Exercise & Self Esteem, Tempo Deadlifts
Monday morning Carlos, the one armed wonder, walked into my office to show me a beautiful picture of his baby niece. I asked him when he was going to have kids, and he said he didn’t want kids. He offered that other kids were really mean to him when he was little, cuz of his one arm, and he didn’t want to have them. He said that he used to feel bad about himself because of his limitation, and that all that changed once he started moving and doing CrossFit. Of course we love stories like this, but it hit home today when I came across this article on exercise and mental health. I’m not a scientist, but I figured out early on in my tumultuous young life that by working out I could change the way I felt on a daily basis. Aside from stories like mine and Carlos now there is documented proof. Check it out!
-Beth
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Tuesday’s WOD:
Tempo Deadlift: take a 3 count to get past your knees, then move quickly from above the knees to the lock out position. 5 heavy sets of 5
RDL – 8-8-8
Couplet Not for time
Ab work of athlete’s choice: 3 sets of sub-maximal reps
Back extensions 3 sets of sub maximal reps
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