Today is the final day of the 2015 CrossFit Games. To say it has been motivating, inspiring, grueling, and heartbreaking all at once is an understatement. I’ve had the opportunity to watch each of these athletes and teams push each other- and it makes you realize the big picture in all of this. YES, they are competing for a lot of money and a pretty cool title- but at the end of the day, they just want to be better than who they were yesterday.
Camille is a prime example. On day 2, she got no repped about 3-4 times on the snatch speed ladder. I kept hearing people say she was checked out because she was out of the top 10 and had no chance of winning the Games this year. But she came in the next day and had 2 top 10 finishes, including a first place finish in the Triangle Couplet last night. These athletes worked too hard to just throw in the towel. They are representing way more than just themselves when out there. It’s been awesome to watch each of these athletes battle through their individual demons, and that’s what separates the best from the rest.
I hope you all had an opportunity to watch some of the events, and I even more so hope it motivates you to get in the gym and get after it every day. It’s not possible to go 100% every single day, but whatever your 100% is any given day, that’s all we ask- and that’s all you should ask of yourself.
The week ahead:
Meathead Monday- Upper body pump
Tuesday- Squat Therapy + double couplet
Wednesday- EMOM + AMRAP
Thursday- Mobility + Yoursday
Friday- Mini “Cindy” and Chipper
Saturday- Endurance class + More endurance
