What Weakness 101 is all about!

As a CrossFit athlete and coach, I know its hard to master all the things that come along with CrossFit. Classes are awesome, they build community like no other fitness regime out there, plus they are a great way to get fit as hell too.

I’ve been on both sides of the fence (being an athlete and coach) and I do know that at times there is a lot to get through in a one hour class. I also  know that sometimes the opportunity to practice the things I struggle with is very minimal during a class.

Which has led to us coaches at MadLab to begin to talk about how to tailor to the needs and wants of the client with out taking away from the camaraderie of the classes. I think that I have come up with a solution.

The best CrossFitters out there are obviously extremely strong and conditioned, they are also highly skilled though. I’m not suggesting folks become obsessed with the ability of  professionals or Games athletes, but the same training approach can be taken.

The goal of this program is not to stop clients from attending class, but rather to give the time and coaching needed to allow them to perform better inside of the daily workouts. 2-3 classes per week, plus weakness training or specialty training is the recipe for long term success in my eyes.

Weakness 101

What?

12 week program where students can receive coaching on a specific skill or weakness twice a week.

A specific program is assigned to each student depending on their individual needs or goals.

A coach is on the floor helping people with their program, teaching and helping them with progressions and/or honing in on certain movements.

Cost?

 $360.00

1 hour one on one consultation discussing and evaluating the individual weaknesses or goals of each student (i.e. muscle ups, Handstand push-ups, or whatever you want to work on) ($75.00 value)

Specific weakness program tailored to each individual needs with proper progressions and skill transfer exercises or schemes ($100.00 value)

48 hours of available gym time and coached hours (each hour ends up costing $3.85) ($7.70 per two hour session)

When?

Two sessions, a morning and an evening. The morning session has yet to be determined, but it appears it will either be Wednesdays from 6-8 a.m., or Fridays from 6-8 a.m. The evening session will be Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m.

Once registered for either the evening or morning time slot, you are only allowed to attend that time slot.

There will be a second session that both groups are allowed to attend on Sundays from 3-5 p.m.

I’d would like start Wednesday January 8th and run until Wednesday April 2nd.

I also plan on running this program three times per year, winter, spring and fall. Dates to be determined.

How?

Students will register via email to

The first 12 students to register for each group will be given…

1. A consultation session where their weaknesses are discussed as well as their goals.

2. The ability to come at any point during the two hour time slot they registered for. This is much different than a regular class setting. There is window rather than a start time, folks can come at any time during their window.

3. Students will be assigned drills, progressions or schemes depending on their needs/wants.

Why?

To address the need of individual students.

To avoid students from taking up space and self programming during peak class hours.

Allow students guidance: having a coach on the floor to help students through a given assignment or task.

The two hour block allows for more freedom with peoples schedules.

If anyone has any questions or thoughts about Weakness 101 please email me at thomassarosi@gmail.com, or if you see me around the gym I would love to chat and tell you all about how stoked I am to help you guys turn your weaknesses into strengths!

Tom