Let’s be honest—CrossFit has exploded with access. You can follow HWPO, PRVN, CompTrain, and a dozen other competitor tracks with just a click. And that’s awesome… for competitors.
But here’s the reality: most of us don’t need two or three sessions a day. We don’t need two strength blocks, a metcon, an accessory pump session, and some zone 2 cardio to “get fitter.” What we really need is to show up, put in one hour of focused effort, and train with intensity.
Intensity is the great equalizer. It doesn’t care how many hours you have. If you give everything you’ve got—mentally and physically—for that one class workout, you’ll make progress. Real progress. Leaner, stronger, faster, healthier.
The problem is, intensity is hard. Way harder than just doing more. It takes focus. It takes honesty. It takes knowing when to scale, when to push, and when to shut up and just move. A single, intelligently designed workout performed with intention will beat out a scattered day full of junk volume every time.
If you’re constantly tired, banged up, or mentally drained, it’s probably not because you aren’t doing enough. It’s because you’re doing too much with not enough intent.
That’s not to say those competitor programs are bad—they’re just built for a different goal. A different life. A different training age. If you’re not sleeping 9 hours a night, eating with precision, managing stress, and recovering like it’s your job, then no—doubling your training volume isn’t the answer.
What is the answer?
- Show up consistently.
- Give your workout your full attention and effort.
- Recover well.
- Rinse and repeat.
You don’t need a Games-level template. You need a coach who knows your name, a class that pushes you, and a workout that makes you uncomfortable in the best way.
Train hard. Recover harder. Trust the process.
One workout a day. That’s all it takes—if you do it right.
Richard