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Complete 3 rounds for time of:
21 Pull-ups
15 Front Squats, 155#/105#
9 Deficit Handstand Push-ups, 4″/3″
No butterfly kip for the pull-ups today. Tell your lats we’re sorry.
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This photo was taken just after the post-WOD high-fives. Just missed it!
The Power Of The High-Five.
There are few things more powerful in an athletic setting than a high-five. There are some variations that work equally well like the fist bump, the chest bump, and the butt slap (be careful of this one, it can get you in trouble), but the high-five is the OG. It can be used for “you got this” pre-WOD, “you’re crushing it, keep going” during the WOD, and a “strong work” post-WOD. When you’re too hypoxic to speak, it can replace words, and in many cases it’s even better than words. It’s clear, concise, and simple.
Have you ever noticed that sometimes when we coach and we sense a high degree of anxiety in you guys before the WOD starts, we tell you to find someone to high five? Try not to smile when you do it. It’s near impossible. And that smile, coupled with the high five, is a corrective action for a mindset that’s less than ideal right before a tough WOD. Like we said, the high five is powerful.
So keep this little tool in your pocket for when you need it. You don’t need the coach to tell you to do it. Find a friend, slap hands, smile, and crush today’s WOD. It will help, we promise.
I wish we could have a ‘like’ button for the blogs attached to the WOD post. I genuinely enjoy them and get me motivated each day. I am serious.
This post hit especially hard for me as I am coaching a team of female college athletes and I have not coached college athletes in over 10 years, but the power of the High Five, whether the OG or a verbal high five can go a long way. Thanks for the great post. – LER
Love it Luke! I’m glad that it hit you. I’m also glad that someone is reading these!!