Today was a good day.
Let's start with what happened last night.
After a tough "regular life" 9-5er yesterday, I went into the box to get a WOD in and hopefully shake off the meh feeling that was clouding me all day.
2.19.12
SWOD
6x3 low bar back squats
*185, 225, 245, 275, 295, 315
WOD
7 rounds
150 M sprint
max effort DB snatch (70#)
*100 total
I finished in a pool of sweat and smile on my face. It was exactly the way I wanted to end the day.
SO THIS MORNING...
I walk into the box
and see the WOD is 2012 Games Open WOD 12.4. I took 3 attempts at this
WOD last year with my highest score being 137 reps. all three times I
felt broken as the time clicked away and I knew it wasn't going to happen.
Today was redemption time. As I stared down at my wall ball all I was thinking was "get through "Karen" and the rest will follow"
2.20.2013
WOD
12 minute time cap
150 wall- balls (20 lbs to 10' target)
90 double unders
30 muscle-ups
*Total reps: 240!
I finished "Karen" in 9:20. I banged out the dubs and walked over to the rings. Time ran out and I wasn't able to get the muscle up. The 240 reps itself was a major success from last year and proof that I have improved.
Afterwards, Coach Brad, Anna, Carlo, Greg, Ricardo and a few others are hanging out post-wod shooting the breeze. I don't recall what prompted me walking back to rings to try again. I feel like it was mostly an "oh why not/ let’s see if this will work" attempt. So when I missed on two attempts I wasn't too upset.
Sure enough though, Anna walks over with some words of encouragement.
"Commit to it" she tells me.
Now, here's the thing, when Anna Tunnicliffe tells you to commit, you commit.
I walk back to the rings, replay the checkpoints in my head, grab a hold of the rings, and explode- UP into the hold position and yell and scream (along with everyone else at the box yelling at me) as I pushed through the dip into the lock out...
BLAM!!!
My very 1st muscle up.
Almost 3 years to the day of my 101's at CrossFit Gables, this guy achieved a muscle up.
Today is a good day.
:)
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