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What a CrossFit Partner Workout Taught Me About Relationships

September 30, 2023 | Renée Fishman

There’s a common belief that to show up well in partnership means to sacrifice our own needs and goals. A CrossFit partner workout taught me that nothing can be further from the truth.

Filed Under: Fitness, Life Tagged With: Aries, CrossFit, fitness, full moon, lessons, Libra, relationships, workouts

7 Steps to Set Yourself Up For Success That I Learned From CrossFit

June 9, 2023 | Renée Fishman

For years I worked out consistently but made little progress. In the 6 months since starting CrossFit, I’ve added 100 pounds to my deadlift. Here are 7 steps to set yourself up for success that I’ve learned along the way.

Filed Under: Coaching, Fitness, Learning, Practice Tagged With: clues, coaching, community, CrossFit, deadlifts, failure, fitness, patterns, plan, strategy, success, support, Wendler

3 Consequences of Constant Striving

June 7, 2023 | Renée Fishman

We live in a goal-oriented culture that has conditioned us to pursue bigger, better, faster, more — in every realm. But this approach often deprives us of what truly matters in life. Here are 3 consequences of constantly striving.

Filed Under: Coaching, Learning, Life, Productivity Tagged With: achievement, CrossFit, driving, fitness, fulfillment, goals, Post-Achievement High, presence, productivity, striving

3 Productivity Principles I Learned From CrossFit

May 18, 2023 | Renée Fishman

My best productivity insights often arise in my physical practice. A recent challenge in CrossFit was a catalyst for 3 foundational productivity principles that apply well beyond the gym.

Filed Under: Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: action, case study, cognitive energy, CrossFit, energy, lessons, productivity, thinking, Wendler cycle

What I Learned From a Week of Hitting Big Numbers (It’s Not About the Deadlifts)

May 10, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Last week I hit several new PRs in CrossFit, capped off by my birthday. All the numbers felt big, but why? Here’s the lesson I learned.

Filed Under: Coaching, Fitness Tagged With: astrology, CrossFit, eclipse season, fitness, lessons, Mercury retrograde, metrics, numbers, PRs, Scorpio, south node, Taurus, value, weightlifting, worth

Practice Isn’t Enough: 3 Factors Essential to Making Progress in Any Skill

April 29, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Practice is overrated as a path to progress. Too much may even be detrimental. To improve, your practice needs parameters. In this essay, I share the top 3 parameters for progress.

Filed Under: Coaching, Practice Tagged With: creating space, CrossFit, feedback, field, fitness, foundation, jump rope, personal development, personal growth, practice, progress, space

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