I have a hunch that I’m violating many of Mark Sisson’s overtraining rules… We all have weeks like this. I had a race Saturday then 3 benchmark WODs already and the 4th scheduled next Saturday. Recovery is nice, but I can still walk and would not want to miss Murph, Holbrook and any of the rest… Sounds familiar? If you are a CrossFitter then you do know the feeling…
So how do we avoid overtraining? Interestingly the next best thing to rest is actually a (slightly) lower intensity workout with lots of warm up and cool down mobility movements. I could barely walk down the stairs this morning but I did do the 50 thrusters for Holbrook at prescribed weight. Thanks for Rob at CFDV for a proper warmup. I also learned that if you can’t walk down the stairs forward you can try walking backwards. Just saying…
Benchmark WOD “Holbrook” @ CFDV
10 rounds for time of:
- 5 thrusters – 115 lbs
- 10 pullups
- 100m sprint
Rest 1 minute in-between rounds
[SCORE: 25:07 - average 1:36 a round]
