Yesterday, at Crossfit, we retested our 1RM (rep max) for the front squat, push press and deadlift. I'm not going to say how I did or whether I was happy or disappointed, but I will try and explore some of the results.
Scenario 1: you PR all of your lifts- you are on top of the world. you can't wipe the smile off your face and think to yourself, "finally, all my hard work has paid off"
Scenario 2: you PR one or two of your lifts. your emotions are conflicted. Is the happiness about the PRs enough to outweigh the disappointment about falling short. Why did you fall short? Should you work on something, what did you do wrong?
Scenario 3: you don't PR at all.- what the f happened? You've been coming to CF at least 4 days a week and working your ass off and nothing? You are pretty pissed and disappointed.
Yes, measuring progress is often done by numbers, times, PRs etc. Either way, whether you reached your goal numbers or not, these days should be motivation to work harder, to show up more, to push yourself to the next limit. No one is perfect, every day is not going to be your best day, but you can show up every day with your best attitude. Learn from the front squat that made your body crumble.
Why did it crumble?
Was it your mental state, was it your core or your elbows?
Focus on the improvement, not the fault.
Today might be worse, today might be better.
Work harder. Push harder, mentally and physically.
Who cares if you did or didn't PR yesterday, today is today.
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