This simply does not happen in CrossFit.

Most people who go to a "standard" meaning non-CrossFit gym have to decide on their own what their workout will be. This is a problem for most people. It's a problem because it's difficult to vary your own workout if you don't take specific steps to achieve variety.

At CFTally, we spend more time on programming than anything else. We sometimes feel like jugglers with a hundred balls in the air.  This is due to the many varied exercises we employ at CrossFit. We also make special efforts to keep our own bias out of the programming.

These are the same bias that affect everyone and it's why most "standard' gym athletes do their preferential workout.  They do what they like, and you know when they start training it works.  That's because EVERYTHING works for beginners, but that's another question . . .

This variety that we work so hard to achieve is one good reason why our athletes do not plateau. To plateau means to fully or almost fully adapt to one's workout.  In the case of non-CrossFit athletes this happens all the time.  Notice how widespread the concept of plateau is among "standard" gym athletes. 

Last updated on October 12, 2010 by Greg Keeter