Modern Wisdom #006 - Jordan Wallace, Paul Warrior and Tim Briggs - Why Does Fitness Hurt So Much, Is CrossFit Good For Physiques and The Future Of The Fitness Industry
Mar 5, 2018
Tim Briggs, coach and nutritionist focused on physiology and performance. Paul Warrior, CrossFit programmer behind Warrior Programming. Jordan Wallace, competitive CrossFit coach and gym owner. They debate why CrossFit feels so brutal. They unpack pacing, anaerobic threshold and programming. They discuss body types, coaching standards, training specialisms and how gyms diversify offerings.
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Body Types Create Competitive Variety
- Different body types excel in different CrossFit tasks, creating compelling matchups and spectator variety.
- As the sport matures athletes will increasingly be CrossFit-trained from youth rather than switching in from other disciplines.
Doing All 'Female' Benchmark WODs In One Day
- Jordan once completed all 15 female benchmark WODs in a single day as a stunt, which produced massive volume and fatigue.
- He spent the entire day in the gym and described it as excessive and foolish in retrospect.
Intensity Trumps Volume
- Favor intensity over sheer volume; do less but do it well to improve faster.
- Replace “more is better” with targeted, high-quality sessions for meaningful gains.