The bitch I am referring to is a Crossfit benchmark workout. It doesn't sound bad on paper, but this workout sucks a**. The workout is a coupling of thrusters w/95 lbs. and pull ups done for 21 reps, then 15, then 9. Not that bad, right? WRONG. And for me, pull-ups are my a big weakness of mine. In Crossfit, you are forced to confront your weaknesses and deal with them head on. That is what is great about it. I easily could have done something else, but if I don't work on what I am weak at, then I won't get any better at it. So, I sucked it up and did Fran today. Just over 20 minutes. That is a terrible time. Just to give you an idea, an average time is anywhere from 5-10 minutes. The elite are usually 3 minutes or less. I did the work out as prescribed, which means that I used the recommended weight and no assistance/bands on the pull ups. It would have been easier to do assisted pull ups, but I won't get any better taking the easy way out.
After completing Fran, I decided that I would do an active cool down. At work, they have a tractor tire, probably somewhere between 400-500 lbs. I thought it would be a good idear to do 10 minutes of tire flips in the parking lot. Working out outside is much better than being inside the gym. And the barbaric aspect of throwing a tire around is very appealing to me. I got some strange looks from people driving by and co-workers, but who cares. After the 10 minutes were up, I was completely exhausted. While I was trying to catch my breath, all I could do was smile because today I knew I had a great workout.
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