Push Press PR

I have noticed the improvement on everything so far, and I am very pleased with how everything has been going. My strength is increasing, as well as my explosiveness, and my endurance. I have noticed that I am resting a lot less during WOD's and really pushing to finish. A big part of Crossfit is mental. Not many people are used to pushing their body to its limits. I had a problem with this when I started. I got it in my head that I couldn't finish reps, or I had to drop the weight. This was because I was out of my comfort zone. I was not used to doing multiple reps in a workout so I mentally would not push through it. I am beginning to learn that your body can keep moving, but only if you let it. A lot of people will get it in their mind and say OK since I have 30 reps, I am going to do 6 sets of 5. I do not like this way of thinking. I want to do as many as I possibly can in a row because you never know, you may get to 5 and have a lot of energy left, get to 10 and keep going, hell you may be able to do all 30, but it is only if you let your body do so.

Strength:
Push Press 5-3-1

I wanted to work up to a max set. I was watching some videos earlier in the day, and noticed some people were trying a wider grip on cleans and push press. I decided to try it out and I think it really helps.The bar has less distance to travel and it helps you stabilize the weight overhead easier.
5-170
3-190
1-205
1-225
1-245
1-255 PR

My old PR was 245 so a 10 pound jump was good with me.

WOD
43 Wall Balls 20#
3 Rounds
15 Single Arm Snatch on each arm 35# DB
30 Double Unders
15 Lunges Each Leg with Wall Ball overhead 20#
43 Wall Balls 20#

This WOD was originally without the wall balls, but one of the ladies at the gym was turning 43, so we decided to give the whole gym a birthday present. I did the first 43 unbroken and with no issues. The wall balls were surprisingly easy and I went through them quick. I had no problem on the snatches, and my double unders are slowly getting better. I still get tripped up every now and them, but I was able to do round 3 double unders unbroken. The lunges were very difficult and were tough for all 3 rounds. I had to usually break these up, but tried to keep my rest to a minimum. I went back to the wall balls and was able to do 18 before I dropped the ball. I took a short break and finished the final 25 unbroken. I did not think I would get all 25, but mentally I knew it was the last thing, and I could rest when I was done. I finished in 15:08. I was happy with the time, as this was a very tough WOD. I look forward to tonight since it is a short run, with heavy ground to overhead (My cup of tea!)



Tiff on the 30" box

40" Box Jump