Building Resilient Athletes, Part 1: Coaching With CJ Martin
As the sport of fitness continues to grow and expand, so too does the field of competitors. What used to be a sport for ex-college athletes in their mid-twenties and early thirties has now become a discipline that parents start their children in as young as five or six years old.
This evolution of the sport has allowed a new generation of elite CrossFit athletes to emerge, many of whom have been training at a high level and competing in the sport since they were in middle and high school. In fact, since 2013, the average age of the female competitor at the Games has dropped by six years. And while there are many positive aspects to the growth of this sport, the expansion has also presented a number of challenges, especially for the youngest athletes in the field.
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