Hi all,
Hope you are well and feeling fine this hump day. I am so pleased it is Wednesday, that means only one more day until HOLIDAY!!!! WOOP WOOP!
Anyway, back to work! Today’s post is a 2 in 1 CrossFit post from Monday and Tuesday morning. Different to usual…
So our box is introducing athletic testing. Many boxes around the world do this and it is where we are all tested on a variety of CrossFit disciplines to see where our levels lie. Depending on which level we sit at will then result on what level we do a WOD at in the future – yellow, green or red. You will then be tested every 8 weeks, if required, to see if you can move on to the next bracket.
You have to pass a certain amount of disciplines in each section in order to move up to the next bracket. All make sense!?
‘Cant I just eat more spinach like Popeye!?’
I can understand why we are doing this – not only can we test our own progress but it helps us build on our weaknesses- a major asset in being an all round great athlete.
It excites and scares me at the same time. First of all I know I will be in the yellow bracket – actually for most things I’m not even hitting the yellow bracket, sometimes not even close! On the negative side of things all this does is show me how far away I am from everyone else. I know I am weaker than most (I did begin CrossFit being simply skin and bone though!) and during a normal WOD I am fine with that and just get on with pushing myself. However having the testing means I can see clearly how different I am, and that’s not nice.
However, on the positive side of things, doing the athletic testing means I can push myself even further, I can see my progress and I can track my goals. I now have a list of goals to aim for and this will make me a better and stronger athlete. And I like that!
So my focus will be on the positive. Forward is the way to go!
Here is what we were tested on over the two sessions (my result and then the required level for yellow).
Monday
200m Sprint – 0.57 seconds (0.46 seconds)
Double Unders unbroken in 5 minutes – 0 (5)
Shoulder Press – 20kg for 5 reps (achieved!)
Front Squat – 35kg for 2 reps (35kg for 5 reps)
Air Squats in 2 minutes – 55 (70)
Burpees in 1 minute – 12 (18)
Pull Ups (strict) – 0 (1)
Push Ups (CrossFit standard) – 2 (6)
Tuesday
400m Sprint – 2.18 minutes (1.55 minutes)
500m row – 2.05.8 minutes (achieved!)
Hang Snatch – 15kg (achieved!)
Hang Clean and Jerk – 15kg (30kg)
Wall Walks – 0 (2)
Knees to Chest – 12 (achieved!)
Continuous Pull Ups – 0 (n/a for yellow)
More testing this week for our session on Thursday – pop on over on Friday to see how I get on!
Chase the Red Grape 