If you want to improve your 1 rep max in a lift, most experienced lifters understand that you shouldn’t max out every day. Yet when it comes to developing well-rounded fitness, most people attack all of their workouts with the intensity of a 1 rep max every single day. This leads to them hitting walls with their conditioning and aerobic fitness, and plateauing their skills where bad habits become ingrained instead of improved. As coaches, we can all picture those clients who go out hot in every workout only to redline and crash, or still do the same 2-part swing on their toes to bar, or a massive donkey kick on their double unders. The problem is these athletes are trying to “compete” every single day. They aren't willing to sacrifice today's score for tomorrow's improvements. They don’t realize that there’s a difference between developing their fitness and showcasing their fitness. When we are constantly trying to compete and showcase our fitness, we’re never able to address the underlying deficiencies that are there. As coaches, it's our job to understand these nuances, so we can educate our clients to get the most out of their daily training. In today’s episode, we break down the difference between practice, training, and competing to help coaches map out a better plan for all of their clients to improve.