Lazar Dukic’s death near the end of a half-mile swim at the 2024 Crossfit Games has prompted questions about whether adequate safeguards were in place.
The trick is to not be too proud to scale your workout down. A lot of the workouts are made for guys who are a lot stronger than me; like 250ish lb deadlifts for reps. I top out at 275, so there’s no way I’m doing that. I also don’t get caught up in the scores like I did when I was younger.
Because I’m not competing and just doing it for me, it’s really helped me with some chronic hip and back pain.
The trick is to not be too proud to scale your workout down. A lot of the workouts are made for guys who are a lot stronger than me; like 250ish lb deadlifts for reps. I top out at 275, so there’s no way I’m doing that. I also don’t get caught up in the scores like I did when I was younger.
Because I’m not competing and just doing it for me, it’s really helped me with some chronic hip and back pain.