Sheldon’s Corner: Benefits of personal training at CFRR
Mastering skills is an essential part of the CrossFit experience. If you’re not improving your skill set, you’re selling yourself short on this fitness journey. And let’s be honest, if you’re spending money on CrossFit classes, you want to excel at them and get better at workouts you struggle with.
Maybe you can relate to this. You are in the middle of your workout and there’s one move that you haven’t quite mastered. Everything else in the workout is something you can handle, but that ONE movement is keeping you from being able to complete the workout as prescribed. Maybe it’s double unders. Or maybe pull ups, or snatches. Regardless it’s just ONE thing that is holding you back.
This is where Personal Training with a CFRR coach will come in to play. What if you could spend 30-60 minutes working on that ONE thing? Do you think you could get the hang of stringing kipping pull ups together in an hour? Or could you finally drop under your snatch by taking some time to simply practice it under the watchful eye of a coach? You bet you could… Depending on the size of the class, coaches probably only get to do maybe 5 minutes of personalized coaching on skills with each of you per class (not group instruction). Extend that personal instruction to 30 or 60 minutes instead, and we can agree that you’ll see a dramatic jump in your skill mastery.
If you’re still not convinced, here are 10 reasons why to consider Personal Training:
ACCOUNTABILITY & MOTIVATION- Trainers are experts at holding you accountable. You have a set, paid appointment. They help you to not only develop your own personalized goals but to also develop a realistic and achievable plan to attain these goals.
DEVELOP A ROUTINE- Sure, it’s easy to get to for a run, but then what? Trainers are educated on the most effective ways to help you reach your fitness goals. They will work with you to develop a routine that makes sense and is realistic for you.
FRESH NEW PERSPECTIVES & IDEAS ON HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND FITNESS- There is an overwhelming amount of fitness, nutrition, and health information available. It is impossible for the average person to have time to sift through this information for what is most valid, accurate and up to date. It is the job of the trainer to stay on top of health trends and continue their education in order to provide you with the safest and most accurate information in the industry.
SOLID, CONSISTENT, NON-JUDGMENTAL SUPPORT- Not everyone has your best interest in mind. Your trainer, though, only cares about you and your success. Your trainer will be there. Each hour you spend with your trainer is an hour to focus on you and only you!
PROPER TECHNIQUE & FORM- Watching all the YouTube videos in the world and reading all the fitness magazines, does not substitute having a person by your side providing you immediate feedback on form and technique. It is very easy to hurt yourself in the gym. Trainers pay attention, cue both your mind and your body and help you achieve your goals more quickly by making sure you are doing each exercise correctly.
INJURY PREVENTION and/or INJURY REHAB- Often people shy away from equipment in the gym because they are afraid of hurting themselves. Likewise, one may stop attending the gym due to an injury. Trainers will teach you how to use equipment properly so that you do not injure yourself. Trainers will also work with you to prevent injuries in everyday life by helping you increase your balance, flexibility, and core strength.
SPORTS SPECIFIC TRAINING- Are you an athlete? Even a recreational athlete can get better at their sport. Trainers have studied body patterns and movements. They know the best exercises to help you develop strength, endurance, speed, and agility for your sport. A trainer will know if you have been keeping up your routine through your performance and will hold you accountable to the sports specific exercises in your program!
MAXIMIZE WORKOUT/MINIMIZE TIME- You will burn more calories in less time when working with a trainer. A trainer develops a program that is efficient and allows you to get the most in, in the shortest amount of time. Time does not need to be lost at the gym.
PERSONALIZED PROGRAM- Personal training is just that, PERSONAL! A trainer will develop a program that is specific to you and your goals.
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING- You develop a relationship with your trainer like no other. Your relationship is very personal. There are not very many people whom you share your goals so specifically, who in turn will work so diligently to help you achieve them.
Therefore, if there’s an aspect of the CrossFit class that you are particularly struggling with, grab a coach and set up a skill session. It doesn’t have to be a big personal training package, just 30 minutes to an hour. If you can get that kipping pull up, or double unders the next time it’s in a WOD…you’ll be happy you went through with it.
To set up an appointment, speak with your CFRR coach or go online at https://crossfitroundrocktx.com/personal-training/