[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][text_output]Before I joined CFSB I had been lifting weights pretty regularly for
about two years prior and was completely stuck in a rut. I was just so
tired of the globo-gym routine where I would constantly witness curved
backs on deadlifts, squats that didn’t come close to full depth, bros
flexing in the mirrors, and the god-awful Smith machine (who is Smith
and why did he create that awful thing?). After hearing Chad talk
about how awesome Crossfit South Bend was I decided I’d give it a try.
Living the globo-gym life for a couple years, you get used to seeing a
sea of weight machines, dumbbells, and treadmills so I was surprised
by how empty CFSB felt when I initially walked in. To the uninitiated,
it looks like someone set up a few squat racks, what could be mistaken
for scaffolding, dangled some rings from the ceiling, and called it a
gym so I wasn’t sure how it was all going to work. After my first
on-ramp WOD all of that skepticism disappeared. I remember thinking
two things; don’t puke, and sign-up for a membership as soon as
possible. That first WOD has led to many accomplishments and moments
of pride in the past year, the first being committing myself to
something that makes your brain scream at you to stop while you force
yourself to run a little faster, swing the kettlebell again, or push
the bar overhead. The accomplishment of which I am most proud was
RXing 15.5 and completing less than twenty minutes, and then setting a
new PR for Helen the next day. Up until that point in the open I
hadn’t RX’d a single workout and when I saw 15.5 involved thrusters I
immediately thought, “whelp, looks like I won’t be RXing another one”.
Because, you see, I hate thrusters at any weight. I hate thrusters
more than anything on this planet (even more than mayonnaise) and for
me to force myself to grind through at the Rx weight was big and then
to go into Helen the next day, not trying to get a PR and actually
coming up with one just added to a memorable couple of days. (Side
note: I didn’t walk right for a week after that). As for my current
goals, I’m trying to get my first muscle-up and trying to regain the
ability to string double-unders together. I say regain because I had
them at one point but then they vanished (apparently practice is
necessary). I’ll let you know how it goes.
Photos courtesy of
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