- Open 2024 they made it very clear the importance of good mastery of movements, whether it is an elite athlete or a simple practitioner of boxing classes!
We often see the ultimate head judge, Luca Morassuto explain the standards and point out errors that he sees VERY often in videos that he receives.
And let's face it: seeing athletes who have spit blood for a qualification, lose your place due to basic errors in movements that, despite being RX movements, are simple… makes us smile.
Even more so if we are talking about the sport's elite. Striking example? The American athlete Tudor Magda who lost 1st place at Open 24.2 for not completing the deadlift movement. Or see the Australian Grace Walton losing her place (and $5.000) for crossing her legs over the bar line in the Muscle Up!
How to solve the problem of mastering movements
The above examples are two of the countless cases that surely occurred during the Open 24. Obviously, these were more popular because they were at the top of the charts.
However, the elite's mistake is also a reflection of what happens in the other categories and demonstrates the importance of taking care of the way in which movements are performed. But the truth is that solving this problem may be easier than you might think.
First, there are only two things to do:
- leave your ego at home and
- remember that the real competition is with you and not with your "mates".
But these are the first two steps. The reality is that training time, that class time, is the time when you have to concentrate and learn the correct technique to perform the movements.
You often see athletes doing everything they can to finish the WOD before everyone else, just to write their name higher on the board… However, the effect of poor execution can last much longer than 24 hours. The truth is that a wrong movement can result not only one “No Rep”, But also a accident whether mild or serious.
But today we will not dwell on the question of the damage that can be caused by the lack of mastery of a movement. If anything, what we would like to ask you is a question:
Have you ever asked yourself the question: "How many No Reps would I have in a WOD if I had a judge supervising me?".
Without a shadow of a doubt, many practitioners would have their names wiped off the board for simple problems with poorly executed movements.
So if you like to compete, take advantage of the lessons together with the coach to fine-tune your movements, so as to see the No Reps moving further and further away from you.
Don't worry about finishing the WOD at all costs during the class, but rather perform a workout with perfect technique and everything else will follow!