Me as a Coach

A fellow Crossfitter recently asked me examine what value I hold as a coach. We are considering beginning a coaching relationship, and we are discussing what value I can add. Here is my simple explanation:

An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.

What is my narrow field? Transforming mediocre Crossfitters into above average ones. I’ve been doing Crossfit for a long time. I was always a solid athlete growing up, but never the best. Through a ton of experimentation over the last several years, I’m proud of the level of fitness I have achieved and currently maintain.

Case in point: One of my first Crossfit Workouts was 50 clean and jerks for time with 95 lbs. It took me eleven minutes and twenty three seconds. When I was done, I had to physically carry my arms against my chest because I couldn’t lift them. I sat on the floor for about 30 minutes in pain. It was bad situation.

I’ve tried that workout a couple times since to gauge where I’m at. I stopped doing it last year when I started approaching the 60 second mark. Why am I telling you this, besides to stroke my own ego?

I wasn’t in good shape….now I am. I went from bad to medium to good.

Here are a few of the paths I’ve taken, both in my own journey and with those I have helped. From each of these paths, I’ve learned a ton:

-Done too much running

- Avoided running for months

-Not slept enough

-Slept too much

-Not eaten enough

-Eaten too much

-Only worked on weaknesses and got in trouble

-Avoided weaknesses like the plague

-Too much supplemental work

-Not enough supplemental work

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This list goes on and on. Why does this matter? It matters because I want to help you. Email, phone calls, videos, private sessions, groups sessions. Whatever, we’ll make it work.

I’ve been in your shoes. I know how to get from where you are to Aromas, California.

You’re right, I’m not free. Sorry about that. I value my time…and equally as important, I value  your time. If it doesn’t work, stop doing it. But for the love of everything holy, do something. Anything. Just not the same thing over and over and expect different results.

Final point: You might get to where you want to be without me. No doubt about that. But I’ll guarantee it’ll take longer. Maybe a lot longer- and who wants to make all the same mistakes and waste all the time that I did?