I Feel like a loser...

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  • Upstate_Dunadan
    Upstate_Dunadan Posts: 435 Member
    That benchmark has a lot going on, and if you don't have a good cardio base you're in for a tough time. Even with a good cardio base it won't be easy. Running and burpees is all cardio and if go full out you're going to be burning oxygen for energy pretty fast (hence the gasping for air). Wall balls take strength, and flexibility. If you don't have good mobility (common when you start out) you're going to be less efficient on those as well.

    Over the next 8 weeks you'll get better at all of this. But, no matter how good you are, if you choose to push yourself (safely) the WODs are going to suck. Stealing a quote from a book I read...."it never gets easier, it just sucks less" :wink: and you'll celebrate every time you get better at something, hit a new PR, or master a movement that has alluded you.
  • kcerrillo
    kcerrillo Posts: 103 Member
    Upstate_Dunadan wrote: »
    That benchmark has a lot going on, and if you don't have a good cardio base you're in for a tough time. Even with a good cardio base it won't be easy. Running and burpees is all cardio and if go full out you're going to be burning oxygen for energy pretty fast (hence the gasping for air). Wall balls take strength, and flexibility. If you don't have good mobility (common when you start out) you're going to be less efficient on those as well.

    Over the next 8 weeks you'll get better at all of this. But, no matter how good you are, if you choose to push yourself (safely) the WODs are going to sucat thk. Stealing a quote from a book I read...."it never gets easier, it just sucks less" :wink: and you'll celebrate every time you get better at something, hit a new PR, or master a movement that has

    You r awsome thank u! It's the running I struggle with n I suck at burpies too but I did notice I'm lifting heavier and able to do a mot pushup where thr other day I did 60! Ibalso lost 3.2lbs this week. Just gotta look at positives
  • Keladelphia
    Keladelphia Posts: 820 Member
    kcerrillo wrote: »
    Yay I had a great workout today. Thank u guys so much for ur support! I gotta see what I'm doing better at inside where I need to improve and get down on it. Killed the WOD today. U guys rock!

    So glad to see you had a better workout today! I know just the place where you were coming from with the benchmark WOD. They're definitely designed to be a challenge. When I stated CF I was 210# and couldn't do a push-up let alone run any real distance or lift any type of significant weight. Almost two years (and lot's of struggling and lot's of finishing last) I lost 70 LB's, and can do countless things I never dreamed I could possibly do. Keep sticking with it, focus on your own progress and not how others are doing and you'll be amazed at how much you improve in a short amount of time :smile:
  • kcerrillo
    kcerrillo Posts: 103 Member
    Keladelphia wrote: »
    kcerrillo wrote: »
    Yay I had a great workout today. Thank u guys so much for ur support! I gotta see what I'm doing better at inside where I need to improve and get down on it. Killed the WOD today. U guys rock!

    So glad to see you had a better workout today! I know just the place where you were coming from with the benchmark WOD. They're definitely designed to be a challenge. When I stated CF I was 210# and couldn't do a push-up let alone run any real distance or lift any type of significant weight. Almost two years (and lot's of struggling and lot's of finishing last) I lost 70 LB's, and can do countless things I never dreamed I could possibly do. Keep sticking with it, focus on your own progress and not how others are doing and you'll be amazed at how much you improve in a short amount of time :smile:

    I needed that so much! 5hank u
  • cgvet37
    cgvet37 Posts: 1,189 Member
    If it was easy, it would not be worth doing.

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