Strong To The Finish

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

During the course of any given CrossFit workout it's not unusual to experience a wide variey of emotions, from butterflies in the tummy just prior to the workout starting, to being in fear of your own life at the midway point, to the amazing satisfaction of finishing a workout that at one point you thought was going to finish you!

The key, then, to becoming great at CrossFit is to learn to harness your emotions and make them work for you and not against you. Pay specific attention to your internal dialogue..."the voice in your head" and what it is saying to you during the workout. Replace any negative words like "can't", "hard", and "try" with empowering words like "can", "challenging" and "will".

In the beginning it may feel awkward and uncomfortable because your brain has been hardwired to focus on obstacles instead of options for perhaps a long time, but through repeated efforts you'll find yourself becoming less and less fearful of being out of breath and tired and instead able (and wanting) to push hard all the way to the end. 

The force is strong within you, young Jedi...now harness it!

This is what you get when pit athletes with strong minds and positive internal dialogue against each other...2 minutes of MAGIC!

WOD
Hooters and Mooters
Warmup
2 Rounds:
10 Pushups
10 Inch Worms
50 Rope
Wendler #2
Bench 5@65% / 5@75% / 5+@85% (many as possible last set)
Then...
Dips 5 x 10
Feet Elevated High Pushups 5 x 10
DB Skull Crushers 5 x 10 Choose a challenging weight