It's here! Crossfit Open 2019! 19.1

For the record this picture is pre-pregnancy but I used it because it has a wall ball...you're welcome 😂

Open workout 91.1.

It's here the moment we've all be waiting for...until we saw that positive line on the stick and knew things weren't going to be what we had planned! 😜

Well the good news is the Crossfit open does not determine anything about our life! Unless we're really trying to be in the top of the world category the Crossfit Open should be about community and fun! While competition can be a good thing and pushing yourself to new limits, chasing PRs, and doing incredible things you didn't think were possible are GREAT things that is not the season of life we're in now. Now we need to be focused on movement, having fun, and growing that little life or possibly lives, inside. We have plenty of time after baby is born to achieve the "unachievable", return to "the fittest I've ever been", or even just feeling "normal". Pregnancy is rough but that doesn't mean it has to be boring and on the other side of things it doesn't mean we should be as "bad ass pregnant" as we sometimes want to be 😆

Also on a good note the modifications/scaling aren’t that complicated!

Wall ball shots: Ask yourself these questions…

What weight should you use?

What have you used before today?

Going up in weight probably isn’t the best idea at this point.

Have you been doing wall balls?

Pay attention to how your body is reacting.

Do you feel pressure in your abdomen?

Do you feel pressure on your pelvic floor?

Do you loose proper form…are you falling forward? Be sure to keep good alignment!

Make sure you’re not experiencing pain, prolapse, leaking, or pressure! These are signs we might need to decrease the weight or modify the movement to maybe air squats. Or it might be you just need to scale back the number of reps. That’s ok too! Maybe pick a number that you can do unbroken. Maybe none of the above considerations affect you…Great! Keep reading though!

Make sure to BREATHE during your wall balls. Slow and steady. When you lower yourself into the bottom of the wall ball relax pelvic floor and core and when you rise immediately breathe out, lift pelvic floor, and lift your tummy up (engage your core). Questions on any of this? Just ask! :D

Rowing: Watch for coning!!! If you can’t feel it or have a hard time looking just ask someone to watch for you! Also, when you pull back try to breath out, lift your pelvic, and lift your tummy up (engage core) like you would when you squat! Another consideration is to scale back the number of calories. If you do this for wall balls do It for the calories and vice versa.

Athlete Brain: This is probably the hardest part. Your adrenaline, excitement, and inner athlete is going to want to come rushing out of the gates! You’ll want to go full force because these movements are ‘easy’. But here’s the deal…now is not the time. It won’t be easy but you’re fighting a different battle. The one inside your head. Work on that mental game and know that this is just a season in your life. Take the row one calorie at a time and each wall ball one at a time. Breathe and focus on your movement not pushing yourself to the limits. When you finish this WOD you shouldn’t feel like you have before you were pregnant. Do your best to not push your self to exhaustion. Trust me when I say I’ll be fighting this battle with you.

We’ve got this mamas. 💪🏼 Now get out there, have fun, embrace this time of you life, and encourage those around you to do their best, push past their limits, and lift each other up. Community! Team! Fun! Remember what this is supposed to be about at its roots! Hope to see you at Friday Night Lights 🌟

P.S If you're a member of Crossfit Rails and you're reading this.....GO TEAM GREEN!!! 😜💪🏼🇺🇸

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