“I am the kind of person who”
Yesterday, while speaking mostly to strangers, I counted the times, “I am the kind of person who,” began a sentence. Nine. It goes something like this “Well, I am the kind of person who-needs to be told exactly what to do,” or “I am the kind or person who-just can’t give up my evening cocktail.”
While searching for a solution we describe the problem we are unwilling to change.
It would seem as though I met nine different personalities. All using their self-portrait built of characteristics to conceal the very answer they already were aware of. The problem is the “kind of person they are,” preventing the “kind of person they could be.”
Liars put thumb tacks in their shoes to beat polygraphs. Try it. Put one in your shoe, somewhere out of the way that you will not step on it by accident. The next time you decide to say, “I am the kind of person who,” step on it, hard. Do you really think that anyone else cares about who you say your are? Do you really think the attributes you are unwilling to change concern any other human? Humans who will simply chime in with their own story as soon as you are finished talking.
You were not cursed with the inability to stop drinking. Others like doughnuts, and sleeping in on weekends too. I am common, and so are you, common is the greatest gift we have. Anything they can do, you can do, and so can I.
The Olympic gold medal winner, the CrossFit games champion, the award hoarding actress, that’s you. It’s me. It’s everyone. Some people walk around talking about “the kind of person they are,” others know how special and unique they are not. Having the ability to demonstrate our humanity is an action, it’s not a sentence we say to a stranger who hears only what we are unwilling to give up to be great.
Skill:
3-Position clean
EMOM (6) minutes
For Score:
6-Lateral barbell hops
4-Power cleans 95/135
?-Push-ups
EMOM for 20 Minutes
*Chose the amount of push-ups you will perform for each minute. You may reduce that number during the workout, but you cannot increase that number. Score the push-up number you complete the workout with.
Auxiliary:
Supine rows
3xMax reps
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First 5 rounds at 10 push ups, 15 rounds at 8 pushups
33 supine rows
3m
3 push-ups EMOM, all 20 min., modified weight to 85 lbs.
5m: 5 pushups/rd for 18 rds @ 95#…WHEW!!!!
4m (4 pushups per round for 16 rds @ 95#)
Thank you for your effort, 6am-ers.
Jess-you coulda done more clean weight. Grr.
Jaclyn-great to work w you, finally. Strong clean pulls and fast elbows.
MJ-today I’ve gotta give ya credit for pushin’ it, and with solid form/technique til the very end. Nick was a good pacer for you.
Rick/Val-s’been too long.
Vickster-pcleans looked really good today. Bar path is right on.
Sam-big improvement on getting to the bottom fast as the minutes went on. Let’s talk about a couple of things to try for those wrists when you have time.
3 m – 85# for 20 rds / 26 rows
4M (16 rounds @95#)
4m (19 rounds @ 85 #)
4m (4 pushups x 20 rounds @ 85#)
4:30 – was straight up the bomb! KABLAM! KABOOM!!
YOU GUYS NAILED IT! What a freak’n hard workout!!
Special mention goes to those who bet high with a little bit of fear and busted thru…Melanie Nutt, Kara Miko, Mindy Coby, Doug Young!!! you guys are the shnizzul!!
15 for eight rounds. Then slowly lost reps until 11. 630 was a good group. Sometimes the only thing that keep you going is everyone else willing to suffer around you.
530….ya’ll worked so hard tonight on such a challenging wko, and almost everyone put in auxiliary time. athletes to the core.
crystal – first time working with you. you’re gonna be a beast…so we’ve gotta whip that musclin’ thing right outta you NOW. take care of that wrist.
scott p – today looked like it had already been tough when you arrived…and I know those cleans frustrated you. remind yourself how far you’ve come, and that your hour with us is to be about “good stuff” even when it’s hard. fresh start tomorrow.
brian mason – duh.. just had ta say it.
so glad you’re feelin’ better.
Wow….one of the most difficult WODs ever….for me.
I picked one RXed rounds….but had to sit out round 13….so 19 RXed rounds which in scoring means 1m….Im taking it as win though….
I had planned to go to 6:30 so I ate my “snack” (Connors bacon–teehee) at 2:30 thinking I was in the clear—but turned out going to 430…turns out my body does not like anything in my tummy before I wod….so that mystery is solved
thought I was going to throw up…
All in all….Im taking a win on this wod….even if the score is 1m
Thank you Chas for an awesome class….
And I will say 98 cleans at 95 pounds….yikes!!! lol
Fun 4:30 class with the booty shakin chas!
7rx
15 supines
5(m) – did 18 rounds.
Rough WOD. Kicked my ass. Thanks for training, Mindy.
7 RX