Lesson Learned

A big lesson I learned at the certification was to play around with your programming.  Some will be good, some will suck.  The key is to experiment and see what works and what doesn't.  My plan for today's workout was to do a Tabata style workout with deadlifts, push press, and front squat.  All I have at home is 115 lbs., so that is what I will use.  For those that don't know, Tabata workouts are 8 rounds of 20 sec. of work/10 sec. of rest.  There are 2 ways to keep track, you can count your lowest rep during the 8 sets, or you can total all of the reps.  I decided to use the lowest rep.  

There were 2 lessons learned today.  1. 115 lbs is too heavy for tabata push press and front squat for me right now.  Most importantly lesson 2.  Move your head out of the way before you push the bar up over your head.  Now I know that there are people that have cut their chin doing this.  Fortunately, I was lucky enough to just graze my chin, but hit it hard enough to not make that mistake again.  

Today's programming I don't consider a failure, but it definitely was not my best effort.  Next time I pair these exercises, I can just use a lighter weight, maybe 95 lbs.  For me, I enjoy the programming aspect of Crossfit, learn from your mistakes and make changes as needed.  The possibilities are endless.