Then I got up for 830 WOD this morning...
So my dilemma is this: I am moving in exactly 9 days. (Yikes!) and still have a lot of packing to do... Do I take advantage of this polar vertex that is causing 70 degree weather in the middle July and work on packing, or do I take a little nap (that knowing myself, would not actually be a little nap, but a few hours)... Hmmm tough choices. I think I'll start with a shower!
(I'm kinda proud of that braid... wish it had held up to the WOD!)
Also, a little victory from today: Back on Day 2 of Crossfit training, my WOD was 50 wall balls, which according to my little folder, I did on a 20 inch box, with a 8 lb ball today, took around 10 minutes. Today? that first set of 50 wall balls (14ish box, 8lb ball)? FIVE minutes! I feel like I beat myself on that one!
Which brings me to something else that I had to relearn this week. When I am at crossfit (or any are of life) the only person I am competing with, is me. Am I pushing myself past my limit? Am I consistently besting my personal records? Am I comparing myself to what I did last week or last month? Am I achieving small victories that lead to larger ones? (like doing the strength part of today with no box... for the first time, Over Head squats with nothing under me!) Cause if I'm comparing myself to others, I'm gonna be defeated. If I am trying to do what Allison, or Christy, or Susan or (insert any name of any other crossfitter her) then I will never succeed. I have to do what MY body can do. One day, I will do a strict pull-up, one day I will do a Wall Ball WOD with no box under me, one day I will run a mile without stopping. But for today? I will keep doing my ring rows, squatting to a box, and running my short distances. Cause when I do that, I win.
Which brings me to something else that I had to relearn this week. When I am at crossfit (or any are of life) the only person I am competing with, is me. Am I pushing myself past my limit? Am I consistently besting my personal records? Am I comparing myself to what I did last week or last month? Am I achieving small victories that lead to larger ones? (like doing the strength part of today with no box... for the first time, Over Head squats with nothing under me!) Cause if I'm comparing myself to others, I'm gonna be defeated. If I am trying to do what Allison, or Christy, or Susan or (insert any name of any other crossfitter her) then I will never succeed. I have to do what MY body can do. One day, I will do a strict pull-up, one day I will do a Wall Ball WOD with no box under me, one day I will run a mile without stopping. But for today? I will keep doing my ring rows, squatting to a box, and running my short distances. Cause when I do that, I win.
