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Repetition Does Not Lead to Improvement

April 3, 2026 | Renée Fishman

There’s a common myth that if you want to improve at something, you just need to“put in your reps”. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works.

Filed Under: Coaching, Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: coaching, consistency, feedback, fitness, improvement, productivity, repetition, skills, technique, time

3 Problems With the 1 Percent Rule For Improvement

March 31, 2026 | Renée Fishman

The myth that 1 percent improvement every day will lead to exponential growth misrepresents the nature of progress and ignores the reality of human capacity.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: coaching, consistency, habits, personal development, productivity, productivity myths

The First Principle of Coaching and Training

March 24, 2026 | Renée Fishman

If you want to be an effective coach or trainer, focus your efforts on this key principle.

Filed Under: Coaching Tagged With: coaching, people, performance, training

What Kind of Accountability Do You Need?

March 14, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Typically we think of accountability as support to help us do more. But sometimes we actually need accountability to help us do less.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: accountability, coaching, environment, productivity, support, willpower

CrossFit Open 26.2: How to Get 20 Pull-Ups (Even If That’s a Stretch For You)

March 7, 2026 | Renée Fishman

CrossFit Open 26.2 poses a test of escalating gymnastics skills. If you think the volume of pull-ups is out of your range, here’s the winning strategy for you.

Filed Under: CrossFit, Fitness Tagged With: coaching, CrossFit, CrossFit Open, fitness, mindset, Open 26.2, pull-ups, strategy

Competition Doesn’t Deserve It’s Bad Reputation

March 4, 2026 | Renée Fishman

In some circles, competition gets labeled as something destructive to community. In fact, it can be the opposite, when you understand what it really is.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: coaching, competition, CrossFit

3 Types of Comparisons to Avoid

March 2, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Comparison is a natural way we orient ourselves to the world, but it can be debilitating when we compare in the wrong way.

Filed Under: Coaching Tagged With: coaching, comparison

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