Acting 'As If'

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I’m sure this has been the subject of many a Cosmopolitan article, but let’s revisit it minus the screaming “Get Thinner Thighs By Waving A Magic Wand” headlines.  (The magic wand thing doesn’t work, by the way.  You know what does work?  Clean eating and generating 5 sweat angels per week.)  The topic of the day is confidence, ladies and gentlemen: how to get it, what to do when it goes missing.

The Level Two Certification was full of feedback, a lot of which had to do with Presence and Attitude.  Trainers were coached to “be the bigger you”, to project a persona that is confident, fun, and in charge.  If you’ve ever trained with someone lacking in those qualities, then you know just how important it is to have a fun trainer who knows what they’re doing and enjoys their job!

This technique has a broader application, and you don’t have to be a trainer to use it.  What do you do if today isn’t a “confident” day?  Act “as if”.  Pretend.  Fake it.  Act like someone else; a world champion, a professor, the Queen of England, whatever turns your crank.  (Understand that I’m not suggesting you do an impression of Queen Elizabeth… although hearing a push jerk progression in a posh English accent might be pretty entertaining).  Are you nervous about your next WOD?  Pretend you’re Chris Spealler, King of the Butterfly Kip.  Huge presentation meeting at work?  You’re the president of Paramount Pictures.  Blind date?  You’re the Shamwow Guy.  No, wait, I take that back…

Workout

Complete 8 rounds for time of:

  • 5 Power snatch (boys: 115#; girls: 75#)
  • Row 200m

Confidence

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In this article, Patrick Cummings from Again Faster talks about confidence and motivation through adversity.

Workout

Complete 21-18-15-12-9-6 reps of the following for time:

  • Push press (boys: 95#; girls: 65#)
  • Double-unders

This is Your Conscience…

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Dearest You,

This is your conscience writing.

Your Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance and Accuracy asked me to write this on their behalf.  Your Confidence and Inner Fire-breather got wind of it, and wanted representation as well.  They came to me with a concern and I drew the short straw (darn the straw draw, I always lose) so here I am writing this letter to address their joint complaint.

They would like it to be clear they are very happy with Your hard work of late.  They know You put all of your efforts into making them better, and are very appreciative of this.

However, they are tired of always being in the background.  They want to shine, be in the spotlight, get some recognition and share the glory.

On this front, they are unhappy with You.

You see, they wanted to make an appearance at the CrossFit Ontario Challenge this past July.  They were sure they were ready but once again Self-Doubt out voted them, and they had to sit back and watch as You didn’t compete.  No fame

They know Self-Doubt can be very convincing and often gets his way, but they just don’t think it’s fair.  Why should Self-Doubt be the only one getting airtime?  They have feelings too…dreams, aspirations, needs!

They have therefore taken drastic measure that they feel were necessary to get Your attention.  They, with the help of Confidence, have kidnapped Self-Doubt and are making the following demands:

  • they want Self-Doubt to keep his opinions to himself,  and not always over-ride the opinions of others
  • they feel decisions of great magnitude, such as going for PR’s and competing in athletic events, should be put to vote with majority wins, and not always fall to Self-Doubt’s influence
  • they would like their individual achievements celebrated instead of Self-Doubt always clouding these occasions

All parties are willing to negotiate however; they will not release Self-Doubt until they are guaranteed they will be fairly represented.

It is important for You to know that although is seems Guilt-Trip put them up to this, these demands are purely their own, and Guilt-Trip had no part in this.  Quite frankly, he’s just not that smart! 

To initiate discussions, they would like to put the Element CrossFit Challenge, coming next month, on the table for vote.  Let it be known that their vote is a unanimous “YAH” for all 10 members, plus guest votes from Confidence and Inner Fire-Breather.  The latter two feel badly about not stepping up for the CrossFit Ontario Challenge last month, and strongly endorse this vote as a means to make amends to the rest of the parties. 

Please consider the demands before You and take appropriate action.  Signing up today for this aforementioned challenge would be considered a sign of good will and greatly appreciated by the mentioned parties. 

Regards, Your Conscience
(acting on behalf of Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, Accuracy, Confidence and Inner Fire-breather

Workout

As Many Rounds as Possible in 15 minutes of:

  • 5 Clapping Push Ups
  • 10 Box Jumps (20 inch)
  • 15 Kettlebell Swings (boys: 24kg/girls: 16kg)

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