Ryne's Coaching Blog

  In any realm of athletic performance, we tend to look at the tangibles. How strong, fast, agile is someone? What does their movement profile look like? And in the CrossFit space, this especially makes sense given that we can train all of these things and there is a direct link to performance in the sport compared to football or baseball where strength is less correlated to output. The thing that gets lost in the shuffle is that the mental aspect of competing is what truly separates those athletes who perform to their potential and those who consistently fall apart. I think about mental performance as four main pillars although you could certainly expand upon this as needed or desired. The pillars are Attention, Anxiety, Adversity Response and Confidence. By improving these four things, I believe that an athlete has greatly increased the likelihood that they will have success in the sport. Attention Attention is the first pillar because I believe that everything else is enti...

  How Hye Soo Made the Jump: A Season Built on Appropriate Priorities This was a massive year. First-ever in-person semi-final qualification, highest quarterfinals finish of her career, and an invite to Magic City on the table. Before I break down what we did, the credit starts and ends with her. She came into this offseason with a more exploratory mindset that was process oriented and focused on the details that allowed improvements. That shift made everything else possible. That said, I want to be honest about the coaching side of things, because when an athlete has the capacity to compete at a higher level and isn't getting there, something in the approach has to change. There were several things that helped drive this change, but taking on The Stimulus Matters Podcast pushed my boundaries as a coach and helped me grow immensely as a coach. This is something that I was able to pass on to the athletes that I coach.  Priority One: The Engine Needed to Grow Hye Soo ha...