Well I have to say that the CrossFit certification course was much different to what I had imagined.

Here  I was expecting to go and get a flogging in the training side of things ( that did happen all with a broomstick…). Yes that is right 61 people from across the world doing the Cert and all were sore from the sessions using a broomstick.

Succeed Boot Camp participants expect the worst when I come out with the broomsticks.

Anyway back to the course.

It was filled with a massive amount of fundamentals and absolute correct posture for all exercises. until you mastered it, you weren’t permitted to move on.

The technical aspect of the CrossFit way was something that I had not really understood until last weekend. My hat goes off to the professionalism of the course and definitely the way it was delivered by a great range of trainers from various CrossFit centres around the world.

We had instructors from CrossFit Singapore (by way of the silent ninja Assassin) in Kevin, we had Pat from CrossFit HQ in the States as well as Jollie ( stronger than most guys I see at my gym & Chris ( the crazy gymnast monkey that do anything). Then we has all the Australian instructors led by ‘The Commando’ Steve Willis, Matt Swift ( did a ridiculous 100kg snatch, he weighs maybe 80 - 82kg) from CrossFit Brisbane, Jeremy - CrossFit Gold Coast, Zane - CrossFit Melbourne ( I think) , plus a host of Sydney trainers.

Matt Swift - just a warm up weight

I would just like to say a big thank you to all of these guys & girls who gave up their weekend to teach us the CrossFit way. Thanks guys, the course was awesome!!!

Now I have always been a doubter of CrossFit until now, and I pleased to say I am converted to a NEW way of training, I love it… Hurts like hell, and like Matt Swift said, during every session you say it is going to be your last, but oyu keep coming back.

P.S. after watching the trainers all train on both days, if I can look about 25% as good as theses guys do, I would be more than happy… so something must work for them.

We had some insane crazy sessions over the course of the weekend which really did instill just how hard you can really push when 70+ people are screaming at you for more when you want to stop and try find some oxygen that just wasn’t there to find.

Here I am all fired up for training and my muscles are all that sore that I am still unable to train ( soft i know), if I had ‘the Commando’ here I reckon he would have dragged me out by the ear for a session today.

One thing within the CrossFit world is a sense of family amongst everybody. Nobody is above anybody else, and everyone can learn from the person beside you, even if you are far more experienced. It really is a culture that is contagious and I loved every minute of it.

Great work to Matt, Steve, Pat & the team at CFX in Sydney for putting together an amazing, well structured course.

I will be back for level II in 2010 and look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Scott Williams, a very sore and broken CEO, Succeed Personal Training Canberra