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By Todd Davis & Ashley Baxter CrossFit thrives on intensity, community, and pushing boundaries—but not every workout should feel like the CrossFit Games. There’s a vital difference between training  and competing  inside the gym, and understanding this difference is key to long-term progress, performance, and injury prevention. Let’s break it down. What Is a Training Session? Training is the daily grind. It’s focused, intentional, and often doesn’t feel like a PR party. These sessions are...

By Todd Davis & Ashley Baxter Competition has always been woven into the fabric of CrossFit. From daily class workouts to the global stage of the CrossFit Games, the spirit of testing oneself against others is part of what makes the methodology unique. But beyond leaderboards and medals, competition offers something much deeper—it’s a tool for growth, both inside and outside the gym. Competition Drives Intensity As Sarah Hopping Estrella wrote in The Power of Competition , “Competition is a...

By Todd Davis As time passes in any gym community, it’s easy for certain standards to blur — and one of the most common areas I’ve seen this happen is around the meaning of “RX”. That’s why I want to take a moment to re-establish what RX truly means at Aberrant CrossFit. This isn’t about discouraging anyone from going after RX workouts. In fact, it’s the opposite — it’s about giving us the tools to better assess where we are, where we’re improving, and where we need to adjust. What RX Really...