, not Tuesday
- 9:50 What is rep shaving?
- 11:55 Examples of shaving and examples of subbing or scaling
- 14:22 What Rep Cutting Says About Your Character (OPINION) by Jeff Tincher
- 15:35 What Complaining About Rep Cutting Says About Your Character (OPINION) by Rachel Binette
- 19:20 Why people might struggle with receiving criticism
- 22:20 How we respond when we experience pain in a metcon is how we respond in life, too
- 24:30 Victimizing language and becoming aware of thought patterns
- 26:20 Jessica shares an experience of rep shaving
- 29:36 Fitnessing above reproach
- 34:00 Shameless butt and ab selfies
- 36:50 Death, Then CrossFit by Jessica Danger
- 37:50 The athletes that feel victimized by rep shavers
- 47:50 Mindset by Carol Dweck
- 48:55 The Champion’s Mind by Jim Afremow
- 50:51 Coaches taking the temperature of a community
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