WOD vs. training by "the book"

[Gavin Strelitz]

All good. Thanks for the response Coach, and everyone else who has offered something. I have had good success with the SSC after finding the right volume and intensity, and now moving onto the WODS I guess it's just the unfamiliar. I'll see how I go.

[Joshua Naterman]

I only started BtGB training at the start of the year after coming from doing weight training. When I started I followed the WODs but had to scale down to the basics. I followed the idea of what Slizz and others have put and some WODs I had to think whether it was a pulling or pushing day and then adapt the WOD down to rows, dips, pull ups etc. On multi-planar days I broke up the planes. So for example a muscle up becomes a pull up and a dip. Actually initially I was only able to do negative dips and pull ups.

It's hard thinking you can't do the exercises but as the two months have gone on and I've read these boards I find all interesting ways of scaling back. Some of my ideas might not be exactly correct but I try my best and I enjoy a workout that changes all the time. And hey if the my scaling is not quite correct I try not to worry, I am still getting a work out and moving my body around in a space.

Funnily enough I went for a run on a off day and I was thinking about what was the best lesson I've got from swapping from weights to gymnastic exercises. Nothing like some oxygen deprivation to inspire philosophical introspective thought ! I basically found that patience and perseverance was the best lesson I have learnt so far. I am enjoying my time in the WODs and not just moving onto the next exercise but discovering that 1 second where I might get a better hold. Next time it might happen it will be 2 seconds or 1cm closer to doing that muscle up.

Hopefully you enjoy the WODs and you can give your imagination a workout too whilst you have a play with the scaling

Hope no one minds just some thoughts from a newbie

That is really cool!

I think that the most important thing I have learned, along with patience, is that almost everyone is trying to do too much strength work at too high an intensity.

[David Beckerman]

I made that mistake Slizz. Only now am I going back to working that hollow and arch hold. Working the hollow hold in a HS position with my shoulders in my ears!