So Very You

JT Scott | 07/08/2013 | 9

You’ve got a distinctive style in you. It’s the way in which you approach the world, and it’s not a singular choice – it’s the result of the way you choose to interact with the world, over and over again.

Your time at CrossFit Somerville is your chance to consciously choose who you want to be; what you do when you’re in class for a few hours each week can develop the style that you will rock at all times in your life.

Will you be an easy-going person that finds placid calm and continues forward in the face of even the longest struggle? Will you be the person who digs deep into their emotions to find the strength that puts an enormous effort over the top every time? Will you be the person who doesn’t care if they’re the fastest but will not sacrifice an inch on their range of motion/get the job done well no matter what? Will you be the person that runs an extra lap with your friend to help her get through the last bit of the WOD/stays with your friend and helps them through the hard times?

Will you be the person who shorts a few reps when no one is looking? Will you be the person who just does enough to get by? Will you be the person that walks away from your classmates struggle?

This kind of thing can go any which way. The good news is that you get to choose. The great news is that by choosing consciously every time, you develop habits that become who you are every day. Your choices become your style – and whatever it is, you’ll rock it and it will be recognized.

Strength:  Ring Stability
AMRAP 12

• X Ring Dips (set as volume training)
• 10 Hollow Rocks
• 2 Turkish Get Ups each side

~OR~

AMRAP 12

• Max Duration Ring Support holds
• 10 Hollow Rocks
• 5 Strict Push ups

The goal here is not to move superfast, but to spend 12 minutes getting better at holding our core and getting shoulder stability on the rings’ frictionless plane. Keep moving through at an even pace. If you have unassisted ring dips, do the first AMRAP. If you do not have any unassisted ring dips, do the second AMRAP instead.

WOD:
1k Row
20 Shoulder to overhead (115/75)
20 Pull-ups
1k Row

Compare to 12/12/12

(This workout is so very me, btw.)