CrossFit Ballwin – CrossFit
Daily Mindset
“Alright. They’re to the front of us, to the left and right, and behind us. We’re surrounded…. They can’t escape us now.” – General Chesty Puller, United States Marine Corps
Outnumbered by multiples, General Puller drove his Marines that day to victory. Many question how, given the massive mathematical odds against him that day.
It was for no other reason than they believed. They truly believed, with every fiber of their bodies, that they would win that day.
To accomplish anything extraordinary, we first need to believe it’s possible. At first, that sounds ridiculously obvious. Yet when we think a bit more on it, we come to realize that we can be the first (and sometimes only) to tell ourselves that next task or goal is not possible. We can talk ourselves out of action with negative compounding thoughts. Concern, worry, doubt, fear. We can be our own worst enemy.
Like the Marines that day, sometimes we just need to get out of our own head, and do what we best. Go to work. Even when we’re out-gunned. Out-“talented”. Out of time, out of resources, out of everything.
Even when every damn reason tells us we can’t… let’s go. That’s what we do.
Warm-up
3 Rounds
30 Seconds Bike (Increasing Intensity Each Round)
30 Seconds Inchworm to Push-up
30 Seconds Shoulder Taps
Barbell Warmup
5 Good Mornings
5 Back Squats
5 Elbow Rotations
5 Strict Press & Reach
5 Romanian Deadlifts
5 Front Squats
Mobility
Pigeon Pose: 1 Minute Each Side
Table Top Stretch: 45 Seconds
Strength & Skill
Review “Release” for each movement.
Metcon
“Cap and Gown” (Time)
5 Rounds For Time [30 Minute Cap]:
40 AbMat Sit-ups
30 Russian Kettlebell Swings (53/35)
20 Hand Release Push-ups
25/18 Cal Bike
After Party
10-15 Minutes of Stretching & Rolling
Recommended Targets:
Chest
Forearms
Hamstrings
Quads
Modifications
RUSSIAN KETTLEBELL SWINGS
30 Single Arm Russian Dumbbell Swings (15 Each)
HAND RELEASE PUSH-UPS
Reduce Reps
Hand Release Push-ups From Knees
Regular Push-ups to Box or Bench
BIKE
500/400 Meter Row
400 Meter Run
400/350 Meter Ski Erg