Shared From THE NAKED CROSSFITTER
Sure, I'm a Level 1 Certified CrossFit Coach, but the certification I'm most proud of having is the CrossFit Shirtlessness Certification. While this cert isn't advertised, almost every CrossFitter is at least Level 1 Shirtlessness Certified. Pretty much every CrossFitter knows that t-shirts can only slow us down. Those 4.5 ounces of moisture wicking cotton add precious seconds and deduct precious reps from our scores.
The CF Shirtlessness Cert is run by the two leaders of CrossFit shirtlessness: Chris Spealler and Rich Froning, Jr. While they didn't start the movement, they did perfect it and are certainly still the leaders of this form of training. Even in workouts where the friction from the shirt is incredibly useful (pretty much every workout requiring thrusters, front squats, or back squats), they forgo the shirt in order get their jacked on. The biggest lesson of Shirtlessness Level 1 is this: it could be the middle of January and 48 degrees outside, but you're better off topless.
Level 2 is a little more involved. The shirtlessness remains the same, but a new strategy is introduced: the mid-WOD ditch. Spealler is a master of this technique, starting workouts with his shirt on only to lose it a couple minutes into the workout. This is certainly an advanced technique. It takes practice to be able to quickly tear off a t-shirt without slowing down and once you master that, something as simple as the Olympic Snatch will be cake. Also included in Level 2 Shirtlessness is the requirement that you lose the shirt every time you're physically active: from Fran to a gentle flow Yoga practice, from walking your dog (the beanie is to keep his head warm) to eating breakfast while staring off into the distance.
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