“Arg my form was so bad! I am rubbish!” 😫
“Don’t talk to yourself like that. You ARE getting better. Remember: Progress over perfection.” 💪🏻
Coach Simon was correcting my form for my power cleans but it was hard to hear.
I’ve had a long standing painful golfer’s elbow which hinders my movement (despite loads of physio and stuff) which have been getting me down 😔 …and I didn’t realised that I was beating myself up when I don’t meet my own standards.
Yesterday I talked about the power of community and belonging on the Road to West Africa Dreamin and finding your people to lift you up but I didn’t mention how we coach and talk to ourselves also matter as well. 🫤
Luckily I have my #crossfit community to remind me to #BeKind to myself when I forget!
Anyway if you want to have a small giggle and watch a minute of me dying (because why take life so seriously?) …here’s my video entry for my intramural box competition. 🤭
8 minutes to do 50 power cleans at 50% bodyweight (so it was 30kg weight including bar for me) and then as many burpees as possible in the remaining time.
Points awarded only for completed burpees, so you can see what happened because…