How do you test your fitness? What drives you to train so hard and gives you the most personal reward when you out perform previous tests? I feel the things we do outside of the gym is the reason for putting in the hard work inside of the gym. Any thoughts?
Level 1
EMOM for 10 minutes
Odd: 5 Back Squat @ 70% 1RM
Even: 5 Weighted Pull Ups or 5 Strict Pull Ups or 5 Kipping Pull Up
(challenge yourself by whichever is more difficult for you)
+
3 Rounds
25 Wall Ball 20#/14#
10 Burpee Pull Ups
Post loads and time.
Level 2
5 Rounds
35 Double Unders
7 HSPU
7 Power Snatches 135#/95#
7 CTB Pull Ups
7 Thrusters
Post time.
Barbell Club
Snatch: Heavy Single
Clean and Jerk: Heavy Single
Post loads.
CrossFit Old School
5 Rounds
250m Row
25 Squats
25 Sit Ups
Post time.
Happy Birthday, Vince!!
5:15am
L1
Vince 405#/3:31Rx 30#
Cathy 75#/10:46Rx
Carrie M. 125#/8:51Rx
Barbara 85#/9:45
L2 John N. 31:27Rx
CFOS
Rob M. 17:00Rx
Diana 15:20Rx
9 AM
L1
Tina 115#/9:33Rx
L2
Monica 24:29
Kenny 24:20Rx
Essence 34:33
CFOS
Roselynn 18:30Rx
Alex 15:20Rx
Laurie 20:03Rx
Scotty 16:02Rx
8AM
L1
Joe B 145#/6:28Rx
April 75#/11:25
Riva 100#/11:27
Berenice 75#/19:56Rx
CFOS
Felica 15:48Rx
12pm
L1
Irma 35#/5:00
Cami 35#/8:28
Warren 165#/10:00
Rey 65#/8:20
Ashley 65#/10:13
Aileen 95#/10:21Rx
Candace 135#/8:53Rx
CFOS Paul F. 15:46Rx
In regards to your question above, absolutely. Everything done in the gym helps me in life outside the gym. I’m way more durable at work, during play, and day to day activities. My fun “outside” the gym play time, even the hardest efforts, pale to what I’ve trained for in the gym.
Thanks Paul
JB,
Thanks for the comment. I know for a fact that you apply gym work to what you do outside the gym. I’ve witnessed it firsthand. You are an incredible competitor and very talented athlete. I appreciate your dedication to your fitness and how you apply it to your athletic performances.
Paul
I test my fitness through competition. Although I am competing against others it is really about a challenge against myself mentally and physically and building myself to come stronger in both. That is what allows me to be competitive and drives me to train hard. I also enjoy testing my fitness by doing active challenges I have never done before, it is enjoyable first to see if I can even do it, then how well or not so well I did it and realizing if I continue to work at it I can do it better. My personal reward is completing a goal although I do fail, and for some strange reason there is something special about failing at something and then coming back and succeeding. An example of that is this morning I failed at 3 attempts at heavy snatches (heavy for where I’m at). I failed today but am confident there will be a day that weight goes over my head, and with that I will smile. Besides that I like to stay healthy for myself, my wife my kids so I can take care of them and my home.
Thanks, Joe.
You, too, have an impressive athletic resume. Your efforts in training, in order to achieve those impressive performances, are really what sets you apart from your competition. You are so right on about learning from “failing.” You’re failures are not really failures, but advanced learning experiences. Great post, Joe. Thank you.
Paul
4pm
L1
Nicole 85#/9:46
Alfredo 115#/8:44Rx
Mark 115#/18:13
Kevin C. 125#/17:09
Bear 295#/10:48Rx
Jimmy 225#/8:00Rx
Marissa 95#/8:44
Christina G. 115#/18:59
Brian 185#/11:31Rx
Chris F. 160#/9:45Rx
Aaron S. 205#/12:35Rx
Hannae 75#/9:02
Pat 175-205#/11:12Rx
L2
Chris B. 28:31Rx
Brad B. 32:00Rx
Dylan 35:34 115#
CFOS Jean 16:15Rx
5pm
L1
Amanda 65#/6:18
Danny 125#/12:54
Faith 55#/7;57
Jill 65#/7:18
Clara 85#/11:14
Toni 65#/9:19
Rachel 55#/11:48
Linda 95#/14:55Rx
CFOS Trapp 16;00Rx +10P/U ODBx5
L2
Tiffany 20;23
Ira 25:20 mod
6pm
L1
Nick 295#/9:48Rx
Wendi 125#/12:39Rx
Roarke 105#/9:40 2rds
Jennifer S. 75#/8;34 2rds
Claudia 100#/10:39Rx
Nuria 155#/8:25Rx
Joe 205#/12:00Rx
Tim 145#/17:20Rx
L2 Jessica K. 34:38
CFOS
Milly 13:30Rx
Julia 16:53Rx
Pam 17:28Rx
This is a very interesting question, and I felt compelled to respond. When I joined Crossfit East County, I was overweight and unhealthy both physically and in my overall mindset. After two years of training with you, I’m by no means the strongest or fastest crossfitter, but I can tell you that Crossfit East County has not only changed my body but also my mind and attitude in life. Most importantly, I’m a better husband, son and friend, and I owe that transformation to Crossfit East County.
Chris,
Thank you for sharing. That’s a great testimony to how CrossFit works for everyone in a different way. What you get out of it doesn’t have to be measured in ways that we all expect, but in ways that are only quantifiable on a personal basis. Thanks, again, for commenting. Keep it up, Chris.
Paul
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