One of the things I love about CrossFit Impavidus is that depending on the coach, you learn different skills. They have a coach, Nate, who likes to teach mobility and Olympic lifting – we have a great trainer, Laurie, who trains those wanting to do triathlons and is a runner herself. Jerry is a former gymnast and I love it because it gives me an opportunity to revisit my failed attempts when I was a kid at being any sort of gymnast — trust me when I tell you, I can’t even do a cartwheel or forward roll properly.
So – this morning after the WOD, we learned some gymnastic progressions. How fun is that? It’s like play time at 6A.
Warmupx2
sampson stretch
10 pass thurs
10 oh squats
10 sit ups
10 pull ups
WOD
4 Rounds
50 Double Unders (or attempts)
10 burpees
time: 9:57 (i think)
Skill
Handstand progressions
Forward Roll
For the handstand progressions, we started off in a sort of downward dog position, then moved up to a 20in box, then a 24in box — the idea is more to get the feel of the balance not the actual handstand. You can try this at home via your bed or raised platform of some sort as well to practice.
I have been working on some ‘homework’ given to me by Coach Conan which involves my overall posture which gets worse the more tired I get during a workout. I need to start engaging my core and standing straight with my shoulders back in their ‘sockets as a normal practice. Normally, I am not aware of it, so I need to readjust whenever necessary. My posture has always been an issue for me — it’s definitely better now that my core is stronger but good posture is something you have to practice and really comes into play the older you get.
I think so many of us don’t even think about posture for a minute even though it’s so important to general health. So for those that this is also an issue — join me in my homework: