CI-FAM
Do you suffer from CI-FAM? Do you have sweaty palms, trembling, and nausea — and not just from reading the workout on the whiteboard? In the middle of the WOD, are you suddenly and inexplicably unable to complete simple math: like counting to 10, adding by fives, or subtracting by ones? Do you find yourself wondering what round you’re on, or what planet you’ve come from?
Then you might be sufferering from CI-FAM: CrossFit Induced Failure At Math.
Don’t worry. You’re not alone. Thousands of CI-FAM sufferers are out there, like you, confused and scared to admit it. If you turn the music down during the WOD, you can hear their lamentations:
“1 … 2 … 3 … SHIT! What number was I on?”
“Three more cleans. Three more cleans. F&*$! How many more cleans do I have?”
Or you’ll see them, starting their fourth round for the second time, because they couldn’t remember where they were. You can almost see the thought bubbles over their heads: “I’ll just do another round. I have no idea where I am. Wait, do I have kids? Did I really get married? My right foot hurts. Damn it — what number was that?”
Some sufferers of CI-FAM are not so lucky: they endure in silence and undercut the numbers (“Whoops. Grace doesn’t end at 27?”) and earn special titles from their boxmates. (“F***ing Cheater.”) But, really, they might be CI-FAM victims too.
So, the next time you find yourself in the middle of the WOD, hair on fire, chalky mess on your hands, maybe some spit dribbling out of the corner of your mouth, and a big old fog in your brain? Remember, you’re not on meth — you’re just on CrossFit.
“20 pull-ups to go … 19 … 18 … Where the hell am I? Oh SHIT!”Â
STRENGTH
Front Squat 3-3-3-3-3
WOD
5 Rounds
5 Shoulder to Overhead (135/95)
10 Burpees
lol, CI-FAM. How very true … I had a bad case of counting Wednesday night. My way to make ends meet is to throw a couple extra reps in just for good measure. Not ideal, I know, but it makes me feel better.
Why do I feel like this was directed at me? 🙂
My CI-FAM symptom is that I end up doing more reps just in case I forgot. 11-12-13-13-13-13-14-15-16
I think thats called “Hyper CI-FAM”
FS: 245 (failed on second of 255) My lower back is tight from the DLs yesterday
WOD: 6:44Rx
FS: 95#
Slowly but surely my squats are getting better…
WOD: 8:03 @ 65#
Did deadlifts instead because I front squatted heavy at the gym yesterday.
DL: 365# PR
WOD: 6:16 Rx
10:07 RX, my arms almost fell out of their sockets.
FS = 130# 3 rep max… although I attempted my @RM (135#) and only got it up once. (that’s what he said – BOOM)
WOD = 6:44 @ 63#
I hate burpees. Can I get an amen?
I don’t know what changed (possibly the open WOD with them), but I’ve grown to like burpees more and more. Definitely an acquired taste though.
I feel like I don’t even know you anymore
FS: 245#, got 1 rep at 255#. I probably take too much time with each rep and just tire myself out.
WOD: 7:46 Rx. Need to work on my upper body strength.