during her year off, briggs changed her approach to training. the head trainer at crossfit 3d, a crossfit gym that briggs attended in the past, described her approach to training in the early years as very high volume metabolic conditioning which resulted in her "smashing herself into the ground." with awareness of her injuries, her coach, steadman, and sports therapist, james jowsey, were able to program workouts that would not cause further damage. as she laid off many workouts that involved her legs, she spent her time developing her upper body gymnastics skills on the pull-up bar, rope, and gymnastics rings, and also opened her own crossfit affiliate, train manchester.