When it comes to sport, what dictates success? Well it depends ; the sport, the athlete's skill level, experience, etc. James Fitzgerald touches on this topic but if you have any questions please comment below the video!

Tennil Reed’s AM is a speed strength session designed to help her improve her knee flexion endurance for the sport of CrossFit. Following this she will tackle a grinder piece which will involve heavy double unders.

“It’s not just a simple answer to say which business does the best at what point of the year. It’s what model you’re in with what target audience in what area that’ll lead you to make better decisions.”

If you want to learn about the foundational principles of successful coaching you need to apply for the OPEX Coaching Certificate Course. In this course James will teach you about how to become a true master through courses related to program design, lifestyle consultation, assessment, and nutrition.

“The further I get into the competitive side of CrossFit, the more I feel like I’m beating my Lupus.” – Megan Benzik

In OPEX Work, the final phase of our assessment model, the athlete’s various energy systems are tested. OPEX Work gives professional coaches an idea of a client’s starting point from a work capacity perspective. It also provides the coach with the direction of their fitness program in relation to their objectives.

Should training be an unorganized, disconnected experience where we throw assessments, goals, previous exposure, function and physiology out the window?

We have created a specific warm-up for 18.1 that ensures your body is ready to handle the workout. If you’d like to take a look and see what it is click below to download our FREE 18.1 Strategy Guide today.

Muscle ups, pistols, rope climbs, HSPU in all varieties, HS walking, CTB chin-ups, TTB, barbell complexes, ring dips.  All of these things belong in the trick bag that the competitive CF athlete has to have in their arsenal to compete at the next level.  The reality of the situation is that not only do they need to have them but they also need to be able to a fuck ton of reps at each one.  Over the years we have seen workouts organized at the regional level that have a large number of repetitions.  For example this years 5 round deficit HSPU workout, the chipper workout with ONE HUNDRED GHD SITUPS, and the 15 MU ascending clean workout.

Need a hand crushing CrossFit Open Workout 18.5 and securing a competitive score? Our very own coaches, Sam Smith and Mike Lee were on hand to answer some of our athletes pressing questions in an hour-long webinar the morning of Friday, March 23rd. Here are some of the highlights:

There’s plenty of misinformation out there about what it takes to be the best in the Sport of Fitness. Given the time of year, the halfway point of the 2018 CrossFit Open, I thought I’d dispel at least three of the myths that surround the CrossFit competition training process for athletes and coaches.

You choose the path that matches your vision of coaching success, and we’ll provide you with clear direction to the career of your dreams and mentorship from those with a proven record of success.

The OPEX Programming: Principles course is an introductory program designed to help coaches or personal trainers develop a better understanding of effective program design. 

One of the great things about fitness is that it attracts people from all walks of life into your facilities and you have the opportunity to help all of them in their fitness journey.  Arguably one of the bad things about fitness is that it is built on a foundation of competition with the games being the Holy Grail at the end of the chase.  Not that there is anything wrong with that, it is what it is and has inspired a ton of people to unleash their inner athlete.  But where this model falls short is that not everyone is a competitor nor do they wish to structure their life around what it takes to be one.   The true problem lies with a model that makes the assumption that everyone does want to get jacked up about being a competitor.  

There are hundreds of different ways to tackle this difficult question. If you are looking for simple answers, you are more than welcome to move on to some free online eating template for CrossFitters to follow.

Sunday is Tennil's active recovery day. She has longer easy aerobic sessions. This is to allow her body and mind to recover as she prepared to compete at the South West Regionals. Recovery is just as important as training!

James FitzGerald’s latest course, Mixed Modal, is here. After decades of experience in the world of competitive functional fitness, James set out to answer these three simple, but vital, questions:

OPEX Fitness and The Brand X Method recently inked a broad partnership to improve their respective coaching education programs and fitness service offerings to their clients globally.