160413 - CrossFit | Wednesdays with Hannah P.

Celebrate Your Fitness Victories

We celebrate so many things- holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and more. But have you taken time lately to celebrate your fitness victories? It doesn’t have to be anything crazy like a party, but just taking a moment to acknowledge your hard work can go a long way.

Victories can be anything that involves taking a step in the right direction. This might look like choosing a more nutritious option when eating out instead of a highly processed option. It might mean making it to CrossFit after a long day at work. It might be choosing to do the WOD with a heavier weight, knowing it means you will finish slower, rather than choosing a lighter weight that you know you can definitely do.

Instead of saying to yourself “I should have done better,” acknowledge the things you did do well! Perhaps it is great form on a skill movement, using less assistance on ring dips than last time, or making it one more round on the infamous burpee shuttle run than the last time you did the exercise. Each one of these steps gets you closer to being the best athlete you can be. It is only with small changes over time that we work towards our goals.

Next time you catch a negative thought, remember that you can’t change the past. You can only change the present and future. Remember to celebrate progress and fitness victories, even the small ones. You’re doing great and you should be proud of your hard work!

-Hannah P.

Bench press
5, 5, 3, 3, 1

E4M20M:
25 wall balls 20/14
50 double-unders (100 singles)