At CrossFit Be Someone, our goal has always been straightforward. We want to help you become healthier, fitter and more capable than you have ever been. Most people come in expecting that to mean heavier weights, intense workouts and advanced movements right away. That is understandable. Intensity is exciting. It feels productive. It feels like progress. And yes, intensity is what leads to results.
But what most people do not expect is that our coaching might frustrate them at first.
We will not let you lift the weight you believe you should lift on day one.
We will not let you jump into the gymnastics skills you want to try.
We will not let you run the distance your mind remembers being capable of.
This is not because we do not believe in you. It is because we are coaching you.
When someone has not been working out for a while, there is a natural psychological disconnect that happens. The mind remembers the body you used to have. You remember high school sports, college training or even the way you felt a few months ago during a good streak of consistency. Psychologically you still feel capable of those tasks. Physically you need time to rebuild the structure that made those tasks possible.
Our responsibility as coaches is to guide you safely and intentionally through that gap. We meet you where you are today, not where your ego tells you that you should be. That distinction matters, because fitness done correctly is built on a specific order of operations: mechanics first, consistency second, intensity third.
That sequence sounds incredibly basic, but the honest truth is that it is difficult for many gyms and many coaches to follow. There is a pattern that happens with new coaches that we call the novice curse. It goes something like this:
A new coach wants to be liked. They want to look knowledgeable, supportive and fun. They want athletes to feel happy with them. So instead of holding the hard line of mechanics first, the coach skips it. They allow the athlete to bypass mechanics and jump straight to the exciting part. They let them go heavy. They let them move faster than they should. They let them choose advanced variations because the athlete wants it.
Then this becomes the coach’s style. It starts small, but slowly it turns into who they are as a coach. Once they fall into that pattern, it becomes incredibly difficult to undo.
And to be honest, it is tempting. Intensity is the part that produces results, and both the athlete and the coach know that. If an athlete wants to go heavy, most new coaches will allow it. If an athlete wants to try a gymnastics skill, the coach will encourage it. It feels good in the moment. Both sides feel like they are pushing hard, doing more and moving faster toward the goal.
But here is the problem. Skipping the order of operations does not produce sustainable results. It produces injuries. It produces plateaus. It produces burnout. It produces poor movement patterns that become harder and harder to fix the longer they go unchecked.
Athletes often love intensity because they want fast results. Coaches often allow intensity because they want satisfied athletes. But real coaching requires something different. It requires patience. It requires discipline. It requires the willingness to say no and redirect the athlete to what they actually need.
At CrossFit Be Someone, that is the standard we uphold.
We care about your mechanics first because that is how we keep you safe.
We care about your consistency second because that is how we build a foundation.
We care about your intensity last because intensity only works when the first two layers are already in place.
When we do not let you lift the weight you want, it is because we want you to move well first.
When we do not let you run the distance you desire, it is because we want your structure to handle the volume safely.
When we slow you down in the beginning, it is because we want you to speed up later without breaking down.
This approach is not about being strict or controlling. It is about protecting your long term performance. It is about making sure you progress without pain, setbacks or burnout. It is about helping you stay in the game for years, not weeks.
When athletes trust this process, everything changes. They move better, they feel better and they progress faster than they ever did when chasing intensity alone. They develop skills with confidence instead of fear. They lift heavy weights with sound movement instead of hope. They build endurance without unnecessary breakdown.
The long game of fitness is won by building the base first. That is coaching. That is what we do at CrossFit Be Someone. And that is why our athletes succeed.
