Giving New Gym Members a Winning Experience
Written Kirsten Ahrendt When a new gym member walks into your facility, making sure that they have a…
Coaches: How Do You Tell an Athlete “No”?
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt and Fritz Nugent Telling someone “no”, especially if they are a paying client,…
Coaches, Your Words Are Powerful
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt If you are a CrossFit coach or a coach of all kinds: Words are powerful. As…
Coaches, Should You Use Ice Breakers?
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt I recently performed a check-in with a new member asking for feedback on how their…
Whiteboard Briefs Should Boost the Value of Your Group Classes
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt One of the critical concepts we cover in the Invictus University…
Sample Game Plan for Vastly Different Dual-Track Programs
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt I coached a dual-track class recently that had snatches programmed for the Performance…
Tips for Coaches: Splitting Your Class into Groups
Written by TJ O’Brien As a coach, the seemingly simple act of splitting your group into two…
Using Music to Your Advantage While Coaching
Written by TJ O’Brien If you are a CrossFit coach, you work in a very loud place. It’s…
The Math Equation That Can Help Us Prevent Injury
Written by Calvin Sun Most of us can agree that injuries aren’t a desirable outcome from…
5 Principles to Follow When Returning to Training After Significant Time Off
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt True story – I took a 4-week training hiatus.…
The “Just Tell Me What to Do” Athlete Will Face Slower Growth
Written by Fritz Nugent Many athletes come into the Invictus Nutrition program and…
3 Criteria to Consider When Programming Accessory Work
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt “Coach, what should I do for accessory work?” I hear some format of…
3 Tips for Coaches from an Invictus Master Coach
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt #1 – “Don’t do all the coaching in the warm-up.” This is…
Coach Preparation Tips
Coaches: Are you Under Preparing or Overcoaching? Written by Kirsten Ahrendt Have you ever coached a class and felt ineffective, or as though you could’ve…
Pregnancy Training: Coning & Doming
Pregnancy Training: Coning & Doming Written by Kirsten Ahrendt Recently we had a member who is 32 weeks prego, have coning occurring during our pull-up…