It’s cold here in NoVA and we may see some snow tomorrow! One of the things I try to do is stop and appreciate what’s around me on a regular basis. When I lived in Tucson AZ in the 90s, I remember how beautiful their sunsets and sunrises are – like something out of a painting.  So, when I drive home from boot camp in the morning and the sunrise is a sight to see – it totally reminds me of Tucson.  I wish this picture really showed how pretty the colors were this morning but it gives you an idea.

It was good to see the group this morning – raring to go, joking and laughing as we realized we didn’t have to weigh in because the scale’s battery was dead! Monday is looking up already!

I tweaked my lower back a bit from something we did last week although it’s not super bad. It hurts just enough for me to notice it.  We worked on pull ups again today – had to do 5 rounds of 20 assisted pull ups. I am getting so much better at them, now I just have to work on the KIP so nothing can stop me.

I was talking to one of the trainers at Crossfit Impavidus on Saturday and she said one of the great things about Crossfit and HIIT is that you will meet all kinds of fit people but the thing is each one can be good at something different. So one may be a runner who can do endurance work forever and in the same class you meet someone with unbelievable upper body strength, who may have to work hard on any endurance work but can lift like no one’s business. Most people have a propensity towards something — I have very broad shoulders and upper body/shoulder work tends to be a bit easier for me than others but running or constant cardio — that’s torture in my book.

How about you? What is one exercise/station that you tend to excel at where others in your workout group struggle with?