Comments for Garrett Perrella http://garrettperrella.com Strength Education and Training Log Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:05:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on The Mental Game: Get Your Head Right by Rebecca http://garrettperrella.com/2012/05/31/the-mental-game-get-your-head-right/#comment-98 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:05:31 +0000 http://garrettperrella.com/?p=245#comment-98 Great post Garrett! Mental state plays a huge role in our training successes and failures. I’ve also found positive self-talk to be helpful. Another tool I use is visualization. If I can see myself doing something in my head, I can go through the movement more confident and with better form.

]]> Comment on The “sport of fitness” and why it isn’t. by Garrett Perrella http://garrettperrella.com/2012/02/09/the-sport-of-fitness-and-why-it-isnt/#comment-6 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:59:47 +0000 http://garrettperrella.com/2012/02/09/the-sport-of-fitness-and-why-it-isnt#comment-6 That’s a fair point about holding the games as a challenge, and I can see the merit in that. I think it has a place in the lives of people who may not want to be athletes, but still want to develop some strength and endurance. Generalists would definitely be a fitting term.

As for triathletes, I see them as specialists in a sense. They’re just as specialized as a QII athlete, where they can perform a number of skills at a high level of proficiency. They’re also specialized in endurance events. You wouldn’t have a triathlete compete against an Olympic sprinter in the 100m, or against a weightlifter in the clean and jerk.

]]> Comment on The “sport of fitness” and why it isn’t. by Rebecca http://garrettperrella.com/2012/02/09/the-sport-of-fitness-and-why-it-isnt/#comment-4 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:46:43 +0000 http://garrettperrella.com/2012/02/09/the-sport-of-fitness-and-why-it-isnt#comment-4 I see what you mean about crossfit and GPP. It’s definitely very general and non-specific training. I think crossfit is too hyped up and they shouldn’t call themselves the “fittest on earth” but I think it is fine for them to hold the crossfit games. It’s a specific challenge that all of them must complete. I’ve even competed in a regional crossfit games that was a lot of fun even though I don’t do crossfit.

Triathletes get the same criticism about not being specialists — that they are good at swimming, cycling, and running but not excellent at any of them. Maybe crossfitters are specialists at being generalists haha ;)

Honestly, I’m not sure how I feel about crossfit. Regardless of whether we think it’s a sport or not, the crossfit founders have managed to convince the crossfit community and many others that it is one. I’ve also heard crossfit referred to as a “lifestyle.”

]]> Comment on The “sport of fitness” and why it isn’t. by Garrett Perrella http://garrettperrella.com/2012/02/09/the-sport-of-fitness-and-why-it-isnt/#comment-3 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:09:38 +0000 http://garrettperrella.com/2012/02/09/the-sport-of-fitness-and-why-it-isnt#comment-3 I don’t feel that CrossFit is a sport. I think it’s a training modality which is effective in enhancing GPP. The fact that they treat it as a sport by holding these “CrossFit Games” is a joke. Winners being considered the fittest on the planet is a joke. They’re not specialists in anything, but are well-rounded human beings. The way I see it, they are decent at many things, but fantastic at none. It’s all well and good to want to enhance GPP and round out your fitness to live a healthy life, but that doesn’t make what you’re doing a sport, and it doesn’t make you an athlete.

]]> Comment on The “sport of fitness” and why it isn’t. by Rebecca http://garrettperrella.com/2012/02/09/the-sport-of-fitness-and-why-it-isnt/#comment-2 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:31:05 +0000 http://garrettperrella.com/2012/02/09/the-sport-of-fitness-and-why-it-isnt#comment-2 Interesting points. I agree that ‘fitness’ and ‘sport’ are two different things but do you think Crossfit is a sport? .

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