*Team Totals for all reps
100 Overhead Squats (75 lb, 45 lb)
Run 2 Laps around both buildings (appx. 1200 M)
100 Renegade Rows (20 lb, 15 lb)
Farmers Walk 1 Lap around both buildings (appx. 600 M)
100 DB Push Presses (20 lb, 15 lb)
Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid. -Lady Bird Johnson
“Run Annie Run”
400 M Run
50-40-30-20-10
Double Unders (or x4 Singles)
AbMat Sit-ups
800 M Run
*Something special to commemorate our long overdue happy hour!
Never complain and never explain. -Benjamin Disraeli
5 Rounds
7 Burpees
15 Russian Swings (24 K, 16K)
100 M Run
And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department. -Andrew Carnegie
(Ed. Note: Once a week we are going to be posting original material on the website from our coaches and colleagues. This is the first edition, if anyone has a good name for this series your input is encouraged in the comments. Without further ado the great “Nugget”)
The CrossFit Mentality by Miguel “Nugget” Garza
Breakdown or Breakthrough? I’ve found that these are the two results of a CrossFit workout. Oddly though, these results aren’t a product of the workout, but rather a mindset established before the clock starts. Breakdown is the little guy in your head that tells you it’s too heavy, it’s too difficult, it’s too exhausting, or it hurts too much. Breakthrough is the little guy on your shoulder that tells you “I’m going to finish today, I’m going to try my best, and I’m not going to give up!”
Through observation and learned experiences, I’ve found that training the mind is just as important as training the body. This is because the body can only do what the mind allows it to do. Sit and think of a workout that you felt you could have done faster, or with more weight, and I’m sure you can remember the moment where you decided mentally that you weren’t going to push it. I know it happens to me every time I workout, I think to myself, why am I putting myself through this pain. The answer to this question determines how I finish.
You see, the mind is just like the body, it has capacities, and just like the body, it can be trained to become stronger. After last year’s Regional, I knew there was something I was missing. I had trained my body to what I thought was it’s limit, but I truly hadn’t. Breakthrough, (remember the little guy on my shoulder?) hadn’t been found. Each WOD was a battle between my mental and physical capacities, and each time my mind won out and told my body to quit.
Don’t over think, take yourself lightly, and take a minute to realize that the work we do is fun. Everyday we struggle with one another to build each other up. As we continue to build our physical capacity, just take a minute to get your mind right, and you will be on track to achieve greatness. Breakthrough mentally.
In an effort to get to know the fine folks of CrossFit Austin, we embark on our Athlete of the Month series. Each month we will spotlight a different CFA athlete. This month we have the pride of the 7:30 PM class Darlene Price….
State your Name and/or Nickname please.
V. Darlene Price. Don’t ask. It was my grandmother’s name, and you’ve never heard of it.
Occupation?
Electrical designer. Mainly, I design power systems for schools.
Words to live by?
Chuck Yeager: You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can’t, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don’t give up.
What is your fitness background?
Basketball & field hockey in high school. Warmed the bench and learned I could run. Track & cross country in college. 5k & 10ks afterward. Yoga.
How long have you been CrossFitting?
Counting the month of the broken wrists, five!
What’s your favorite part of CrossFit?
I love it all. Great people. Variety. WOD scaled to my level. But my very favorite part is that moment when I realize that I just did something really hard that I didn’t know I could do.
What are your training goals?
To see Rx next to my name every workout. I fantasize about unassisted pull-ups and push-ups…. I’ve never had upper body strength, so that would be really cool.
Favorite sport or activity?
OK, you’re just digging for compliments. CrossFit, of course! Thank you all so much for creating a great support system for getting strong and healthy.
Recent adventure you’re planning?
Capitol 10K, here I come!
Tell us something we don’t know about you?
I’m accident-prone. Oh, wait, that cat is out of the bag.
Longhorns or Aggies?
I work with both so I stay out of the line of fire. Go Texas!
What member of CFA member do you think would look the best with a Mustache?
Hmmm. Boone, with a huge handlebar, waxed and curled up at the sides.
Leave the fine folks of CrossFit Austin with some parting words?
Mark Twain: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
9 AM – Affiliate Team Tryouts begin (Spectators and Competitors are encouraged to come to this!!!!)
WOD 1
In 15 Minutes find a 1 RM Max for the Snatch
M: 1. Blake 2. Tow Matt
W: 1. Tristy 2. Walker 3. Betsy 4. Shanan
M: 1. Blake 2. Tow Matt
W: 1. Betsy 2. Tristy 3. Walker 4. Shanan
WOD 3
400 M Run
30 Burpees
400 M Run
45 Abmat Sit-ups
400 M Run
45 Wall Balls (M: 20 lb to 10′, W: 10 lb to 10′)
400 M Run
30 Pull-ups (M: Chest to Bar, W: Chin over Bar)
M: 1. Blake 2. Tow Matt
W: 1. Walker 2. Shanan 3. Betsy 4. Tristy
Overall Rankings
M: 1. Blake 2. Tow Matt
W: 1. Walker 2. Betsy (T) 2. Tristy (T) 3. Shanan
10 AM – Regular Saturday team WOD
Team WOD
30 Pull-ups
400 M run
45 Wall Balls (M: 20 lb to 10′, W: 10 lb to 10′)
400 M Run
45 AbMat Sit-ups
400 M Run
30 Burpees
400 M Run
Team Results
Dan & Boone
16:34 Rx
G & Alex
22:35
Darlene & Claire
23:31
Cody & Patrick
24:44
Today’s Workout(s) will feature Wall Balls, Deadlifts, Burpees, Snatches, Swings, Squats, Push-ups , Sit-ups, Cleans, or Pull-ups in various combination of reps, rounds, and weights. Come join the fun!!!!!
400 M Run
21 Sumo Deadlift High Pulls (95 lb, 75 lb)
20 Air Squats
15 Sumo Deadlift High Pulls (95 lb, 75 lb)
20 Air Squats
9 Sumo Deadlift High Pulls (95 lb, 75 lb)
20 Air Squats
400 M Run
Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown. -Ross Perot