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Watching today’s strength and WOD couldn’t have been a better reminder of how important it is to do things correctly the moment you learn to do them, which unfortunately in life is one of the hardest things to do. Lifting and other what have yous that we do here in CrossFit and fitness/strength training in general are skills that take time to learn let alone master. Everyone starts in a different place including the genetic make up that makes you who you are. To the last point, if you are over the age of 18 and still hoping for that magic change that turns you into a fast twitch, elite athlete animal, I’m sorry to be the one that tells you this but it ain’t happening. Blame your parents. Eventually it’s just Adam and Eve’s fault. After we start the journey becomes entirely ours regardless of programming, coaching, facility, equipment, area, whatever.
The foundation that your current performance relies on is the number one deciding factor in your future development.
Sadly it is too easy to take shortcuts, to accept bad form over current success, to walk away with a check mark even though it was earned the wrong way. We all do it except for the ones who are truly great, in this sport and in life.
If you are new then try your absolute damnedest to make every rep you perform as perfect technique wise as you can. I know for a fact you will be getting instructed to perform the best you possibly could by the coaches at both facilities.
If you are not new and have years and thousands of bad reps under your belt, it’s time to break it down and start over. The good thing is your learning curve is much less considering you already know what something like a Clean is. Still, if today at any point you had a starfish catch, butt tucked under, wince inducing clean, you are only setting yourself up for failure somewhere down the line. It is the hardest thing for us to do in all of life, to check the ego, expose the flaws, and start at the freshest, simplest place possible to re-develop good habits.
There is never a good time to start, so you might as well just start. How often do you say or hear “this time is less busy so I’ll start my diet/fitness program/class/grad school/family then”? I do it all the time, embarrassed as I am to admit it. Trust me, the middle of the summer you will appreciate it.
THURSDAY
Strength : Press
8-8-4-4-2-2
WOD : 12m AMRAP
5 Thruster 95/65
10 Pull-Ups
Row 250m
S/L1: 75/55, Jumping or Scaled Pull-Ups
Rx+ : 115/80, UB Pull-ups, if broken subtract 1 rep
The Program : Off
