Monday, January 20, 2014
Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 07:04PM 
"Put yourself out there, push the limit. Live."
Last weekend I got to play retirement. I visited my parents in Marco Island, Florida and enjoyed my first ever "early bird special" where a wise man crooned Frank Sinatra songs and the soup, salad, and dessert were free. Not a bad Saturday night! In Marco Island, the people watching in the morning on the beach is fantastic. My brain was in over drive evaluating the health of the knees, hips, and guts as everyone hustled or meandered on their morning walk. Of course, CrossFit was on my mind (I should have taken a picture of the 4 pood kettle bell I made in the sand). I sat there judging folks' gait, and seeing the correlation between health and happiness right in front of my eyes. It inspired two seemingly contradictory thoughts. First, it showed me the days I spend in the gym are body rehab. Does my shoulder mobility stink, or do my knees track in on every squat? I plan on showing up to the gym 5 to 6 times per week, around 300 times this year, and each time is a chance to correct these issues. Millimeter by millimeter. By the time I am walking on the beach in Marco Island in 40 years, those millimeters will matter and will be the difference in if I can choose to run, pick up a shell, and relish each step. Second, on that beach I felt extra perky in my own walk, doing handstands and gymnastics, as if I was showing off. What limit can I push my body to right now? Improving how my body moves, millimeter by millimeter will matter just the same to push my body to it's limit. Attacking my goals with reckless abandon and letting go of the worry of failing will also help. The point is live, and offer no excuses, and I WILL be able to do a handstand when I'm 82. Oh, and do the Open. Put yourself out there, push the limit. Live.
-Emily Baskin
WOD for Monday:
1.) Back Squats
2X5, 1X5+
2.) Push Press
2X5, 1X5+
3.) 2 sets of the following:
40 Burpees to target (6" above arm extended; may use bar/rings)
1:1 work rest
Post weight/reps and times to comments.
Reader Comments (5)
Back squat: 9x290#
Push press: 11@140#
WOD: 8:09
Back squat 4 @ 110
Push press 10 @ 53
WOD: 10.39
BS - 5@215
PP - 6 @ 125
WOD: 9:47
Back Squats: 7 @ 220#
Push Press: 6 @ 115#
Burpees: 12:42
Back squat 6 @ 128
Push Press 7 @73
Burpees: 8:50