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Scaling Course

One Workout, the Right Version for Each Body

  • 2 CEU

  • Online

Scaling isn’t dumbing down a workout. It’s precision coaching. This course teaches you to read the athlete in front of you and adjust load, movement, and volume in seconds, so beginners, returners, and competitors all leave with the same thing: a workout that met them where they are and pushed them forward.

The Challenge Stays. The Approach Changes.

Good scaling keeps the intended challenge intact while adjusting the load, movement, or volume so everyone can experience the same workout. What you’ll learn:

  • Scale for Every Athlete
    Scale for Every Athlete

    Tell beginners, intermediate, and advanced athletes apart, and pick a fitting starting point.

  • Know When to Push
    Know When to Push

    Spot the moment when an intermediate athlete is ready for a more advanced skill.avançada.

  • Keep Advanced Athletes Honest
    Keep Advanced Athletes Honest

    Make sure the strongest people are genuinely challenged, not cruising.

  • Scale Around Injury
    Scale Around Injury

    Adjust for an injured athlete so they keep training safely instead of sitting out.

An Appropriate Challenge, Not Suffering.

It is tempting to treat the prescribed version of a workout as the only real one and everything else as a lesser copy. The prescribed workout is not the only version that matters. The right workout is the one that challenges the athlete at a level they can handle and grow from. Scaling helps coaches find that balance, helping athletes train at an appropriate level and build from there.

Before You Enroll 

Format: The course is $60, fully online, self-paced, and worth 2 CEUs.

Course language: This course is available in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites. Start whenever you are ready.

Your pace: Work across multiple sittings and resume where you left off, though it is best to finish a module before exiting, since partial modules are not saved.

Certificate: Upon successful completion, participants receive a certificate of completion. This course does not confer a CrossFit trainer credential or other certification necessary to offer CrossFit® brand training.

Refunds: CrossFit does not offer refunds or transfers.

Make Every Workout Fit the Person.

Scaling is one of the highest-value skills you can build, and it pays off the moment you use it. Learn to set the right version, fast, for anyone who steps up to the board. Aprenda a definir a versão certa, rápido, para qualquer pessoa que chegue ao quadro.