With a 12 minute running clock, 4 rounds for reps of:
1 Minute KB swings, 24kg(16kg)
1 Minute ab-mat sit-ups
1 Minute DB push press, 40#(25#)
Post reps to BTWB
SHARED SUFFERING and its benefits! an excerpt from an article by BOXROX magazine (see full article here)
#1 IF THEY CAN DO IT, THEN I CAN DO IT!
That’s the motto that takes over our head when we’re stuck in the middle of a WOD. Suddenly, we don’t feel like picking up the bar or the kettle bell, and we feel defeated. A glance at our neighbor’s performance, a scan through the room at the other members of our CrossFit community, and our energy level goes back up. “If they can do it then I can too”. That’s true, and we know it. Not because the other athletes doing the workout are better than us, but because they are passionate and they believe in themselves, and that positivity is infectious.
#2 THAT LAST PUSH
When we are losing our kip, or as our snatch technique is failing, we feel like we’re never going to be able to finish the WOD. Our mind tells us to quit, negative thoughts start to immerse our spirits and therefore our body is giving up. It’s all or nothing, if we’re not able to do those 10 unbroken toes to bar, then there is no point in continuing. Our peers are there to remind us that the way we think sometimes sets us up for failure even before starting a WOD. There’s no such thing as giving up they might say. And here we are, doing our toes to bar one at a time without taking any breaks, while being pushed by a crowd of athletes, a CrossFit community who are thrilled by our performances and cheering us on until the timer goes off.
#3 MANAGING SETBACKS
CrossFit is about making progress but what about setbacks or plateaus? When we are in bad mood, and we don’t even feel like showing up because we know that we’re not in a good place. We start to feel the support of the community and that’s amazing. If we have the chance to train with a partner, then the same scenario will most likely prevail in a similar situation. We can sometimes be short sighted and not think clearly. Our training buddy is here to open up our eyes and reassure us, by reminding us, that despite the frustration “A plateau is sometimes needed in order to grow stronger and work on different aspects of our training”. And there we go, pumped, motivated and ready for our next workout
