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Re: Controlling your ego and your drive?
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The impact of being a slacker during one workout is much smaller than the impact of missing a month because you didn't know when to back off. Especially while you're new, it's smart to err on the side of doing less, not more. Katherine |
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Thanks for the great advice guys/gals. I am feeling really sore today from yesterday's deadlifts and wall balls. Again, I can see that my "core" is a weakness for me. Lower back is crazy sore while my legs and upper body are good sore. I took off today, but may have to take off tomorrow as I don't want to push it now. Not sure I could do a WOD in this condition.
I think at first I was looking to go balls to the wall and push myself. One month in and after reading these responses, I realize that I need to control myself. In time, with the proper work load, I will be able to go all out and push my limits higher. I think for the first three months (2 more) I will reign myself in and not give a ![]() ![]() |
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Frank, one more thing to consider is even when you are a firebreather you can't constantly go all out all the time. Most coaches will push people hard every day just because they have no idea who was working out few days in a row and who came in fresh. Either learn to pace yourself and ignore your coach if you know that today you should not go 100% or do not come to your affiliate for every training session. Personally I feel that it is difficult to avoid competition with other people and to ignore coaches so I do 75% of my training on my own. And remaining 25% I can afford to go really hard plus it feels much more fun that way.
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It's funny because the first three weeks, I was fine for the most part. Good soreness and I felt progress. These last two workouts have really killed me to the point that I am not able to function properly. It's disheartening and makes me question CF, but I know I need to be more in charge if I plan to continue with crossfit. |
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Agree with many others here. Normally I can easily get through a warmup @ our box, do the strength/skill portion, and then do the WOD. For example, yesterday's warmup was:
30 walking lunges with 50# kettlebells 25 pushups 20 wallballs 15 Abmat situps 10 burpees 5 10-second thrusters @ 115# The strength portion was 3x3 squats at 70%, 80% and 90% of our 3RM. The workout itself was: 8 HSPUs 8 HPCs (Hang power cleans) @ 165#/115# 6 HSPUs 6 HPCs 50 pushups 50 DUs 6 HSPUs 6 HPCs 8 HSPUs 8 HPCs On a normal day, I'd be gassed after the WOD. YESTERDAY...following a week of colds and the like I was gassed after the freaking WARMUP. So I scaled the heck out of my squats (my 3RM is something like 265 or so - I scaled down to 185) and still felt like crap. I did go on to do the WOD, but again scaled (e.g., piked box pushups for the HSPUs, squats for the hang power cleans, and rowing for the double unders), and a day later, feeling like crud, I know I made the right choice. The beauty of it is that our coaches get to know us so obviously they're going to know if you really ARE that gassed or if you're self-defeating and need some motivation. |
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I mean...heavy squats after 30 lunges, 20 wallballs, and 5 slow thrusters? 75 pushups and 28 HSPUs? I'd be interested in what the WOD was the day before and after this. |
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what is a 10-second thruster? how is it performed and what is the point/purpose? is it just a slow front squat followed by a slow press? |
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