Sara is working her way through the Wall Balls during Fridays team WOD!
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Happy Birthday J5!

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WOD

Strength:
Hang Squat Clean
Build to Heavy Single

Conditioning:
“Underrated”
AMRAP 9:
30 Double Unders
1 Hang Squat Clean (135/95)
30 Double Unders
2 Hang Squat Cleans (135/95)
30 Double Unders
3 Hang Squat Cleans (135/95)

*Keep adding one Hang Squat Clean each round.
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DAILY MINDSET

“How much do you care about getting better?”

Sounds like a silly question, but most don’t think about this.

When we are truly care about getting better, our view on things change. We see events as a means to grow… true chances to improve ourselves. The opposite is when we view everything as a test.

When we find ourselves comparing against others, and stuck on the thought of viewing “X” as a measuring stick against our goals, remind ourselves of this question. How much do we care about getting better?

Aidan, Colby, and Christy are using the Gymnastics conditioning time to work on their Ring Dips!
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Reminder: There will be Open Gym today from 8:00am to 10:00am. Come get your weekend WOD on!
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WOD

“Dumb Luck”
Buy-In: 60/45 Calorie Assault Bike

5 Rounds:
10 Alternating Dumbbell Power Snatches
10 Single Dumbbell Box Step-ups
100′ Single Dumbbell Famers Carry

Cash-Out: 60/45 Calorie Assault Bike

Dumbbell: 50/35
Box: 24/20
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DAILY MINDSET

“What you resist, persists”.

What would you think about if I told you to not think of a pink giraffe?

The same effect takes place if I tell you “don’t slow down” as you start your final 400 meter run in a workout. Our minds don’t operate well when we focus on what “not to do”. Instead of focusing on what not to do, let’s focus on what to do.

Let’s turn “don’t slow down” on that last 400m run into “I can hold this pace”. Transition “don’t eat those cookies” to “let’s go snack on some celery”.

If our thoughts become words, and those words become actions, we’re going to get what we focus on. So let’s choose wisely.

Casey and Sara are crushing the Burpees and Double-Unders during Mondays WOD!
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WOD

“Steel Toe”
Teams of 3
For Time (30 Minute Cap):
3 Rounds:
1,000 Meter Row
30 Toes to Bar

Into…

21 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20)
21 Clean and Jerks (135/95)
21 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20)
21 Clean and Jerks (155/105)
21 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20)
21 Clean and Jerks (185/135)
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DAILY MINDSET

“Hope and despair are both self-fulfilling prophecies.”

~Ernest Hemingway

If you are in the market for a blue Honda, all you see on the road are blue Hondas. It’s as if they are seemingly everywhere. In every intersection, passing us on the highway, and at the gas station.

Yet, they were there the whole time. We as humans have what’s called the “Reticular Activation System”, which helps us see more of what we’re actively thinking about.

It’s actually a survival mechanism. If we needed to look for food because we were about to starve, we prime our senses to find it. Or if danger was close by in the form of a man-eating predator, we’d prioritize our senses to be very aware of where the threat was, or where it could be hiding. It’s an incredible level of focus that we don’t realize we’re using, bringing what is on our subconscious mind into the conscious world.

Are we focused on what might go wrong?
Or are we focused on what will make it go right?

Who says you can’t do crazy cool things while you’re pregnant?! Alia didn’t get that memo!
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WOD

“Stranger Things”
Teams of 2
AMRAP 25:
3 Wallballs (20/14)
3 Kettlebell Swings (53/35)
3 Calorie Assault Bike
6 Wallballs (20/14)
6 Kettlebell Swings (53/35)
6 Calorie Assault Bike
9 Wallballs (20/14)
9 Kettlebell Swings (53/35)
9 Calorie Assault Bike
…
Climb By 3’s Each Round

*Athletes Switch After Completing Full Rounds
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DAILY MINDSET

“I would rather die of passion than boredom.”

~Vincent Van Gogh

There are times in our lives, whether it be during training, at work, or at home, where we question the choices we’ve made. They arrive shortly after we make an important decision. A form of “buyers remorse”, where we wonder if we’re on the right path. As humans, that’s what is safe to us, and we seek it out… knowing with certainty, in uncertain times, that we’re on the best path forward.

But… do we really?
Think back to a moment of uncertainty. Think of the first day we first talked to our significant other. The first time we went on a roller coaster ride. The first time we walked into a CrossFit gym.

Uncertainty makes us feel alive. Those moments are etched into us forever, and are some of our fondest memories. If everything was known, expected, and pre-determined, life would be so horribly boring. It wouldn’t be a life at all. Where others may run from uncertainty, let’s embrace it for what it is, and create the life of memories we’ll look back on with pride.

Monica and Leonor are showing how strong their Push-Up game is with max sets during Tuesdays Gymnastics Conditioning!
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WOD

Option 1:
Strength:
Muscle Snatch
Build to Moderate Set of 3

Conditioning:
“Four Square”
On the 4:00 x 5 Rounds:
300/250 Meter Row
20 AbMat Sit-ups
3 Power Snatches

Option 2:
OPEN GYM
Make up a WOD that you missed, or a WOD that you have really been wanting to try, work on skills, etc!

*You must still come to one of the regularly scheduled WOD times.
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DAILY MINDSET

“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.”

~George Lorimer

“Win the morning, win the day” is something we’ve all heard once or twice before.

It’s less however about winning the morning, and more about establishing the right habits. The most successful people routinely draw back to a core staple of set daily habits.

Write a short list of healthy habits you believe could push you forward. It could be reading, journaling, “no phone hours”, or anything in between. Where consistency is king, discipline is freedom.

Olivia is working hard to stay on the Jumping Lunges during Mondays WOD!
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WOD

“Arm & Hammer”
Buy-In: 15 Clusters (135/95)

3 Rounds:
21/15 Calorie Assault Bike
15 Chest to Bar Pull-Ups

Cash-Out: 15 Clusters (135/95)
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DAILY MINDSET

“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible to your approach.”

~Tony Robbins

We can’t always see what is ahead on the windy road.
We don’t know if there will be a lightning storm, a massive oak tree blocking us, or maybe it’s road construction pushing a lengthy detour. All of which can cause a change in our planned arrival time.

Direction without flexibility is a recipe for disaster, forcing a path that may not be possible. Yet flexibility without direction is just as harmful, living like a leaf blowing in the wind.

It’s not a matter of if, but when, we hit the roadblock and will need to adjust our route. But the destination does not change. Dedicated to the “what” we’re after, but flexible in the “how.”

Leonor is working through her Deadlifts with great form!
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WOD

Strict Gymnastics:
3 Sets for Max Reps (Choose 1):
Max Strict Handstand Push-ups
Max Strict Ring Dips
Max Push-ups

Conditioning:
“Bubbles”
AMRAP 12:
10 Burpees 🙂
25 Double Unders
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DAILY MINDSET

“Roses that are left unpruned can become a tangled mess of old and new canes, all competing for air and light.”

~Elizabeth Roth

As the rose bush grows, it creates more buds that it can maintain. It doesn’t grow like a tree, as it’s physical size is limited, but the buds keep on coming. And if we don’t trim the buds down… the whole bush can exhaust itself and die.

Ideas are like rose buds. They constantly need to be “pruned” or trimmed. If we don’t trim our ideas, just like the rose bush, we can overwhelm ourselves.

Growth ideas are natural and it’s completely normal (and a very good thing) for new ones to come on a daily basis. But if we want to reach our full potential, it will require the pruning, trimming, and critical look on what needs to stay… and what needs to go.

Roxy is using Thursday Open Gym to work on her Handstand Push Ups!
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WOD

“Dead Space”
On the 5:00 x 5 Rounds:
7 Deadlifts (185/135)
20 Alternating Jumping Lunges
7 Deadlifts (185/135)
200 Meter Run

*If unable to run, complete 250/200 Meter Row or 14/10 Calorie Bike.
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DAILY MINDSET

“Water the flowers, not the weeds.”

Imagine your vision being a water hose.
And wherever your attention goes, you water.
Whatever we water… grows.

There is truth behind this. Every day, we are going to spend our water (our thoughts), on something. There is a finite amount. If we choose to spend it on the weeds, the negatives in life, those thoughts will grow into reality.

But the opposite is also true.
Check in with ourselves today.
Are we watering the flowers, or the weeds?

Jake is doing a great job of getting under the bar throughout his Power Snatches!
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Reminder: There will be Open Gym today from 8:00am to 10:00am. Come get your weekend WOD on!
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WOD

Strength:
Push Press
Build to a Heavy Set of 3

Conditioning:
“Cin City”
For Time:
21 Push Presses (95/65)
5 Rounds of “Cindy”
15 Push Presses (95/65)
3 Rounds of “Cindy”
9 Push Presses (95/65)
1 Rounds of “Cindy”
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DAILY MINDSET

“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.”

~Anton Chekhov

Grab some friends and come get your weekend WOD on!
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WOD

“Triplets”
Teams of 3:
For Time (25 Minute Cap):
50 Bench Press (115/85)
50/35 Calorie Assault Bike
50 Deadlifts (155/105)
50/35 Calorie Assault Bike

50 Bench Press (135/95)
50/35 Calorie Assault Bike
50 Deadlifts (185/135)
50/35 Calorie Assault Bike

50 Bench Press (155/105)
50/35 Calorie Assault Bike
50 Deadlifts (225/155)
50/35 Calorie Assault Bike
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DAILY MINDSET

“If you want to be truly successful at it, you cannot be content with pretty good.”

~Tim Grover

“Pretty good” is decent.
“Pretty good” is average.
“Pretty good” checks the box.
“Pretty good”… is the enemy of excellent.

How we do anything is how we do everything… and there is nothing in life worth doing half-assed.

Reflecting back on this week, let’s be critical with ourselves. What actions this week have been “pretty good”? It’s rare for situations to happen just once. We can almost guarantee they are coming around for a second time sooner than we think. Let’s take those “pretty goods”… to great.