GO SLOWER TO GO FASTER.

The weighted sit up - a favorite of Danette!

   
  How many of you have heard this from us?  Go slower to go faster.  If you have it was most likely during double unders or the first round of Fran.  It’s an mind bottling concept is it not?  Eric was the first one to tell me this during a workout that had a ton of double unders in it and it makes perfect sense. Missing a double under costs you a lot more time than taking a fraction of a second off of each individual rep – and making the rep.
   One of the differences between a beginning CrossFitter and an advanced one is that the advance CrossFitter knows when to push and when to hold back.  “Wait, what?!  We’re not supposed to go completely apeshit from the beginning of the workout until the end of it?!  I thought this was CrossFit.” (if Fielding had internet access his head would have just exploded.)  Don’t confuse effort with timing.  Effort is great, but correct timing is better.  If the goal of the workout is get through it as fast as possible, then anything that slows you down, even “too much effort” is a detriment. 
    Next time you have a multi-round workout, try to spend the first round as relaxed as possible and see what happens.  Have thoughts on going slower to go faster?  Please post to comments.

 Today’s Workout:
Snatch Deadlift:  (up to 115% of 1RM Snatch)
3-3-3
Hang Squat Snatch
3-3-3
Overhead Squat
3-3-3

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