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	Podcast:		Chasing Excellence
	Episode:		#089: The Rationale Behind Rx'd Workouts
	Category:		Health
	Duration:		00:31:04
	Publish Date:		2019-09-09 05:00:00
	Description:		We’re taking a look at the CrossFit convention of prescribing specific weights, the arguments for and against doing so, and the importance of understanding the intended stimulus of a workout. Follow us on Social: Ben: Instagram Patrick: Instagram Show Notes: 01:35 - What do we mean when we say a workout is “RX’d” 02:50 - Why we use RX weights 08:50 - The benefit of RX as it relates to benchmarking progress 10:00 - Why some folks don’t believe RX is useful or valuable 13:40 - Doing a workout as RX’d is not the goal 15:10 - Is the issue ego or education? 18:05 - Why CFNE has 3 different programming tracks every day 23:10 - How we run classes with so many different workouts happening at once 27:50 - Learning how to start to understand a workout’s stimulus Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify Grab the book on Amazon Chasing Excellence is a show dedicated to dissecting what it means to live a life of excellence, both inside the gym & out. On each episode, we'll deep dive on various aspects of running a CrossFit affiliate, becoming a better coach or athlete, & maximizing your potential.
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