CrossFit South Bay | Hermosa Beach, CA

Remy getting focused? I'm not really sure

So this isn’t really about science per say, but it is about the mind and body connection. A KEY component about training, is the attitude towards training. Your attitude at any given point is a conscious decision you have made about how to mentally express your emotional feelings. It takes some practice but you can control your attitude and your mental concentration about what your doing (trust me I’ve had ADHD my entire life if I can do it you can do it). I’ve seen peoples attitudes from when they come in the gym to when they leave the gym entirely change, and it’s happened with all of the trainers at CFSB as well.

Where this becomes very powerful is in changing your mental attitude towards the task at hand. Whether it’s determination to not stop for 5 more reps, expunging the fear of Fran from your mind, or acceptance that the next 20 minutes of your life may not be the most comfortable. The body only does what the mind tells it, and if the mind-body connection is solid, it will listen.

There are two different terms you could think about when “getting psyched” one is getting psyched out (bad news bears). This is where you let doubt, uncertainty, and hesitation enter your mind, and has very little to do with the body. The other is getting PSYCHED UP. This is getting fired up before a lift or workout, focused, determined, posed and ready to strike like a crazy puma. Your not Ms. Chatty Cathy before a heavy ass set of deadlifts. We need to be getting fired up. If you’re not PRing, you’re not doin it right.

FIRED UP

True Story: Worked out with Greg G. on Sunday (only because he’s training for sectionals, it’s not a normal thing) and he missed a deadlift that wasn’t as high as his PR, he was psyched out, letting things like feet position and grip change his attitude about the lift. When he re-focused he hit it no problem. Sometimes just tell yourself, go to the bar, and pick the damn thing up. It’s a NIKE thing, Just Do it! Part of Crossfit’s goal is for it’s athletes (that’s you guys!) to approach any challenge with cognition and acceptance, whether it’s run a marathon or run the ninja warrior obstacle course (Ohh Ninja Warrior some day i’ll conquer you!). Get Psyched UP for it, not psyched out!

(p.s. dont jack around when doing lifts either, do your lifts and move on).

not fired up   

And for the nerds:: Or those who don’t know what Ninja Warrior is:

WOD 2/25/2010

Squat a ton and run

Four rounds for time of:
Squat one ton and run 400 meters

One ton equals 2240 pounds. Pick one of the loads with it’s assigned reps listed below:

275 lbs. = 8 reps
245 lbs. = 9 reps
225 lbs. = 10 reps
205 lbs. = 11 reps
185 lbs. = 12 reps
155 lbs. = 15 reps
135 lbs. = 17 reps
115 lbs. = 20 reps
95 lbs. = 24 reps
65 lbs. = 35 reps

For example: If I did back squats at 135 lbs. then I would squat 17 reps @ 135 lbs and run 400 meters four times. I guess the title should be called squat 4 tons and run a mile.