The Open is coming!!!!!

i like the wall in the back. Where do you get those signs from?
thanks in advance 

Crossfit does that to us. Cudos on the double unders! I have been doing this for six years and I am still struggling. I might be able to string three. It might be that I’m not coordinated enough or that I have had seven children and fear leaking that I do try harder. I have accepted that I am not going to be able to master all of the movements. Crossfit has helped me to know and embrace my strengths: physical and mental. 

You are exactly describing my feelings by the 4th and 5th WWs. It took my an entire min to finish them with the worst performance. During this min, I hated the open and the idea of being tested. My trial had a more happy ending finished by 70 rep. However, this experience made my think about being responsible on my training the whole past year.

Great story, thanks for sharing and being vulnerable. Just started CrossFit, a year ago I was not able to jump rope (it intimated me) or lift… I finished my first Open, foundation but I finished. Next year I go for scaled. Practice, perseverance and ego at the door, cheers to all warriors out there, we got this!

This was me and how I felt after the open. This was my 1st open and I have only been in CrossFit for about a year. I’m 55 and over weight. I spent 4 1/2 minutes on my wall walks. My hands moved during our workouts but that was because my hand started under my shoulders. During the open my hands had to be above the line 55” from the wall which is my nose, yes I’m short 😂. I was upset… but then my daughter said next year if they have wall walks we will get me six inch heels. I had so much support and everyone was so nice… I will get those wall walks at 55” and I’ll be back next year. Thank you for sharing your story. 

I am new to CrossFit as of last summer and this was my first open . Walk walks were the easy part for me and the snatch’s . The darn double unders took me forever because I simply didn’t work on them . Wasting so much of my precious 6 mins . What a wake up call for me . I ordered a custom rope and will make these a priority. I RX and took what I deserved . I made it back to the wall walls and completed just 1 of the second round . For sure I was disappointed but lesson learned . 

This story relates to me so much even down to the one hand making it to the tape and other not but only a few cm’s off & feeling like it was clued to the floor! I legit only managed (2 wall walks)
I decided to do the scaled version and was 9 reps short of completion.(283 reps)
I'm was so  proud that my body could have smashed out all those reps in 12 mins! 
Well done Kelley!! Thanks for sharing x

Holy cow! I watched this and it is so very similar to my own story. Started treatment in January 2019, thought I had strained my back. The struggle with prednisone (worst part for me) and the mental struggle during and after were overwhelming. I even use the phrase that I do CrossFit so I can get myself on and off the toilet independently at 80 😂 Ironic that I watched it on the same day as my four year checkup post treatment. Thank you for sharing your story. 

WE SHOULD ALL HAVE YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND DETERMINATION. 
GREAT JOB GETTING DONE SCALED OR RX'D .

This is the best possible attitude you can have. Way to go, Kelley!

Many ask, 

“Where does mental health fit into CrossFit’s definition of health?”

This is where.

Forcing yourself to do hard things. Learning to fail and overcome. Every workout is an honest look in the mirror and when you put your name on the scoreboard you stand by who you are today. 

Tomorrow, we will face our weaknesses to become better versions of ourselves!

Definitely resonates.  I struggled last Open and said I’d work on them.   Did I?  Nope!  Do I regret that?  Yep!  23.3 was my worst performance of the 2023 Open.  A strong reminder that we need to work on everything constantly.   Thanks for sharing your story. 

Such an open and vulnerable story. Thank you for sharing. You’re an inspiration to us all!

Thank you for sharing your story. It will no doubt help and provide hope for anyone dealing with a similar diagnosis. 

Amazing story. Amazing insight. Amazing friend. 

In my first Open 2021, I managed to do them somehow. But there weren't many, and it was between double unders which I poked away at one-at-a-time, so I wasn't tired when I went back to the wall. 
In 2022, I was much WORSE at them, because they were between snatches which I did fast which had me starting the walks tired. 
Lesson learned - cover all the bases. In the last year, I got wall walk coaching and came to realize the importance of keeping the arms and shoulders stacked, so it doesn't become handstand pushing. Once tired, that falls apart bigtime - downward spiral. Instead, rock the hips back and forth, keep the arms straight, reduce the steps in to 5 and out to 4. 
This year, I was ready - they felt easy, before and after the double unders! And my dubs are up to groups of 10. Now, I only need to improve that skill of the two!