Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Day 352 - Go Go GO and Coaches Yelling

I don't watch the clock during a timed WOD.  Maybe that's a tool I can learn to use so I know when to pace myself and I know when to push.  But generally in a timed WOD I just push and try to get through it as fast as I can.  


Today we rowed, swung heavy kettle bells, did burpees, swung heavy kettle bells and rowed again.  They were short rows - only 250 meters. Sprints.  I decided to do the WOD Rx'd with a 1.5 POOD.  That #44 kettle bell was calling my name but I pretended not to hear it and went Rx'd.  


During the first set of 15 KB swings I did 10 unbroken and then did the last 5.  In the second set of 15 I only did 6 and put the bell down.  I did 2 more and then felt like I couldn't do anymore. I walked away from it.  I looked at my coaches and thought they would bring me the lighter bell.  But no-one did.  I had to pick it up again.  And I did.  And I finished the last 7 unbroken.  


But the entire time, all of the coaches in the gym were yelling at me like I was the tortoise in the race.  I had seen a lot of the times on the white board from the early class and they were in the 4-5 minute range.  All using a #35 KB.  But the way everyone was yelling at me I was sure I had to be closing in on 10 minutes.  I think someone even said my burpees looked like I was 50 years old.  


I finished the WOD in 5:41.  Which honestly I was ecstatic about being that I used the heavy KB.  I think that's a respectable time.  Maybe it's time to stop listening to the yelling and start watching the clock.  

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