Cindy kicked my tail.
Ok - last week I pushed myself. Too hard? Maybe. But the goal is to train intensity, right?
In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, I follow a strength and conditioning program called Crossfit. It is a regimen consisting of the basics of gymnastics, weight lifting, and endurance. Last monday at CrossfitCHF (where I train) we performed a workout called ‘Cindy’. ‘Cindy’ is a WOD (workout of the day) named by/for one of the early crossfit trainees and it entails performing as many rounds as possible (AMRAP) in 20 minutes of: 5 pull ups, 10 push ups, and 15 air squats. Sounds easy? Ha.
Crossfit is the ultimate program for general physical preparedness. If you are a crossfitter then you are committed to specializing in non-specialization. It’s one of the programs that the better you get at it, the harder you push resulting in more pain …. which makes you better, and you push even harder and that results in even more pain … and the cycle never ends.
I have completed Cindy about 3 or 4 times. The first time … I think I met Jesus. I couldn’t even do one pull up so I subbed jumping pull ups and I think that I completed like 6 or 7 rounds before I just gave up (like 12 minutes in) … and I was smashed. Not only that, but I was completely hooked on this program. Why? Because in addition to workouts like Cindy, Crossfit is made up of varied, if not random, workouts 5 or 6 days per week using hundreds of exercises in ways and combinations only hampered by the limit of the creator’s imagination.
So, last Monday was Cindy. I attacked it like never before and completed 17 rounds + 5 pull ups and 10 push ups. A personal record (PR). And on Tuesday, I payed for it like never before. As a matter of fact, I was sore the entire week. I believe it was Saturday before my chest and lats calmed down from all of the pull ups and push ups. This Cindy effort was about 1.5 rounds more than last time (about 2 months ago) so, hopefully, next time Cindy comes up … I can join the 20 round club … I wonder how much that one will hurt?