Wine Country CrossFit

“Oh my goodness, why are we back squatting again?” “Oh geez, it seems like I always am here on deadlift day… ” “I thought CrossFit was all about variety, and now I have to back squat when I just did that one week ago!”

Do these sound familiar to you? Do you say these sorts of things out loud to whoever will listen to you lament, or to yourself in your own head???

Here’s how we see it: Strength will set you free. Strength will give you new PR’s in your met cons, your strength pieces, and in your life. For the next 6 weeks, we are doing 1 rep maxes of back squat 1x per week, followed by a heavy set of 20 because this will allow YOU to bust through plateaus or sticking spots that are holding you back. Don’t want to back squat again? Try focusing on how stable you can make your midline before moving. Try shifting your foot position. Try watching the athletes around you to learn more about position and technique. And then, see how your times in the benchmarks start to change.

So, come on in, put your head down, work hard, and have faith in the programming.

-Beth

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Thursday’s WOD:

For Time:

10 overhead squats (135/95)
10 Box Jumpovers (24/20)
10 Thrusters (135/95)
10 Power Cleans (135/95)
10 Toes To Bar
10 Burpee Pull Ups
10 Toes to Bar
10 Power Cleans
10 Thrusters
10 Box Jumpovers
10 overhead squats

*Taken From the 2012 games.
*Box Jumpovers – Move from one side of a box jump box to the other clearing the top.  Feet may touch the box or you may jump straight over.