OLYMPIC LIFTING CERT.
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Eric in great company with Coach Burgener and Coach Takano.
Ever wonder what CrossFit coaches do in our off time? Well here’s Eric on his weekend down in Orange County learning the in’s and out’s of Olympic Lifting:
I don’t know about you guys, but it has been a long time since I’ve attended P.E. class. I have to admit my skepticism during the first hour or two of this certification when I had to yell “YES COACH!” after every question and “YAY BURPEES” every time “Coach B” said the word “burpee.” By the end of day one I was screaming at the top of my lungs with the enthusiasm of a 5th grader. Towards the end of day 2, I was beating myself with a PVC pipe because I cost the entire team of 50 people five burpees for bringing the bar down before Coach B instructed us to do so…a.k.a. “Motivational Consequences.”
This weekend’s Olympic cert at CrossFit Balboa was an intense and extremely fun two days led by some of the best coaches in the WORLD. We were taught a systematic approach to very complicated movements and, more importantly, we learned how to be better coaches. One thing that I especially took note of was that, after 33 years, Coach B was still adjusting his game and constantly looking for feedback. He truly runs an “open source” program and that definitely hit home. Traver and I are consistently looking for new ideas and methods to improve what we do here on a daily basis. Each time we expose ourselves to different coaches, athletes, gyms and sports, we are taking the pieces we like and working them into our program here at CPC.
I want to really emphasize that these seminars and certifications are NOT just for coaches. They are great opportunities to meet other people, refine your skills, and gain new experiences. We should all be hungry to learn and grow as people and, in turn, bring that back to our community here at CPC.
Many thanks to Coach B, Coach Takano, Max and CrossFit Balboa, Julianne, Mike, and Jason.
Today’s Workout:
“Frank” (yes, Fran is tougher than Frank)
21 – 15 – 9 Reps of
Front Squats
Pull ups
4 Comments
February 24th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Looks like it was a lot of fun Eric, I’m excited for us to integrate all the cool stuff you learned.
February 24th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
i wanna go back to another one… coach b is the man.
February 24th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
So glad you had an awesome experience, Eric! Frank looks awesome, I’m looking forward to 6:30 new and emproved coaching. I like that you were yelling with the gusto of a fifthgrader, that image is priceless
February 24th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Went to the cert in Las Vegas in January with Coach Everett. No “yay burpees” (thank god), but I really liked their idea of coaching from the hang first, and gradually going down to the floor. Really simple, effective, and somewhat counter-intuitive way to get the progressions right…