The 97 Pound kettlebell Feels Pretty Good

I have not really lifted in a couple of weeks. I am still coming down from the excitement of my DNA surprise’s visit. It’s not that I felt bad, but my mind has been so preoccupied that I felt it wouldn’t have been the greatest idea to lift heavy when I was not full focused. That’s how you get hurt.

I was feeling good today, and I wanted to be more aggressive with my WOD. I decided to do an older WOD from when they were not so overly complicated that was just basically a ladder of kettlebell swings and hop overs or double unders. can’t really jump with the ceiling so low, so hop overs it was. I don’t get anything out of them, but it is a bit of a recovery with the heavy swings.

I wanted to use the motivator because I felt so great using the 32kg weight in a WOD earlier this week. These swings felt good today. This time when I did a workout with it, I did not hold back. I have been conservative with the speed and intensity while going so heavy as I got used to it and felt it out. It was obviously a bit slower and with more breaks, but I treated it as I would have treated the lighter ones and listened to my body breaking when I needed to. I do think I came out of the gate too hot.

The takeaway from this WOD is something I learned a long time ago. I grew up visually impaired, so I did and always will have limitations. What I learned though is that you are always capable of more than your brain wants you to believe. I am not saying go out and be a dumbass. Don’t be reckless and ignore common sense. Do attempt things that are uncomfortable or intimidating. Do it now instead of wishing you had done it later.

Music for today was Gut.