Over time, some athletes might notice that they are not getting the explosive power output that they might desire or require to decrease wod times or reach new PR's. This may be due to a lack of attention to power/agility movements. As CrossFit athletes, we must be careful not to begin to "specialize" in a few different areas while sacrificing in others. I know we all have our favorite lifts, movements, ect. but we must be careful not to fall into training ruitines. ie. lengths of wods, overuse of movement types, wod styles/structures (couplets, triplets, chippers, etc.). This can cause what is commonly known in the “globo gyms” as "Plateau" or "hitting the ceiling". We should be CONSTANTLY varying our wods to keep our bodies ready for anything. Now I'm not saying that you shouldn’t work on your bench press if you desire to have a big bench. That’s all fine and good. Just make sure that not everything you do revolves around that, or that is ALL you will have that is impressive.
I personally just took a trip down to a local surplus store here in Reno (Twin City Surplus) and I found some GREAT stuff to build training equipment, including items to make a weighted sled for pulling by strap or chain and pushing by hand. This is a good way to build power and speed. Another good movement is steep uphill running. I have a pretty good idea of how to train many different modalities if anyone wants to sit down and discuss such things. JUST ASK!!
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