XYZ

something was just off all day. even though i did have more gmailsations than yesterday, my regular 9-5 was horrendous - so unproductive that i told myself before lunch that i needed to come in on my day off to finish work - maybe that's what started it. or maybe it was that my legs were immobile all day. I get so mad at myself for not stretching out properly after working out - recovery is why you get better not more work - it was one of my goals during the Be CrossFit challenge and i still havent learned. i dont hate very many things but i hate it when im not at 100% - physically or mentally. i think most guys are the biggest babies when they are sick or injured - and im no exception. (in fact, i think im on the far end of the bell curve in that scenario.) i tried talking myself into doing the endu wod, especially bc i got out of work late and couldnt warmup, stretch, do the reg wod - and i started with the llocfme and bryan but there was no way that the way i started out round 1 was anywhere close to the intensity that cfe requires so i stopped - ugh. (and as i type, i just realized i didnt give my endu wodders a riddle to think about during the wod and now i have to do the wod tomorrow by my lonesome- double ugh.)

but i think my biggest problem today was that i did not think that i was a 1480. i should always focus on thinking positively instead of negatively. there are so many things that i should be thankful for (i.e i have a job that pays me well, i am in the best shape of my life, i have wonderful gmailsations, etc) that there is no need to beat myself up about anything - missing wods, or needing to go into work on my day off, or anything. so much of life is mentally positioning yourself in a better place considering the situation you are given - it just plain works out for the best if you do that. sounds a lot like the advice i gave myself yesterday - "i make note of this to make sure that from now on i should remember to set up my stations in the optimal positions to get the best time during the wods"

I was trying all day to figure out a way to tie in blogging about my daily activities to the following video (a big thanks to my endurance co-coach Jared for finding this for me - and, no Jared, i do not have a man crush on batman) but i think after reflecting on today (and listening to some Jackson 5) - it can be best summarized like this: Today was supposed to be as easy as 123. as simple as do re mi. its my friday for crying out loud - but instead of ABC it was the exact opposite - it was XYZ. something was just off all day - but just because something was off, doesnt mean that i should have let that dictate how the rest of day progressed. XYZ doesnt have to be bad at all. in fact, XYZ should be viewed as the exact opposite - absolutely awesome!