Today I was able to do most of my stuff away from mirrors, and we were the only 2 people in the weight room area for most of the time, so it was something other than mirrors and crowds tonight...
The lack of a simple free-standing pullup bar and a few boxes to step on is one big frustration. Having to jump up to grab the two-handle grip thingy on a cable-crossover machine/rack to do knees to elbows was very fucking annoying.
And as I was struggling to do them, after feeling like I was really getting better at them on Tuesday in Charlotte, I just felt like a failure. I was thinking to myself how much I still suck at some of the movements that I practice.
I had some tears of frustration welling up in my eyes.
I know by now that the first thing that brings on those tears is a bad fucking attitude. A "can't do" attitude. Hate talk directed at myself.
STOP.
Instead, be aggressive. Focus. Attack. CONQUER.
Overcome.
Remember why you do this.
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Courtesy of Crossfit Ballantyne.
WOD: For time. 2 rounds.
- 20 KB Swings (1.5/1)
- 20 Knees to Elbows
- 20 Wall Balls (20/14)
- 20 Box Jumps (24"/20")
- 50 Double Unders skipped these, forgot my rope at home, the ones at the gym suck
- 250m Row
Results: who knows, I didn't end up timing myself
Wouldn't you know that the 1 other person in the gym working out, and not playing basketball, was on the 1 available rowing machine for 30 minutes, right while I was trying to do this WOD? Seriously, it was just a bad night like that. I did a 500m row at the end instead.
Cheered myself up when it was all over by doing an awesome frog stand to hand stand in the stretching area. Booyeah. I intend to impress my family with those once I get home for Christmas. :-p
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