This weekend I participated in Women’s Wod Jam at CrossFit Omnia. I love this CrossFit gym, and they always put on such great competitions. Plus, they have plenty of room to warm up before the WOD, so I feel better prepared.
I partnered with a gal named Brianne. We did fairly well considering we’ve never worked out together before. It was a fun CrossFit comp, and I highly recommend it.
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I’m in a rut again with CrossFit. I’ve been doing a lot of grunt work, and it’s definitely taken its toll mentally. I’ve also been struggling with programming. I follow many gyms, and lately, none of their workouts have been appealing to me — which means I program my own. Again, this is taxing. I did CrossFit benchmark workout Elizabeth on a whim yesterday because it was programmed.
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And I beat my time by over 2 minutes! This was a shock to say the least, especially considering my garage was a balmy 40 degrees. I last did this workout 6 months ago, so I didn’t think I’d PR it. I can definitely say my ring dips are much better, and I pushed the squat cleans I think more. Still, it was a shock. But, when you have been doing something for so long and you’re struggling, any small victory is a win. Â
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If you want to get better or improve your CrossFit game, you have to be prepared to do the work yourself. You can’t count on anyone to help you.
I’m trying to get better at bar muscle ups and get my ring muscle ups, as well as butterfly chest to bar pull ups. I’m working on my own to do this.
The reality is that in a one-hour CrossFit class, there’s only so much that the CrossFit coach can do, and with a dozen other people, their job is to keep everyone safe.
If you want to get better, prepare to work.
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At my gym, they give us time domains and goals to hit. The workout will have a suggested time domain to finish in. For the most part, I miss these time domains unless it plays to my strengths.
This week, I mostly worked out in my garage. I was still recovering from FrostFit, a CrossFit competition in Colorado Springs, so I was taking it easy.
I did a workout that had a suggested time domain of 31 minutes. I finished in 42 minutes.
It was at that point I realized I can only do me. I wasn’t going to push myself to the point of failed reps or injury, so I went at my own pace.
I can only do me, and you should only do you.
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Grunt work is where the magic happens. If you talk to professional athletes, they’ll tell you this. For this new year, I’m focusing on grunt work, and, to be honest, none of it is very fun.
I’ve been doing grunt work for squat snatches, deadlifts, chest to bar pulls up, deadlifts, and now ring muscle ups. Below are some of my videos I’ve made documenting this.
When you put in the work, you’ll be rewarded. Or, at least I hope so!
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We all know that aging sucks.
I’ve never met someone who enjoys getting older every day.
When you CrossFit, aging will get everyone eventually.
Last weekend, I did a CrossFit Competition at CrossFit SOCO. It was tame compared to many CrossFit competitions I’ve done. But, I now have to recover two days, whereas when I was younger, I would have been good to work out again on Monday.
For me, it’s usually always something with CrossFit — either a tweak here or a strain there.
Already in 2022, I’ve been battling a right shoulder issue. I think it’s because I’ve been snatching more than usual.
Now, my leg hurts from that CrossFit competition.
It’s all incredibly frustrating.
The days I wake up and am 100% are few and far between.
For masters’ athletes, it’s about the rest, taming the volume, and being smart with your recovery.
I’ve being smart — only doing active recovery when I need it.
But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t suck.
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This past weekend I competed at a local CrossFit competition in Colorado Springs at CrossFit SOCOÂ called FrostFit. I filled someone’s spot who got sick and partnered with a very nice lady.
This CrossFit Competition is what I would call tame. It had no real hard movements in it, and the second WOD was a strength ladder that I wouldn’t exactly call a CrossFit workout. Still, I was sore the next day, and the following day, I woke up and my left leg hurt pretty bad, so I had to take two days off CrossFit training.
It was fun. The weather warmed up, and CrossFit SOCO is in this quaint little part of Colorado Springs on the way to Manitou Springs. Here’s a video of the first WOD where the best part was carrying a dummy firefighter.
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If you’ve been doing CrossFit long enough, you know that most of the time it’s just a grind. Yet, there are those rare moments of brilliance where you shine and where you love it.
Today was one of those days. The WOD was:
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This workout I loved and was, in my opinion, brilliant. The clusters (a front squat with a push press from the ground every time, or a thruster from the ground every time) were surprisingly easy for me. The pistols I’m working on getting deeper in my squat, and I love GHD sit ups. This workout was fabulous for me. Here I am doing a bit of the pistols:
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I was very sad to hear about Dave Castro being fired from CrossFit. Although he had his quirks, he made the CrossFit Open announcements interesting. Plus, there’s no doubt the man knew his CrossFit programming. Taking CrossFit from its beginnings to where it is today is no small feat.
If there’s one constant with humanity, it’s that things change. Still, that doesn’t mean we have to like it or even accept it. All it means is that we move on from here. CrossFit will go on. The question is: will it be better or worse? Only time shall tell.
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I recently did CrossFit Hero WOD Klepto. Named for U.S. Air Force Major David “Klepto” L. Brodeur, 34, of Auburn, Massachusetts, who died on April 27, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from gunfire.
This was a fun workout that was relatively short for a CrossFit Hero WOD (known to be grueling, long, and mentally taxing). Squat cleans take time, but the other moves are simple. Have fun with this one!
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