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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Phoenix Rising

Yesterday's WOD was so terrible I didn't even want to revisit it on this blog.

WOD

5 RFT

6 Thrusters 135 lbs (Rx)
12 KBS 62 lbs (Rx)
24 HR Push-ups

23:54

Yep.  24 minutes of awful.  135 lbs is so freakin' heavy!!  There was supposedly a 20 minute time cap on this workout, so once I was getting close, I just wanted to wave the white flag and take a DNF.  But, in true CrossFit fashion, 2 of my classmates and the coach got on my ass to finish off the workout, whatever it took.  So I summoned whatever willpower I had left, finished off the last round of thrusters, managed the KBSs unbroken, and then slogged through the push-ups.  Even Coach Dave, who usually takes a pretty unsympathetic attitude toward me, told the other coach to take it easy because I "looked like I was dying".

In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have attempted to Rx this one.  When I showed up I was kind of excited about the WOD because the heavier-than-usual weights seemed like a good change of pace.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger though, supposedly.  Which is why the following day was so exciting...

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