The greatest adaptation to CrossFit takes place between the ears.
-Greg Glassman
While I was away Joe wrote several times in this space about the mental aspect of CrossFit, pushing through a workout, or knowing you can keep moving. I’m a firm believer in the above quote from CrossFit’s founder. Everyone begins their CrossFit journey in a different place, often with the desire to get in the best shape of their lives. The elite fitness that we’re forging is not just physical though. As we learn new movements, surprise ourselves with our own strength, and work harder than ever before, we discover that we are capable of more than we ever thought possible. Learning what can be done allows us to go that much harder, knowing we can handle it, gaining mental strength and toughness from our newly discovered physical capabilities. One of the best parts of coaching is the surprised expressions and excitement I see on all of your faces as you achieve things you thought impossible a year, a month, or a day ago. If you take nothing else away from your journey towards becoming a healthier, fitter individual other than the knowledge that you can then the program was successful.
July 12, 2011
Strength:
Press 3-3-2-2-1-1-1-1
WOD:
AMRAP 8
5 Deadlifts (125kg/85kg)
25 Sit-ups
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Travel WOD (with Jen K!) –
500m row
9 dips
15 cleans (83#)
21 push jerks (83#)
4:53
+400m run
True story. I had pleasure of working out in NYC this morning with Pope, his sister Yasmin, AND their parents.
Press: 62kg
WOD: 5 rds +12 Rx
i have a quesh? why does crossfit fenway post all there wods in kg? are you guys all canadian there? it’s killing me with the conversions….
Great question. Short answer: because we are a kilogram facility and all our plates are in kg.
Why are we a kg facility? That answer is longer. Maybe I’ll post an article about that sometime soon.
Press: 55kg
WOD: 4 rounds at 110 kg (couldn’t lift the barbell for round 5 dammit).
Press: 74 kg
WOD: 5 rounds + 15 RX
nice job dude!
Thanks Kevin! Had to work off that wedding cake.
Press: 70kg
WOD: 6 rds + 26reps Rx
Press — 36.5kg, PR
WOD — 7 rds + 5 reps @ 75 kg…poor judgment call on not going Rx.
A brief note on the mental aspect: I have obviously seen physical progress since joining CFF in June 2010, but it’s the mental toughening component of CF that constantly blows me away. I have pushed myself far beyond anything I’d imagined a year ago and have seen all of you do the same. Love it.
Press: 27.5kg
WOD: 6 Rounds + 10 @ 45kg
Hell yeah, beach body WOD.