Confront Your Fears: Breakthrough
Here is a thought, a quote, and a piece of training to consider this weekend.
TQT
Thought
"One of the great gifts of sports is learning how to fail in public.
People never go to the gym because they're scared of looking stupid, never share their writing because they're scared of judgment, never open their heart because they're scared of rejection.
Sports train you to face your fear."
Life is too short to not act out of fear of failing.
Quote
“Rewards are sweeter when the road is long.” - Abi Hammond
Training
Sport Practice
2 sets @ 85-90%/High Effort:
3 min AMRAP:
6 Thrusters @ 95/65 pounds
4 BMU
20 DU's
-rest 2 min-
3 min AMRAP:
6 Power Snatch @ 95/65 pounds
7 Kipping HSPU
8 BJO @ 24/20”
-rest 2 min-
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rest 5-7 minutes
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2 sets @ 85-90%/High Effort:
3 min AMRAP:
8 OHS @ 95/65 pounds
6 GHDSU
7 Bar Facing Burpees
-rest 2 min-
3 min AMRAP:
20 DU's
3 Wall Walks
5 PC to OH @ 95/65 pounds
-rest 2 min-
This is an example of a perfect sport practice session for the CrossFit athlete. The goal here is to work on movement speed, transition speed, and movement efficiency. The repetition ranges are such that a capable athlete can move through these AMRAPs fast and smoothly without any issues. This becomes a perfect opportunity to continue learning how to power “dynamic contractions” more aerobically.
When giving this a go, focus on trying to find a flow state with your execution of each movement and each AMRAP. If needed, force yourself to “push” the pace a bit more than you’d like to test where the limits lie for your cycle speed and work rate.
The Crafting Fitness Podcast
Episode 21: 2023 CrossFit Quarterfinal Review with Austin Kapetanakis
Hey guys, welcome back to Crafting Fitness!
Today I’m pleased to be joined with my friend and client, Austin Kapetanakis. In this episode we discuss and review the 2023 CrossFit Quarterfinal events. I wanted to break down the events and was planning on doing it solo, but figured having someone who completed them would provide a bit more color to the conversation.
This was a jam packed episode covering many facets of training, competing, and testing.
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Onward,
Coach Sam Smith
