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Do you ever get through a WOD and scream DONE! and then saunter off the floor, grab a sip of water and start a conversation with someone who is about to start the next class? If you do then its time for a call out. YOU PUSSED OUT ON THAT WORKOUT!
Seriously folks, have you ever watched the firebreathers here at SPARK? Do you marvel how fast they can go, how much weight they can move and how well the movements are done? Do you wonder how they seem to go forever without a rest and how most of the WOD seems effortless?Â
Now let me ask you this…have you EVER seen them finish a WOD, dab at their forehead to remove the “glisten” and start gabbing while sipping their drink? HELL NO YOU HAVEN’T! Guaranteed they are in a sweaty heap on the floor for a few minutes trying to put their life back together. They are firebreathers because they always give 100% and they are in a constant state of “I MUST BETTER MYSELF”.
So, time to take a look at yourself. Are you going through the motions or are you working? Are you half-assing your time here or are you getting better? Do you hit every WOD like someone you love life depends on it? If not, its time to bear down and re-commit. TODAY!Â
If you know you should be going heavier, add more weight, if you know you don’t need that long of a rest, shorten it and if you get through a WOD and you have something left in the tank BURN IT OFF! Go do another round or put some more weight on and do some more reps, go sprint a 400 or 800 or whatever just use your time here to the fullest because if you are honest with yourself you know you probably aren’t going to go home and do something else.
Now of course I am not talking to those of you that are new or are learning these movements. Obviously we want you to be safe and do what you can but please remember that if you have time after class you should still be working on your goats and / or really trying to finish yourself off.
As coaches we can encourage, motivate and suggest but at the end of the day its up to you to kick your own ass…so do it. It doesn’t mean you have to do it as Rx’d, it just means you have to do what you can as hard as you can.
By the looks of Michelle’s face, you have to know she’s giving it her all. And by the progress she’s making you know its working. Nice work girl!
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Workout of the Day:
“Annie R U OK?”
30 Reps of the following:
- Row (Calories)
- DB Thrusters 40lbs/20lbs
- SDLHPÂ 65lbs/45lbs
- Box Jumps 24″/18″
- Medicine Ball Clean 20lbs/16lbs
- Burpees
- Wall Ball 20lbs/16lbs
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September 2nd, 2009 at 6:06 pm
I love this post. Sometimes it gets so hard to go on and push yourself, but when it’s all said and done I am so much happier that I did. It is the worst feeling when I know that I could have done more and I didn’t. Thanks for all the great blog posts Kim!
September 2nd, 2009 at 7:00 pm
This is a great post Kim……who hasn’t half assed it at least once only to look at themselves in the mirror later and say, “I am NEVER cheating again….”
September 2nd, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Wait….is this post about Sliv? Jk
If so, I’m sure if we put up half naked pics of Eddie Vedder that would be enough motivation.
All jokes aside, great post Kim!
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:12 am
Yeah, I am definitely guilty of that quite a bit. Not always, but more often than I should be.
Great post, its always good to have this re-iterated.
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:30 am
I think today is a good day to bring up some little known facts about Sliver. I have a few.
Did you that when Sliver does a pull-up, he doesn’t pull himself up. He pulls the Earth down.
Did you know that time stands still for no man except Sliver?
Did you know that Sliver is the horse whisperer?
Did you know that Sliver once had a starring contest with the Mona Lisa and won?
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:33 am
Oh god……..did you have to take it there Chris?
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:48 am
Haha. Come on. Those are all pretty impressive things. I wish that I could make the claim that I could do any of them.
Did you know that Sliver can not only do a one handed handstand push-up but in fact he can do a handstand push-up using only his pinkie finger?
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:03 am
Did you know that Sliver can kill two stones with one bird?
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Did you know that Sliver destroyed the periodic table because he only recognizes one element, the element of suprise.
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:36 pm
I heard that sliver was so weak that he couldn’t even lift his own spirits.
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Sliver, I’m there for ya man. Keep encouraging and pushing me and someday I’ll get a tattoo just like you. Push hard Pal, Jon is only a step away !
September 3rd, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Did you know that Sliver once made an onion cry?
September 4th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Is this post why we had to do 10 rounds of Cindy and such a brutal warm-up on Thursday? If so message received!!!!!
September 6th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Holy S**t!
How did this happen! DAMN YOU JONNY MARRESE! haha
Thanks for the encouragement Papa Marrese…maybe we can work out a deal to “take care” of Jonny one day?
Does anybody know Tonya Hardings phone number? jk
Great post as always Kimmer….sorry it took me so long to check in.
September 6th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Did you know that Humen can leap tall buildings in a single one-legged bound?
September 12th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
I’m not one for writing comments but I do read them. I must say I laughed my butt off, sorry Silver!