Sunday Suggestion
Honey Badger Gym – CrossFit
Metcon (Time)
3 Rounds:
25 AbMat Sit-ups
150 Meter Front Rack Dumbbell Walk (35’s/25’s)
25 AbMat Sit-ups
15 Front Squats (115/83)
3 Rounds:
25 AbMat Sit-ups
150 Meter Front Rack Dumbbell Walk (35’s/25’s)
25 AbMat Sit-ups
15 Front Squats (115/83)
“A fall into a ditch can make you wiser.” – Chinese Proverb
A fall into a ditch is a little embarrassing. On a physical level however, pretty easy to recover from. Dust off, and carry on. A fall off a cliff however is… not so nice. Both are mistakes. But one is far more damaging than the other.
Rarely do we step off the cliff first. Before we approach that edge, chances are highly likely that we are going to fall into “ditches” several times along the way, acting as quiet, but real, warning signs. It becomes dangerous when these are ignored.
A cardinal rule of ours is to never waste our failures. These seemingly small mishaps are nature’s way of letting us know where to place our efforts. Where to learn from. But there’s a reason the quote above reads “can” make you wiser. It’s a choice to learn.
200 Meter Run
30 Seconds Each:
Inchworms
Hollow Hold
Push-up Shoulder Taps
Glute Bridges
Down Dog
Left Leg Glute Bridges
Push-up to Down Dog
Right Leg Glute Bridges
Barbell Warmup
5 Good Mornings
5 Back Squats
5 Elbow Rotations
5 Press & Reach
5 Romanian Deadlifts
5 Front Squats
MOBILITY:
Child’s Pose: 30 Seconds
Front Rack Stretch: 30 Seconds
5 Rounds:
200m Run
12 Deadlifts
9 Hang Power Cleans
6 Push Jerks
RX+ 155/103
RX 135/93
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” — Joshua J. Marine
Everyone faces adversity. Not everyone responds the same way.
In Carol Dweck’s “Mindset”, there are two types: A fixed mindset, and a growth mindset.
In a fixed mindset, an individual is trapped within their own perceived limitations. When someone else gets the promotion or the job, it just “wasn’t meant to be”. They blame the world, they blame the organization for having a bias, they blame the weather. It is a mentality that clings to excuses, versus solutions.
A growth mindset is one of extreme ownership. A world of continual self reflection. If something didn’t go as planned, what can I learn from this? What can I do better next time? The growth mindset welcomes the short-term pain, knowing that this will only make them better tomorrow. Instead of jumping to excuses, the growth mindset creates the solutions.
Change our mindset, and the world around us changes with it.
We will find adversity. It will be today, tomorrow, or sometime this week. How will we respond? Will we blame the world, our conditions, the weather? Or will we take the harder path, and find what we can do differently next time?
AMRAP 1:
Easy Row
AMRAP 1:
Active Spidermans + Hamstring Stretch
AMRAP 1:
Single Unders
4 Straight Arm Burpee Penalty For Every Trip
AMRAP 1:
Right Leg Single Unders
2 Frog Hop Penalty For Every Trip
AMRAP 1:
Left Leg Single Unders
1 Burpee Penalty For Every Trip
Dumbbell Warmup
Each Side, Completed With 1 Light Dumbbell:
5 Deadlifts
5 Russian Dumbbell Swings
5 Front Squats
5 Strict Press & Reach
3 Rounds:
21/15 Calorie Row
75 Double Unders
Directly Into…
3 Rounds:
20 Dumbbell Snatches (50/35)
12 Lateral Dumbbell Burpees
“Asking “Is this possible?” is rarely relevant. The real question is, “Is this worth doing?” – Andrew Swilinski
The logical side of us can be a double-edged sword.
It puts “can I do this” in a higher role of importance than “should I do this.”
Although appearing to be minor details, we can soon see the larger implications. When we default to asking the question of whether or not it’s a possibility, we sell ourselves short, placing the logistics ahead of importance. Placing the “whats” in front of the “whys”.
The old expression is true – “if there’s a will, there’s a way”.
60 Seconds
Easy Bike
PVC Straight Leg Swings (30 Each Side)
45 Seconds
Moderate Bike
PVC Pass Throughs
30 Seconds
Fast Bike
PVC V-Ups
Barbell Warmup
5 Good Mornings
5 Back Squats
5 Elbow Rotations
5 Press & Reach
5 Romaninan Deadlifts
5 Front Squats
Every 4 Minutes x 5 Rounds:
3 Chest to Bar Pull-ups
6 Toes to Bar
9 Deadlifts (225/155)
12/9 Calorie Bike
*slowest round is your score
RX+
3 bar muscle ups
6 ttb
9 deads 225/155
15/12 cal bike
“Work your land” – Tim Storey
If the farmer focuses on the fruit, and ignores the root, the tree will never grow.
To “work our land” is the fundamental understanding that our actions today are the seeds we are planting for tomorrow. Every seed we plant, whether positive or negative, is a vote for who we become.
And much like the farmer’s field, this is a continuous process. A successful harvest last year doesn’t mean the farmer can ease off the basics next year. Regardless of the accomplishments, accolades, successes… every day we must work our land.
30 Seconds
Easy Row (Feet Out)
Squats to Medicine Ball
Box Step-ups
Moderate Row (Feet Out)
Medicine Ball Ground to OH
Lateral Box Step-Overs
Faster Row (Feet Out)
Medicine Ball Foot Taps
Box Jump + Step Down (Low Box)
*Performed at a low box height and with workout weight medicine ball
Buy-in 50/35 Calorie Row
3 rounds:
400 Meter Run
30 Box Jumps (24/20)
30 Wallballs (20/14)
Buy-out 50/35 Calorie Row