Inside the Box: Failure

The past two weeks have been filled with lots of positivity and excitment. Last week, on Thursday, I competed in the second Open WOD 13.2 and was shocked beyond belief when I did not do as well as I had hoped. For the women, 13.2 consisted of the following:

10 minute AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)
- 5 push press (shoulder to overhead) at 75#
- 10 deadlifts at 75#
- 15 box jumps at 20 inches

Going into the WOD I was confident that I would be able to get 6 plus rounds, but when I finished completeing only four, and dropping the bar during push presses so many times, I felt so defeated. After one of my coaches, and fellow WOD partners, Laura, got in touch with me, and gave me some advice about taking in the Open for all it is, to not worry so much about the numbers, and realize that I have accomplished a lot as new member to Crossfit, I woke up the next day ready to accept my four rounds, move on, and focus on the next obstacles.

“A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul.”
― Jillian Michaels

I showed up to the box Saturday with the intention of doing the St. Patrick's Day Partner WOD and watching some other athletes compete, doing 13.2 afterwards. Once I got to the box I decided that I was going to stop being so fearful of the fact that I had failed myself miserably during 13.2 and redo it! What was I going to gain by being afraid of failing? What would I gain by being to afraid to try again? If I had let those two logics run my life, I would have quit a LONG, LONG time ago. I stepped up to the plate, went into the WOD with a game plan and I wound up finishing with 6 rounds total, and I only dropped the bar twice during my push presses. ACCOMPLISHED, is the only way to decribe the feeling right after those 10 minutes were up. Even though I failed the first time I did 13.2, I stood back up and did exactly what I set my mind out to do!

“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end.”
― Denis Waitley

It was such an empowering, exhilerating experience, to be knocked down, stand back up, look failure right in the face and succeed! If I want something out of my life, I have to be willing to accept failure, and learn from it. Failing means I am trying, finding different ways that work for me. It's not about falling down, it's always about standing back up, in every single aspect of life.

After the WOD we all shared some St. Patrick's Day treats, hung around, talked, then went and grabbed some food and drinks at FireSide! It was great to go out and meet some new on rampers who have also sipped the Crossfit KoolAid and even took on 13.2 for the hell of it! It was so inspiring watching them push themselves past their limit and accomplish great things! There are so many great things happening at our box, and even better things in all of our futures! I am so excited for everyone :)

Today I am grateful to finally be on Spring Break! Although mine started two days earlier ( home sick with strep throat) it's nice to know I have a full week to recover, and rest! I will hopefully be feeling better in the next two days so I can get out of the house and do somethings while I am off. This break is going to be so nice, and absolutely necessary!!

What are you grateful for today?

Hope everyone had a great week!
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