Dan Bailey

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<p>Using her own main point against her, there is absolutely ways to fend off your opponent in many Crossfit events. The simplest one is only rest when they rest, and start just before they do - a type of defence.</p>
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<p>Well, I'd say that is strategy, not defence.</p>
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<p>Defence is stopping or repelling an attack e.g. tackling someone, blocking their shot. You just can't do that in crossfit unless you have the power to prevent them climbing the rope, squatting the weight, doing the pushup.</p>
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<p>If you're beating them mentally by starting that little bit earlier, it isn't your defence that is beating them, its your attack.</p>
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<p>EDIT: In essence, for CrossFit, you could easily say there is only attack. You versus the clock. The clock doesn't give a fuck what you do. It just keeps time. It isn't your opponent; you are.</p>
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<p>EDIT 2: And the guys there aren't competing <em>against</em> you are actually competing <em>alongside </em>you in order to beat the clock i.e. themselves. Because if they don't pull out a good time, they risk losing. Maybe on the day it doesn't have to be a PB, but maybe it does.</p>

[Kirwan]

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<p>Well, I'd say that is strategy, not defence.</p>
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<p>Defence is stopping or repelling an attack e.g. tackling someone, blocking their shot. You just can't do that in crossfit unless you have the power to prevent them climbing the rope, squatting the weight, doing the pushup.</p>
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<p>If you're beating them mentally by starting that little bit earlier, it isn't your defence that is beating them, its your attack.</p>
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<p>EDIT: In essence, for CrossFit, you could easily say there is only attack. You versus the clock. The clock doesn't give a fuck what you do. It just keeps time. It isn't your opponent; you are.</p>
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<p>EDIT 2: And the guys there aren't competing <em>against</em> you are actually competing <em>alongside </em>you in order to beat the clock i.e. themselves. Because if they don't pull out a good time, they risk losing. Maybe on the day it doesn't have to be a PB, but maybe it does.</p>
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<p>Fair points</p>