Today's WOD

CrossFit East River – WOD

Time added during rest for equipment cleaning/maint.

MINDSET
“Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.” – David Oglivy

One of the most dangerous things we can do in life is to dream too small.
When we dig to the root of what causes this, we find that it’s fear.

We can convince ourselves that it’s too big of a goal. That it’s out of reach. That in and of itself, is the death of the dream. A self-fulfilling prophecy from that point forward, as we can’t accomplish what we can’t believe.

So it starts with that: belief. Belief that we can learn the skills, build the capacity, and hone the craft. Having the dream is only a part of the equation, and it will only come second to having the belief. The belief that you deserve to step up to the plate, and put the ball over the fences.

Metcon

1: Metcon (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)

5 SETS

:20 MAX Distance Run

:40 Recovery Jog

-No Additional Rest b/t Sets-

(No Measure)

-Rest 2:00-

AMRAP x 7 MINUTES

10 Backpack Ground to Overhead

10 Backpack Strict Press

100m Run

(Score is Rounds + Reps)

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MINDSET
“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” – Scott Adams

How does an echo start?

With a tiny sound. One that in and of itself, might not even be noticeable. But shortly thereafter that soft sound, comes it’s echo. Still maybe nothing to turn heads. Yet, this echo builds upon its previous. And again. And then again. Before we know it, it’s impossible to ignore.

It’s called the “changing of the echos”, and it starts with a single tiny noise. Will we start one today?

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

“Fuck COVID”

3 SETS

25 Backpack Cleans

30 Air Squats

25 Sit-Ups

20 Push-Ups

15 Backpack Bent Over Rows

-Rest 1:00 b/t Sets-

(Score is Time Each Set)

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MINDSET
“Champions don’t blame the tools they’ve been given. Champions sharpen them.”

Abraham Lincoln once wrote that if he had six hours to cut down a tree, he would spend the first four sharpening the axe.

It doesn’t matter where you started, or even where you’ve been. All that matters is two questions. Where do you want to go, and how hard are you willing to work to get there. We have what we need. Everyone does. The separation comes down to who is willing to do the work.

Never whine.
Never complain.
Never make excuses.

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

“Spice Girl”

For Time:

21 Power Snatches (95/65)

5 Rounds of “Cindy”

21 Overhead Squats (95/65)

5 Rounds of “Cindy”

21 Squat Snatches (95/65)

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DAILY MINDSET
“Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most.” – Abraham Lincoln

The desire to seek immediate gratification can be our mortal enemy. It drives us towards the comfortable choice. The safer option, or the compromise.

What we lack in those weak moments is discipline. Discipline is the willingness to stick to goals we set out to do. Emotions and conditions can tempt to sway us, where our discipline can see the temptations for what they are, and make the right decision.

This skill, as it truly is one that we can practice, has been linked many times over to being a critical component of success.

What our emotions drive us towards today, may very well be directly against what we want in the long run. So we must question them. Stacked side by side, here we need to choose. Which one do we want more? There can only be one.

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

“gooDTime”

For time:

2 Rounds of “DT” (155/105)

30/20 Calorie Row/Assault Bike

2 Rounds of “DT” (155/105)

30/20 Calorie Row/Assault Bike

2 Rounds of “DT” (155/105)

30/20 Calorie Row/Assault Bike

1 Round of “DT”:

12 Deadlifts

9 Hang Power Cleans

6 Push Jerks

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DAILY MINDSET
“”The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fate puts opportunity in front of us.
Destiny is the result of what we choose to do with it.

In turn, destiny is a choice. Not some predetermined thing of fairy tales and lore. We can sit and allow destiny to happen to us, or we can choose to have destiny happen for us.

Don’t wait to be chosen… instead choose.
Decisions = Destiny.

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

“Power Wash”

Every 10 Minutes x 2 Rounds:

1,000/800 Meter Row

30 Dumbbell Power Snatches (50/35)

50 Wallballs (20/14)

Post slowest round to WODIFY

Cash-out

2: Metcon (No Measure)

AFTER PARTY

Body Armor

3 Giant Sets:

9 Single Legged Landmine Romanian Deadlifts (Each Side)

15 Double Dumbbell Bench Press

21 Banded Pull Throughs

Rest 2 Minutes Between Sets

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DAILY MINDSET
“Well done is better than well said.” – Benjamin Franklin

Talk is cheap.
Anyone can talk.
Only the few, choose to do.

There will be a point today where we will feel compelled to express our thoughts to someone. Maybe it’s how something could be done better.

Press pause in that moment. “Ductus Exemplo” is a Latin phrase that translates to: “Lead by Example”. Actions will always speak louder than any words.

WD > WS.

Metcon

1: Metcon (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)

“Bergeron Beep Test”

On the Minute For as Long as Possible (20 Minute Cap):

7 Thrusters (75/55)

7 Pull-ups

7 Burpees

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DAILY MINDSET
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” – Peter Drucker

In business, this is ever important for leaders to fully understand. That the culture of a team is everything. Over any marketing plans, product launches… anything.

The same mindset is true for us as athletes.

We’ve all heard the line, “it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog”. And we believe it to be true. The picture perfect strategy, executed half-heartedly, will always be beaten by the less-than-ideal strategy, but executed with full heart.

Our character is our back bone. During round 4 of “Kelly”, or the final minutes of an Open AMRAP, it will not be our “workout strategy” that we fall back to. It’s something deeper. Cultivate that, and everything else falls into place.

Weightlifting

1: Power Snatch (Establish a 3RM )

Metcon

2: Metcon (AMRAP – Reps)

3 Rounds:

3 minutes on, 3 minutes off

15/12 Calories Bike/Rower

30 Double Unders

AMRAP Power Snatches 135/95

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DAILY MINDSET
“If people knew how hard I worked to achieve my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all.” – Michelangelo

Written by someone recognized as one of the greatest artists of time.

“Natrual born talent” is a myth. Movies portray it, sports news glamorizes… the “uncontrollable factor” that leads to such heights of achievement. Yet here he is, Michelangelo himself, expressing his backbone to success.

It’s easy to believe that we can’t control tomorrow. To believe that it is by chance. It’s far harder, to believe that it is within our capabilities. That there is another level of true grit and unrelenting effort we can choose to go. It’s realizing that the great Michaelangelo simply worked his ass off… and that we can too.

Greatness is never by chance. It is always by choice. The choice to do the work.

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

Overkill

21-15-9:

Double Dumbell Power Cleans (50’s/35’s)

Box Jump Overs (24″/20″)

Double Dumbbell Front Squats (50’s/35’s)

Toes to Bar

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MINDSET
“You can easily judge the character of a person by how they treat those who can do nothing for them.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Cue, craving, response, reward.

In “Atomic Habits”, by James Clear, this is the loop process that determines many of our actions.

A large part of the above is the final piece – the reward. We can be reward oriented beings. It’s not a bad thing by itself, but we do find ourselves in trouble when it is the only thing.

The quote above gives us something to think about. Sometime today, we’ll come across the individual who can offer us the least in return. As in, there won’t be a reward for whatever action we have the option of taking. We’ll know who it is when we see them.

How we act inside that moment is the reality of our character.

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

PowerPoint

Teams of 3

For Time (30 Minute Cap):

75 Power Snatches (95/65)

75/50 Calorie Row

50 Power Snatches (115/85)

50/35 Calorie Row

25 Power Snatches (135/95)

25/20 Calorie Row

15 Rope Climbs (15′)

25 Power Snatches (135/95)

25/20 Calorie Row

50 Power Snatches (115/85)

50/35 Calorie Row

75 Power Snatches (95/65)

75/50 Calorie Row

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MINDSET
“A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.” – Joseph Stalin

A meaningful thought from the former dictator of the Soviet Union.

There is truth behind this statement that we can relate to. When we hear about the young girl who was hit by a car down the road, it breaks our heart. Yet the 300 that pass away in a train accident overseas doesn’t seem to have the same immediate effect. As human beings, we do not relate to the many. We relate to the one. We simply cannot connect on an emotional level to something without a specific human story.

The purpose of the quote above is not to shame us, but to bring perspective to something we can take into our daily lives: to treat every individual, as a true individual. Stereotypes are ever easy to adopt. But when we do, we write off individuals… as just another number. A “statistic”.

When we feel the desire to generalize, let’s choose the opposite path. Act for the one.

Weightlifting

1: Back Squat (Establish a 3RM)

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

“MetSkill”

3 rounds for time of:

3 minutes of handstand hold in as few sets as possible (AFSAP).

After each round, perform 5 burpees for each handstand set — e.g., if the handstand hold takes 4 sets, complete 20 burpees before starting the next round.

Rx+ = freestanding handstand hold on floor

Rx = freestanding handstand hold tapping off wall

Post total time inverted to leaderboard.

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