kettlebellguy

Today was my first Tuesday morning class. I had been checking out the Crossfitlegacy website and knew that it was not a big class, but still big enough that I might be able to blend into the shadows of all the good performers.

I was a little concerned when I pulled up and saw that only Brian and Jerry were there but I figured that was OK, I am usually early and some times people don’t show until 6 on the dot.

Once I got inside and started talking with Brian and Jerry I started to get a little uncomfortable as it became more and more clear that I might end up being the only athlete performing this morning. As usual in situations like this the rapid breathing and desire to flee started to overcome me. How could this be happening? Although I really did appreciate the opportunity to have a 2 on 1 training session I knew it was going to be even harder than a regular Crossfit session. Short of faking a seizure or heart attack I could not think of a way to get out of this. Talk about performance anxiety.

Here is the WOD

10 Window Wipers(each side)
20 Wall Balls
30 Air Squats
40 Sit-ups
50 Single Jump Ropes

I made two full rounds and the Window Wipers, Wall Balls and Air Squats of round three within the 20 minutes.

The window Wipers were an real challenge. I got throught the first round ok but by the second I could hardly get my legs up. You really have to use your hips and my hips would just not play along. I kept going and although my form was not much, it was the best I had.

I was the best performer of the morning. Nobody else even came close to me. In reality, perhaps the worse performance for anyone at Crossfitlegacy, however, for this morning, as the only athlete, I was a

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