Don't Let Your Head Defeat Your Body

Tuesday, April 21;

We haven't rendevouzed with Fight Gone Bad since our September 2008 affair. We usually burn out on the workout during the month leading up to the bigh FGB day. Then CFOT schools that workout with our well conditioned bodies.



I wish this was actually true. Is it ever really possible to school FGB. I think I'd argue with anyone who says yes. This workout is among the most brutal. It's 5 minutes of pure work and one minute rest for 3 rounds. A total of 18 minutes of pain.

This workout has led to two of my favorite Crossfit sayings:
"Pick it up and give me one."
"You can do anything for a minute."

I say these sentences to myself ALL THE TIME during workouts. It's my way of pushing through some serious pain and ignoring those thoughts in your head that tell you to slow down and to take a little break. That's what I was working through with yesterday's workout. A fun little interval version of Fight Gone Bad. Just 20 reps at each station for time. Simple, right? Not really. Ideally, each interval should be right at about 5 minutes. That would equal about the time you'd spend at each station during the actual FGB run, and clocking 20 reps at each station is usually pretty decent.

I flew through my first interval, much like I'd do through the first round of FGB. Then the second round snuck up on me. My lungs were on fire. My body was aching. I felt out of condition and off my game. I rested. A lot. My second round score suffered. I always think of this as self defeat. I let the thoughts running through my head slow me down. Instead of focusing on doing something for just a minute, or picking the weight up and banging out one rep, I stopped and took a lot of breaks. I wasn't aggressive. My mind won.

For my third round I decided that I wasn't going to let that happen again. No more negative thoughts. I was going to take steady progress. No stopping. It worked.

WOD:
"Fight Gone Bad - Interval Style"
3 Rounds - 1 minute rest in between rounds
Wallball - 20 reps
KB High Pull - 20 reps
Box Jumps - 20 reps
Push Press - 20 reps (15lb dumbbells)
Row - 20 calories

1. 4:29
2. 7:00
3. 5:40
4. 4:27 (extra round)