First and most importantly, thanks to Stephanie for posting some very interesting commentary. Looking forward to more of your comments. Also thanks to Karl, Travis and Jason and others for contributing to the conversation Wednesday eve.
I am going to take a break from definitions for a week and point interested readers to an article that I found on CrossFit Balboa‘s excellent blog:
10,000 hours.
I am taking a break because I am trying to read the books, Outliers: The Story of Success and Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else that are dealing with this subject, although maybe not directly.
Why are we talking about this again?
I don’t think the following will happen without some specific training and practice: “We sought to build a program that would best prepare trainees for any physical contingency — prepare them not only for the unknown but for the unknowable.” From Understanding CrossFit. More importantly, the practice and training changes required will affect the interaction between coaches and athletes.
Read about the difference between training and practice in the section titled “Crossfit’s First Fitness Standard” in What is Fitness?