Physiological Assessment for Crossfit Athletes | #11 ft. Andy St. Germain

Welcome to the Critical Oxygen Podcast! In this episode Andy St. Germain and I talk about how and why you should be doing physiological assessment for Crossfit athletes!

Enjoying these podcasts? Subscribe to get notified when new episodes are released. If you have a question or topic you want us to address, leave a comment! Follow Phil on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/criticalo2 Follow Andy on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andyst.germain/ Interested in testing, courses, or other long form content check out the critical oxygen website - https://www.criticaloxygen.com OUTLINE: 0:05 - Introduction to Physiological Assessment in CrossFit 0:34 - The Role of Physiological Assessment in Training 1:53 - Three Tiers of Assessment 2:43 - Table Test for Joint Range of Motion 4:07 - Moxie Test for Physiological Capabilities 5:32 - Generic Work Capacity and Strength Exercises 6:48 - Individualized Approach to Assessment 8:41 - Importance of Efficient Movement 10:13 - Rip Test and Its Insights 13:00 - Monitoring THB and Respiratory System 17:46 - Breath Work Training 19:11 - Identifying the Main Limiter 20:57 – Psychological Aspects of CrossFit 21:13 – Moxy and Near Infrared Spectroscopy Devices 22:09 – Importance of SMO2 and THB 23:05 – Comparison with 4-1 Test 24:04 – Identifying Physiological Limiter 25:10 – Strengthening the Heart 26:02 – Assembly Line Metaphor 27:01 – Constant Fluctuation and Limiter Addressing 28:36 – Progression through Limiter Focus 30:29 – Impact of Identifying Limiters in CrossFit 32:20 – Individual Capacities Assessment 35:42 – Challenges of CrossFit Programming 38:06 – Simplification through Limiter Focus 39:04 – Enjoyment vs. Program Repetition 39:15 – Understanding Energy Systems for Programming 40:11 – Complexity in CrossFit Programming 41:49 – Individualizing Training for Performance 43:10 – Challenges of CrossFit Season and Programming 46:23 – A/B Week Approach for Programming 47:31 – Periodization and Maintaining Progress 50:02 – Micro-Bulk Approach in CrossFit Programming 51:19 – Importance of Testing and Iteration