Which I’m not all that good at. \u00a0I thought I understood the move because it was part of the Crossfit Open WODs. \u00a0But I could hardly mange it during a recent WOD (“Hope”.) \u00a0During the drill I noticed a young woman (Cori P.) off to my right doing hang power cleans. \u00a0Cori is a great\u00a0athlete; she also happens to be a smaller\u00a0athlete.\u00a0My attention was divided (not a good thing) and at one point I noticed she was doing 135#.\u00a0HPC are one of things I’m working on (it’s part of the Level I test) and I haven’t mastered the movement. \u00a0\u00a0So I made a mental note to ask her about what she was doing.<\/p>\n
Anyway I struggled through the snatches, switching back and forth between 75# hang-power snatches, power snatches, trying to get a\u00a0rhythm\u00a0going. \u00a0I made some progress. \u00a0But not much. \u00a0 Mostly I was getting the bar up to high shoulder level and pressing it up.<\/p>\n
The next day I went in we did a 20 minute amrap of 200m runs and 250 rows with a partner. \u00a0Pam and I did 8 3\/4 rounds, which is good (on par with the other teams.) A great workout, and I was satisfied with the results.<\/p>\n
After the WOD I noticed Cori P. coming in, so I talked to her and she confirmed that it was 135#. \u00a0I asked her how much she weighed — 115 lbs. \u00a0I admit I have mixed feelings about seeing a 115# women doing 135# hang power cleans while I’m\u00a0struggling\u00a0with 95#. \u00a0I’m happy to see that level of skill and strength. \u00a0It’s an\u00a0inspiration. \u00a0But\u00a0I outweigh Cori by 30 lbs and I can’t get 135# past my waist.<\/p>\n
A few minutes later I was talking to another very good\u00a0athlete, a guy known as “Big” Rob (he is actually really big, like Mr. Incredible<\/a>) and I mentioned being somewhat frustrated with not being able to perform better. \u00a0As it so happens Big Rob was helping Brooke<\/a>\u00a0run the CFES On-Ramp class on my first day at crossfit. \u00a0His reply to my comment about feeling bad about my current\u00a0performance\u00a0was that my real comparison should be where I started from. \u00a0He pointed out that on my first day my performance was so bad he was\u00a0surprised\u00a0I stuck it out. \u00a0\u00a0He’s right about how bad it was, that’s for sure. \u00a0It was hilariously bad; I could tell. \u00a0I came in at 16 or so. Of course 1 month later I did the same WOD in 8 minutes. \u00a0And the progress has continued.<\/p>\nI know Rob is right about the\u00a0comparison. \u00a0 But still, the gap is way too large. At least that’s how it feels. \u00a0Is that ego? Probably.<\/p>\n
Today I did 7 rounds of 10m-20m-30m-40m\u00a0suicide\u00a0runs, 8 burpees and 12 box jumps (20 inch box.) Total time: 28:16.<\/p>\n
Cheers.