This image made me laugh so hard! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Anything with kitties makes me laugh. And I needed that this AM. While my throat feels better, it has moved up to my head, so I am all congested.  Oh the joys!

Because of the congestion, the workout was a bit tougher. It’s supposed to be around 100′ today, so my cold combined with the already hot weather made for a tougher than usual workout for me. Box jumps and wall ball squats seem to be the toughest for me in terms of breathing – but I keep in mind, Practice Makes Better. And it’s worth it.  Because I feel great, energized and accomplished and it’s not even 8A.

And I had another success this morning too– My friend, Emil convinced me to try a handstand without the wall and sure enough I did one, and held it more than 5secs – with-no-wall!!!! How awesome is that? It really is about practice and technique. You have to remember to lock out your arms, keep your legs together and rigid, keep your core engaged, but once you get all that together — you really do hold yourself up. What do you know– I may be a Dominique Dawes in the making after all!!

Warmup
lap around building
2x-
10 pass thrus
10 sit ups
10 push ups
10 squats

Skill
Double Unders

WOD
20m AMRAP
20 DUs
10 Box Jumps
5 Knees to Elbows (KTE)
total rounds=7+

There are new standards for box jumps posted at CrossFit Impavidus: Athletes must jump from the ground onto the box with two feet. They must reach full extension ON THE BOX. Reaching full extension only in the air is not permitted. In other words, the athlete’s knees and hips must be fully extended while both feet are on the box (the entire foot on the box is recommended but not required). Both jumping and stepping down are permitted.