@trumpetsounds Wouldn't it be in a professional's best interest to do the least amount of movement in order to get the max amount of reps? The onus is on his judge to tell him that he's getting a no rep.
Look at football and basketball, all of the great players push the limits.
That being...
@kbay I agree but I was thinking hitting a lifting PR could be a performance bonus. It could help build excitement.
So in a roundabout way, it's a performance bonus.
@jakesmith99 CrossFit is not strength training. If you want to get a bigger bench press, train that. If you want to get better at push ups, train that.
I can bench 315# but I'm still susceptible to push up fatigue.
@manuelbeaty I like to cycle. When CrossFit becomes stagnant to me, I'll do a strict strength cycle. Or an Oly cycle. I'm currently training for a DL PB.
Eventually the pendulum swings back to CrossFit but it took a long time this time.
Also, add hiking, mountain biking, swimming, running...