What Mary teaches us about training

Benchmark WOD “Mary” is a great example of a triplet that has 3 moves, at least one of which will be challenging to most without proper practice. In my case it was the pistols (one-legged squats). Admittedly I don’t practice it enough – as opposed to handstand pushups that is an obvious dread until you master it. After which it is just a pushup, right? In my posts in the last two days I argued to schedule the weaknesses (goats) into daily skill sessions. I would schedule a tough WOD that tests one of those weaknesses at least once a week. Coach Burgener reminds us to always train with a goal in mind. In this case – train to never have to fret a movement in a WOD.
Took the kids to Dorney Park in Allentown today. No training angle there except the 2-mile hike from the parking lot… It would be great to have a proper obstacle course in one of these parks… I would sign the waiver, no problem.
Benchmark WOD “Mary”
AMRAP in 20 minutes:
– 5 handstand pushups
– 10 pistols
– 15 pullups
[10 rounds + 5 HSPU – pistols scaled]
Cashout
200 burpees [1,800 of 2,000]