Saturday Morning Follies
For Saturday, June 6th:
Level 2 (11am):
"Team Nancy"
Five rounds for time of
15 Overhead Squats
400m run
Teams of two. One winning team. Everyone else gets motivational drill TBD by your humble instructor.
Level 1 (10am):
"Power Elizabeth"
21-15-9 reps for time of
Power clean
Ring dips
CF legend Greg Amundson showing you how it's done.
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2 comments:
Hey guys,
I need to make some comments about this morning's classes. First of all, congratulations to everyone: lots of strong work on display. That said...
At this point, PVCF has athletes at every range of ability, from complete neophytes to CrossFitters ready to compete on a regional level. With such a heterogeneous group, making sure everyone gets equal attention is a real challenge. So I've organized the schedule into Level 1 and Level 2 classes.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. Level 1 classes are for NEW CROSSFITTERS. They concentrate on the basic barbell lifts, other essential CF movements, and introducing the WODs in measured doses. More advanced athletes are welcome to attend during that time, with the understanding that 80% of the attention of the training cadre will be focused on the new kids. Level 1 classes are THEIR TIME.
Conversely, while new athletes are encouraged to attend L1 classes, I understand that time constraints sometimes forbid this. So L1 athletes can attend L2 classes, with the understanding that if they cannot demonstrate competence in the L2 WOD's movements, they'll be handed a piece of PVC, given some instruction (after everyone else is all set up and going), and then put in the corner to practice.
That's just the way it has to be. Right now I'm on my own for about 80% of the classes. Skinz and Airborne Johnny help out a couple mornings a week, and Michelle a couple evenings. Soon, though, if I'm going to avoid complete burnout, they'll be taking on some classes on their own, and so it'll be even more critical that each workout goes as planned.
So this morning I basically dropped the ball. I got caught up in how many people showed up for the Level 1 class and abandoned my planned curriculum. It won't happen again. If you've been with us for awhile and you come to a L1 class, be ready to work through some remedial instruction, or be prepared to self-organize amongst yourselves--warming up, setting up equipment, starting the clock, etc.
Remember that this is YOUR community. It's up to all of us to keep things running smoothly. Thanks for your patience, understanding, and help.
Sean
Level 2 folks attending L1 classes should expect to help L1 folks learn the movements. L1s should be encouraged to ask L2s for help when they're there. During crowded classes like Saturday's, this will take some of the pressure off of Sean.
Likewise, L2 folks have a good idea of each other's competencies. We should be able to self organize and know who among ourselves to ask each other when we are unsure about something, especially if we're at a L1 class and Sean has to devote the majority of his attention to folks just learning the movements.
As far as Level 2 classes go. There is an idea in group dynamics and social theory that leaderless organizations can occur when they grow organically out of a highly competent group of people acting toward a single objective. I think this sort of organizational model works well for crossfit. At L2, we are competent. We know our objective when we get to class and we know how to reach that goal. And while we all may have different competencies or abilities, we're aware of those by now and we know if we have to scale the WOD and by how much to finish in a reasonable amount of time.
My 2¢
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