This past weekend I competed in the Crossfit Challenge Finals at Crossfit Central and had a high hope of finishing in the top 2 spots. I had done almost everything right to prepare for this "battle" from sleep, diet, and programming of my workout. In the previous challenge, pushing myself seemed to be my weakness because I didnt want to reach that breaking point. So that is what I worked on, pushing myself, perseverance.
I killed the first workout of the finals, heading into the next workout with about a 45 second cushion and feeling very confident!...
During that second workout I was going fairly strong until my body basically gave out on me, my body was telling me that I was done. Though the thought of getting a DNF (did not finish) almost sounded great to me at one point during the second workout.... But I had GREAT support, and I could not let them down....Now think about that, everything within me was telling me to quit, I had reached my breaking point. Never in all of my training over the years did I EVER just want to say "Im done!!!"..... But I didnt quit, on the last segment of the workout, which was a 5oo meter row, I was not there but my body was moving... And I have never been SO exhausted. But I even had other competitors I was competeing against along with my friends, pushing me, telling me I was almost finished!...
At the end of the workout, I was embarassed, pissed, and discouraged to know that I had blown my chance at the top 2 spots! But once I calmed down and had some positive words spoken to me, I came to realize that I accomplished something astronomical (to me). To be able to reach a point where you want to quit, reaching your "breaking point," and still can persist and move on to finish, is a feat within itself! After it was all said and done, that morning was a humbling endeavor that has given me a new light on crossfit that has ignited an insatiable fire within me so I can take it to the next level of training!!
Have you tested your breaking point? I challenge you to find what you're made of! You might be surprised of what you may find!
That was inspiring to watch brotha!! Not too many can claim to have come eye to eye with total destruction and find the will and determination to perservere.
ReplyDeleteA champion is one who gets up even when he can't. - Jack Dempsey
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ReplyDeleteNice post brother... I saw your link off Jevon's blog. Hope the training is going well, see you in a week.
I witnessed the heart of a lion that day! You possess an amazing spirit and never, ever let anything in your life get in your way of that.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what your talking about and it truly is a breathtaking experience in more than 1 way. To exceed even your own expectations is truly gratifying.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up brotha man!