This week has been an interesting one. We just got approved at BodyConstruction to be a CrossFit affiliate. The interesting thing is the mindset of the personal trainers that are already there. All of them have been through the training. They have done the workouts. They have sweated. They have given the white board and the stopwatch the 1000 yard stares that most people going through these kinds of workouts do. Sadly myself and one other person is on board. We have been doing this for so long, that the pain, the intensity, the results simply come as second nature effects of the effort that is put in.
One of the trainers actually said Monday night, "I just can't seem to put on any size doing the CrossFit workouts...". I really did not want to rock the boat just quite yet, but I did watch him eat his dinner which consisted of a 2 oz can of tuna and a few pretzels. If you eat like a bird.. you look like a bird.
On the other hand I did see something amazing this week. A new client Dan started. Eager to match the rest of the "guys" in the class Dan gave it his all this week. We had a little workout in celebration of the fair this week called "corndog"
21-15-9 reps 3 rounds for time:
Burpees jump w/ overhead clap
Sumo DL high pull 95#
pullups
1/4 mile run
Time 14:22
Dan did this workout in close to 38 minutes. He grunted. He spat. He collapsed once or twice during the pullups. The voice in his heed screaming "why the fuck are you doing this to me...". He finished. All of us well rested and re-hydrated by now went to the street corner where Dan was running and cheered him on during the last 1/4 mile run.
Dan stood there.. shaken.. exhausted. He only said one thing: "I never thought I could do it."
Well guess what Dan... you did. Welcome.
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