One of the things that scared me away from CrossFit for so long was the workouts. I'd look online at some of the Workouts of the Day (WOD) and say, there is no way I could pull that off. This week alone, one of the workouts required a total of 123 Handstand Push-Ups. I can barely do 5.
So, for those of you who felt as I do, understand that those are the "Prescribed" workouts. It takes time to build your body up to that level of fitness. For me, it could take a year before I complete a workout like that...but someday, I will. However, by going non-prescribed, I can make some modification (that still kicks my butt) and complete the things I can with the goal in mind to reach the prescribed workout in the future.
Today was one of those days.....but I didn't want it to be. I looked at the workout and thought, I can do this. I grabbed all my weights and walked them over to my section of the gym and was ready to go. I knocked out the first exercise, and then picked up my weights to begin the second set, and it was too heavy. I tried my hardest to push them up, but after only accomplishing 3 out of the 50 reps I had to do, I knew it just wasn't gonna happen.
I think this is where I, as an athlete, have to force myself to not modify anything else. I ran over and grabbed some lighter weights. I pushed as hard as I could to finish and then moved on to the next set. My mind was racing...."now that you're not doing it prescribed, you can go easy on everything else." But no! I was determined to finish everything else, and thanks to the Instructor and others in the group, I got through the rest.
Sometimes your mind is your biggest obstacle. Thank you everyone for pushing me today!
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