Mike Warkentin

Everyone wants to do CrossFit in a group, right? Wrong! For years, as both an athlete and a coach, I just assumed everyone wanted to do CrossFit in a large class. And I wasn’t alone. Many others made the same incorrect assumption. As a gym owner, that was a huge mistake—I missed out on opportunities to serve clients better and I missed out on revenue. As an athlete, I didn’t realise that a personal coach would have kept me on track, helped me improve faster and made my training more enjoyable.

I asked an athlete about her clothing last weekend. It happened to be two-times CrossFit Games champion Katrin Davidsdottir. While she sat on the bike between events on Day 2, I asked her how she decides what to wear, and she explained. When I posted about it in the CrossFit Photo Journal, several people were quick to point out that the question was inappropriate, citing a lengthy history of sports reporters who objectified and even demeaned women.

March 12, 2018 I Don't Care What You're Good At By Mike Warkentin Are you working on weaknesses? Are you working on weaknesses? Did you ignore me and repeatedly max out your snatch over the last 12 months? I’m talking about my very, very blunt advice to work on your weaknesses after the 2017 Open ended.