With the dust from the Open barely even settled, I hit an enormous CrossFit milestone today.
I did a WOD as prescribed that included pull ups.
I have been waiting for this day for 5 years and I'm pretty fucking happy it finally happened.
I discovered that I could actually do a pull up during the first CrossFit Open 16.1 WOD, so since then, I was on a mission to build on that. Most days before or after a workout I would go to a pull up bar and just practice.
Sometimes I would get 1 pull up, sometimes I would get 3, and sometimes I wouldn't have any, but the point was 1 was better than zero and now I had to build on that.
I few times Pull Ups came up in work outs, but in quantities that just did not make sense to do RX'd so I waited for the perfect WOD and that WOD came today:
9 Minute AMRAP
3,3,6,6,9,9,12,12 etc
Deadlifts 105lbs (Light!)
Pull Ups
I saw this and couldn't be more excited. It was going to be my first real attempt to get an RX on a pull up workout. It even motivated to get my ass to the box that morning instead of taking a rest day.
So there I was ready to go to see how this was going to play out. I wasn't sure how far into the rounds I would get, but like I said, the reps were manageable and the deadlifts were light so even if I only got through the 9's I would call it a huge win.
Not only did I get THROUGH the 9's but I got through the 12's and I almost got through the 15's of the Pull Ups!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable.
A few people in the class new what was going on and were keeping a watchful eye on me. When the 9 minutes up I was congratulated and to be honest I wanted to cry. This was a long time coming for me and I was just so so so so so happy. THIS IS WHY I LOVE CROSSFIT!
It's also amazing to celebrate your wins, especially with people who've help you achieve them. The response to a seemly small accomplishment was recognized by lots and lots of people who knew how big of a deal it was to me. My friends and support system are.the.best!
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