Qualifiers

So let’s do a little mental exercise.

Pretend some Crossfit competition (sectional, regional, or national games) just happened yesterday. You didn’t reach your goal. Either you didn’t qualify, didn’t complete all the WODs, or just fell short in some regard. Tell me why. I’ll start.

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I failed to accomplish my goals yesterday. The three WODs that came out of the hopper were 5K Trail Run, Front Squat and Ring Dip AMRAP, and a long bodyweight chipper. I took 12th out if 70 on the chipper, 18th on the Ring Dip Front Squat Couplet, and 33 out of 70 on the 5K. Because I had been doing my own programing, I see now that I hadn’t done anything with light weight or lasting over 15 minutes in almost 4 months. The ring dips smoked me, but was able to make up some ground on the front squats. I thought that I was ready for this. I PR’D on almost every named WOD I attempted in the months leading up to this. I felt a little heavy during all of the body weight movements. Maybe this is because I only really locked in my nutrition 3 weeks before the competion. Oh well there is always next year.

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There is a funny story about how a rich guy once mistakenly read his obituary in the newspaper. He saw how everyone viewed him, and spent the next 20 years of his life becoming one of the most famous philanthropists in the world. He changed his obituary.

Here is the important part: After you write your “obituary”, sit down and think how you are going to change it.What is the next physical action you are going to take to make sure what you wrote doesn’t happen?