*If you have yet to complete Workout 13.2, you will have an opportunity to do so Today at 10:30 class!!! Open Floor 10a-12p: Work on the skills that require the most attention for YOU. This means to work on the movements you hate doing because you can’t do them well or can’t do them at all. And don’t forget flexibility. Pick the Mobility WOD from K-Star’s collection, grab some bands, lacrosse balls, a foam roller and get it done. “There is a compelling tendency among novices developing any skill or art, whether learning to play the violin, write poetry, or compete in gymnastics, to quickly move past the fundamentals and on to more elaborate, more sophisticated movements, skills, or techniques. What will inevitably doom a physical training program and dilute a coach’s efficacy is a lack of commitment to fundamentals. Rarely now do we see prescribed the short, intense couplets or triplets that epitomize CrossFit programming. Rarely do trainers really nitpick the mechanics of fundamental movements. I understand how this occurs. It is natural to want to teach people advanced and fancy movements. The urge to quickly move away from the basics and toward advanced movements arises out of the natural desire to entertain your client and impress him with your skills and knowledge. But make no mistake: it is a sucker’s move. Teaching a snatch where there is not yet an overhead squat, teaching an overhead squat where there is not yet an air squat, is a colossal mistake. This rush to advancement increases the chance of injury, delays advancement and progress, and blunts the client’s rate of return on his efforts. In short, it retards his fitness.” – Coach Greg Glassman Read the full article here – Fundamentals, Virtuosity, and Mastery.