Wednesday 1/1/20

WOD

Teams of 2:
6 Rounds of:
Wall Balls 20/14,
Sumo Deadlift High Pull 75/55,
Box Jumps 20,
Push Press 75/55,
Calories Row.
One partner completes a full round while the
other rests.  Each person will do 3 rounds.

Tuesday Night Musings With Coach Preston. 

RESET BUTTON. 

2020 is upon us. What a great time to reflect on what last year’s goals were and what this year’s goals will be. As you do this, be as thorough as possible. Write down and map out a detailed plan on how you will achieve this year’s goals. 

I believe there is a common mistake when trying to set goals. One that I know I have been guilty of. Which is coming up with goals that are either too vague or do not have a solid foundation to back them up. For instance, if you want to get your pull up, lose 20lbs or be more effective at managing stress. While those are all fantastic goals, what are you going to do to get there? You can’t just say you are going to work hard at it. That is part of the recipe, but it isn’t going to bake the whole cake. 

You may be saying to yourself, well I am going to hit it hard January 1 and work on pull ups every time I am in the gym. Well my friend, that is a bit too vague. Working on pull ups may start as a banded 5×5, then a month later turn into a 1×5, then a few months later you are not even working on them more than a few x per month. Life will get in the way, things will come up and your motivation and drive will fade. 

Which is why you need to have a plan to carry you through those times where time or motivation is scarce. If you come up with a detailed plan that you can follow each day, week and month, gradually progressing toward your goal; you will be much more likely to achieve it. A great way to go about this (taking pull ups into consideration), would be something like this: Month 1 I will do 3×5 with the band I am currently on. Month 2-3 I will go to the next band down and do a 3×5. Month 4-5 I will go to the next band down and do 3 sets to failure, then going down one more band month 6-7 doing 3 sets to failure again. Then months 8-9 I will work on getting that unassisted pull up. 

If I have obligations to get to after the WOD, then I need to plan to get to the gym early to do my sets or come in at lunch time etc. Don’t show up hoping that the WOD will get done 10 min early so you can get your sets in. This mindset and lack of planning will surely lead you towards failure. You know what you have going on and you know what you need to do to get your “sets” in. Map it out for each day so you are in charge of your own destiny, not the other way around. 

I encourage you to take a similar approach to whatever your 2020 goals may be. Discipline and planning will always trump good intentions. Good intentions will always be pushed out of the way by other things life throws at you. But if you have a plan, a back up to that plan, and something you can visually look at each day, then you can be in charge of your 2020.

Thanks for reading! 

Sincerely, 

Coach Preston

Attention:  Happy New Year and remember only 1 wod at 10 a.m.!

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