On any given day at the box we watch each other walk in, warm up a bit or stretch, and wander over to the whiteboard. We read the day’s workout, but also check out everybody else’s scores. We have conversations with ourselves about how many rounds we think we can get based on other athletes, whether we will scale or go Rx, which level of Rx we might choose, and how we think we can perform for the day. We often make decisions about our own training in comparison to others’ performances.

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January is the infamous season of new beginnings. Even though I love getting on the New Year’s resolution train like everybody else, I have also recently stolen a practice from Tim Ferriss that I love: a past year review. A PYR is simply a personal inventory of the past year’s positive and negative experiences that informs future actionable choices to ensure a happier life in the upcoming year….

The CrossFit Open is a magical time of year. It’s Christmas-like magic brings out the best in many athletes. For five weeks we see the Internet flooded with firsts: first muscle-ups, toes to bar, chest-to-bar pullups. With a little extra fire in our drive, many athletes are able to…