Tuesday
WOD:
Two Rounds for Time of:
Row 2000 Meters
Run 800 Meters
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Real men wear pink. Congrats to Josh & our other graduates from USC!
This Week: Be Prepared
It’s important to be prepared for lots of things, especially when you step through the doors of the gym. Part of that preparedness is intensity. It’s easy to pace yourself and “get a workout” out of whatever is posted that day, but that’s not what CrossFit is about. Without the intensity, you will never achieve your full potential as an athlete. I know, some of you are thinking, “I’m not an athlete, I work in an office,” but you’re missing the point. We are all athletes in our own right, and pushing beyond what you think is possible is what will keep you in the game longer, make you faster and stronger, and give you a feeling of accomplishment that you didn’t think was possible.
Yesterday, we saw some awesome efforts! However, as trainers, we saw that some of you do not always work as hard as you should or has hard as you can. Some of you turned over unbelievable run times on the 400 meters, yet when there is a 400 meter run in a workout, you “pace” yourself. Now, we don’t expect that kind of max effort during all of the wods, but we do expect you to come close to your time from yesterday, not a full minute slower. For those of you who are still “pacing” yourselves, the time has come to graduate from the fear of letting go during a workout, and push the limits of your athletic capacity. If you complete a WOD and recover instantly, aren’t out of breath, or consider “going for a run” after, then you did not push hard enough. Yes boys and girls, this even applies on strength days.
Anytime you step on the floor to begin a workout, you should be nervous, anxious, ready to get it over with, and bring all you’ve got to what’s about to go down. When you’re finished, you should be proud knowing that you gave everything you had. Don’t be content to walk away from the finished workout with something left in the tank. Leave it on the floor and bring it.
“I will prepare, and some day my chance will come.” ~Abraham Lincoln
