It's always the one's I underestimate...

I woke up this morning and could feel every single tiny muscle in my upper body. I’m not going to lie, I kind of love it! This is the feeling that keeps me going back to my training for more! I do have a confession to make… I underestimated Cindy.

Time and time again in life, I find countless examples of what happens when I underestimate anything. Those are always the very things that later blow my mind. As a softball player, I loved being the underdog team, and we almost always won those championships. It just goes to show you expectations sink ships.

After a great week of workouts, late Friday night, my body felt exhausted. As most of my fellow CrossFitters do, I waited eagerly to see the Coach post our Workout of the Day (WOD)  for Saturday. Curious to know if a) I could survive one more workout this week b) if I could mentally prepare myself to believe I could. And, it was “Cindy”. A workout made up of body weight movements - Pull-ups, Push-ups, Air Squats. My favourite!!!  I actually was excited, although aware it would be a 20 minute session of As Many Rounds As Possible (AMRAP). I prepared myself by saying I would just pace myself. I removed the need for a target number of rounds.

Sure enough, it was a tough workout. But more fascinating, was how many workouts I had perceived to be tougher hadn’t crushed my body the way Cindy did! If I looked the way I feel right now, I’d walk down King Street West in the middle of winter in my bikini :)

On a serious note, just another reminder to embrace what comes. Disappointment is really only possible when I set an expectation to benchmark anything against. Otherwise, everything becomes a delight.

Thank you “Cindy” for the butt-kicking reminder! I don’t think I want to do another push-up for a month, but can’t wait to see what today brings. xo