I am still in love with Crossfit. I understand why it's a cult. I love (endurance) running, but I'll venture to say that strength training is my true love. There are some lifts and auxiliary movements that I am very good at. For example, I think the clean and jerk is one of the most complex movements. It's not so much that it's difficult to do, but it's very difficult to do properly, as it is composed of a million little pieces that ideally are all performed correctly. Today the class was small so my movements got a lot of personal attention from the coach. I enjoy the challenge of trying to incorporate all the pieces. Unfortunately (fortunately) I am strong enough to pull of the movement without perfect form, even with the average weight, but the idea that I will be able to lift even heavier once I have the form down is pretty exciting.
That said, there are some movements that seem nearly impossible. I have found myself thinking more than once, "how long is it going to take me to do pull ups." The scaled version of a pull up is a ring row, which still feels like death after about 20 of them. And so today I find myself reading this. Because difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week, and you can do anything if you TRY. Happy strength training!
That said, there are some movements that seem nearly impossible. I have found myself thinking more than once, "how long is it going to take me to do pull ups." The scaled version of a pull up is a ring row, which still feels like death after about 20 of them. And so today I find myself reading this. Because difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week, and you can do anything if you TRY. Happy strength training!
