Most of the time in life, we are trying to make things easier. Easier is a real selling point for just about everything. Except CrossFit.
We go about things just the opposite, actually. So go ahead, make things harder. Add more weight to that bar. Wear a vest. Do clapping or decline pushups instead of regular ones. Chest-to-bar pullups, of course. Jump to a 24″ box. You ever tried to deadlift with your eyes closed? It’s harder. And that’s the name of the game.
A favorite story of mine is about the founder of the martial art aikido. Most pictures of him are as an old man in his eighties with a wispy white beard, but when he was younger he was built like a powerlifter and was known for his physical strength. For a time he lived as a farmer on the northern most island of Japan. All the tools he used to farm–shovel, hoe, pick, etc–he had specially forged so that they were thicker and heavier than regular ones. By making things harder, he was always getting stronger and working out, even as he farmed.
What are ways that you make your workout harder?
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Workout:
10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Deadlift 275/185#
Thruster 135/85#
Burpee
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Nothing really to add, I just am so stoked on my little picture that I wanted to see it again, especially before Cliff and Golden have a chance to comment with their narcissistic avatars.
Although, I do quite like the photos in today’s post, especially the one of Casey pressing with Kyle intently watching in the background. Not a lot of coaches study their athlete’s movements with that kind of intensity. Good shot. Good coaching.
I got mugged by the WOD this morning. Thanks Sam for encouraging me to finish it and not quit!
It’s the dedication of the coaches there at CFWSC that makes working out there extra special: every day I get some little hint, some suggestion, and I do better as a result. The presses on Thursday were an example: Kyle’s suggestions helped me hit two reps, and nearly all three, which I could have done if I merely kept my concentration the whole time.
Next time. And probably heavier than that, too.
“Next time. And probably heavier than that, too.” I like that statement.
Ok I just had to bite everyone’s Gravitar style. That’s all.