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A Brilliant Summary
Before we move on to the next of my somewhat nebulous “10 mental skills of CrossFit” let us pause for a moment on the skill of transitioning to soak up a story. Today after one class, I was congratulating a … Continue reading
The Lessons of Failure
Today, everyone DNFed the WOD. That means the workout was too hard for our gym, at the current moment. People gave it their best and nobody finished. There have been quite a few this month where many people have DNFed … Continue reading
Mutant Isabel
So, hi – this is actually Patrick. Not Wally. I write up little posts for the Friday evening classes. Except not last week. I meant to, but when the workout was over I went home and did something else for … Continue reading
Box Squats
Certainties in life: Death and taxes. Also, if an exercise has the word “Russian” in it, it’s probably going to be hard. We played with the box squat this week. Take a standard back squat, sit down on a bench, … Continue reading
Variations on a Squat
Front squat. Back Squat. Overhead Squat. What’s next? Diagonal squat? No. But I did forget to make a video of the skill work this week so as an attempt at an apology, here’s a link to a video of the … Continue reading