CrossFit Journal

I'm going to start further educating myself on the science behind and methods of CrossFit, starting by reading as many journal articles as possible. There is no doubt that we can all see and feel the benefits of the program, but I want to take it a step further and really grasp the tenets of it all so that I can better myself as well as help others when I can. I'll try to update here on my findings periodically.

This is partly inspired by my experience yesterday. After three 100m sprints , my hamstring in my right leg tightened up, really similar to a couple of months ago. I was pretty bummed because I actually like sprints (at least, compared to long distance running) and was ready to really push through what appeared to be a crazy workout. I was so confused as to why that kept happening with my leg (last time I couldn't do leg WODs for two weeks!), but then after getting some advice, it's almost definitely a combination of my lack of flexibility and my running technique.

I read some articles last night, and one of them about the fame of "Fran" was really interesting. It basically discussed how people use "Fran" as sort of a defining measure of your progress as a CrossFitter and talked about how people will train specifically for "Fran" by adding it in to their workout schedule every month, sort of negating the whole premise of randomness in workouts and being prepared for anything life throws at you. It started to make me think about how I can tend to place benchmark workouts on a certain pedestal. I get really nervous for them, and if I don't perform well, I get pretty upset with myself. I'm beginning to realize though that no one workout should hold any precedence over another in terms of how I will mentally and physically attack it. Every workout supports my overall fitness, weaknesses & strengths in all.

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Last week wasn't a stellar week in the Zone, and I have been so sick all day long today. My head was pounding, I was nautious, and food was just totally unappealing to me. So with that said...

Zone Challenge: 35.5