By: Joaquin Ramirez Now that The Open is upon us, I have heard quite a bit of talk around the gym on whether or not you should scale or not. I have put together a couple guidelines to help you decide on this. I know that doing a workout Rx will technically place you higher than crushing the scaled version but you are missing the bigger picture. The point of The Open is to push your boundaries and let you compete based on your ability level. It is also a measuring tool to see how much you can improve year to year. There is absolutely nothing wrong with doing a workout scaled. Maybe next year your goal is to Rx every workout. If you are not close to getting a muscle up and the workout starts with 10 reps there is no point in swinging around on the rings for...
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