CrossFit Competition: Women’s WOD Jam

Yesterday and today was CrossFit Omnia’s annual Women’s WOD Jam.

None of the workouts played to my strengths. It was all heavy weights with moves I’m not good at (pistols (one-legged squats), ring dips, bench press, and GHD sit-ups). Throw in an upset stomach and bloatedness, and I felt not the best. Plus, I was the oldest athlete in the bunch.

If I had known the workouts ahead of time, I probably wouldn’t have signed up.

Lessons You Learn from Finishing Last at a CrossFit Competition

• You are stronger than you think. I did heavy lunges today I didn’t think I could do and ring dips I didn’t think I could do and pistols.
• You are forced to do workouts and moves you’d never do otherwise. All of these workouts sucked. But I did them. Not happily, but I did them.
• The best part about finishing last is you don’t have to stick around for awards. I left early and got home early, so my day wasn’t completely gone. I got home and took a nap. Heavenly