Crossfit Wrap Up

This weekend was the final of 5 grueling, fun, competitive weekends, otherwise known as The 2012 Crossfit Games Open Sectional  This year there were over 60,000 people worldwide participating in the Open. In my Southwest Region alone, we started with around 1700 women! The Crossfit community is really getting HUGE!!!
This was my 3rd year competing in sectionals. My first sectional was back in 2010, while the format was a little different, I did battle through it making it to the Regional level. Last year, coming off a fresh back injury, I wasn't able to do as well as I expected myself to do, and felt a feeling of defeat. This year, I took a different approach with my training, and got my head in a better place. Not putting so much pressure on myself, and changing my expectations of the competition, I went into The Open this year with a more "just wanna have fun" outlook, and a goal of completing the comp on a happy note, and not getting discouraged.
Even though I hadn't been crossfitting for the last 10 months, all my strength training and new circuit training at "globo gym" paid off respectively. I felt very confident going into each workout (I get a HUGE rush out of competing), and I surprised myself week after week. I wasn't posting top 60 scores, or even top 100 for that matter, but it was the best that I knew I could do, and I had FUN doing it.

*chest to bar pull up face*

They threw everything at us as a test for fitness, from a 7 minute AMRAP of burpees, to a "Karen"/30 Muscle Ups for time combo, and even a do-over of last years workout of a "Fran"  ladder to finish the 5 weeks off (which I scored higher in this year, #winning).
Its a relief that its finally over, but also bittersweet. The Crossfit community is such a great group of people, all of which I can happily call my friends and family.
I will be giving myself a 5 day break from the gym this week. My body and mind are very much looking  forward to this. 5 days of  not even stepping foot in the gym!!! Aaahhhhh. Rest. Recovery.
From here, I begin my next challenge. I will start serious prep for my very first (and maybe not my last) figure show. It will be a true test of will power and dedication, staying consistent on my diet and training with no cheats, and getting my muscles ready for the stage! I'm very excited. I hope all of you to be there every step of the way. I plan on blogging about my challenge, along with pictures of the transformation. Stay tuned!!!

Some videos from my friends at Full Squared Productions:
Workout #2 at Urban Warfit Crossfit
Workout #4 at Core Crossfit



"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." ~ Henry Ford