Pushing Limits: Hero Workouts and Challenging Your Mental Toughness

Can you push your limits and conquer both physical and mental barriers? This episode is about overcoming extraordinary challenges through our special focus on hero workouts this September. We're paying tribute to the courageous military service members and first responders who have made the ultimate sacrifice. This week, we’ve got a unique lineup that includes one hero workout and a series of WODs that will test your resolve.

This Friday, brace yourself for a different type of challenge—“My Diamond Shoes Are Too Tight.” Imagine carrying a weight for 100-meter, as many times as possible within 30 minutes. Sounds simple? Think again. This isn’t just a test of physical endurance but a trial of mental toughness. Whether you're a seasoned athlete or a beginner, this workout will push your limits, much like the infamous “Karen” or “100 Burpee Pull-ups.” Tune in and discover how you can embrace the spirit of CrossFit by stepping outside your comfort zone.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:02

All right, good morning. So it is Monday, september 9th, and I wanted to share a couple things with you briefly today in regards to this week's programming. It's a little bit different. Now, the month of September, our affiliate programming is going to be a heavy emphasis on hero workouts throughout the month, all right. So, being with us for more than a minute, you understand the concept of the hero workout to recognize military service members, first responders, men and women who have given their lives in the line of duty to serve all of us. So we take that pretty seriously here. So heavy, heavy influence of hero workouts for the month of September, this particular week, and this is why I wanted to do this today. All right, one Hero Workout this week, but the remainder of the week peppered with unusual workouts.

Speaker 1: 0:59

Fun Dare, I use the word quirky. A little bit different, though, all right. And what I'm asking you is this in the spirit of CrossFit, which is what brings you here as opposed to you know, any other. You know fitness options that are on the market, and right now, I mean you. You know you look left, look right, and you're going to find a gym of some sort, everything from, you know, a boxing gym, a franchised. You know Gucci, boxing gyms, mma gyms, all that. Hey, find your groove, find your groove. That's all that this is about. You know, that's how CrossFit started. But what I'm asking you is this no matter what you do, don't cherry pick. All right, nobody likes a cherry picker. Okay, if we only did the things that we're good at, if we only stayed in our comfort zone, we would not make gains. And that's in life, not just in the gym. Okay, but a couple kind of different types of workouts today, with names and 20 years in the CrossFit space. I've not seen these before. But embrace it. Embrace the difference, you know, accept the challenge.

Speaker 1: 2:08

If you look at one of these workouts and at a glance might be like, wow, that's, there's a reason for it. There is a method to the madness. All right, one of the ones that we will hit you with on Friday and I'm throwing this out now loud and proud, because there will be those among you who will look at it and say, yeah, I can do that at home One, no, you couldn't, more than couldn't you wouldn't. Some of these are workouts that are going to test you on a completely different level, mentally as well as physically. All right. Friday's workout is called my Diamond Shoes Are Too Tight. No idea what that means? All right, but a 30-minute clock.

Speaker 1: 2:47

We will complete as many reps as possible of a plate carry, single plate that we will carry for 100 meters, all right, confirm that that is correct knowledge. Every 100 meters right, 30 minutes continuous. Every 100 meters equals one repetition, okay. So as much as a physical challenge, it's a mental challenge to keep going for 30 minutes carrying your burden, all right, your weight, so prescribed athletes 45 to 55 pounds. You can carry this any way you choose Intermediate, 35 to 45. And then, beginners, plate carry or medicine ball 10 to 15 pounds. Rest two minutes before starting a new lap.

Speaker 1: 3:41

So in that 30, you do your 100 out and your hundred. You know out and back or around a track or wherever. Wherever your hundred is, um, at beginner level, you know you can exercise common sense as well as uh, stamina and endurance. You take a, do that a hundred. You'll take a two minute recovery. You'll hit your next round. For our extent, intermediate Break when you need to, but for every 100 meters is one repetition.

Speaker 1: 4:05

This is as much of a mental workout as it is a physical workout. It's a grinder. All right, those of you who have been with us long enough to have done Karen, 150 wall balls for time. Single movement All right, it will wear you down mentally as well as physically 100 burpees, 100 burpee pull-ups. Similarly, it's testing your mettle. All right, and I will tell you this nowadays very few of us can actually say that they continue, if they ever had their mettle tested, that they continue to do so. All right, try it, you will not be disappointed. Right? You're going to do things that you know maybe you never considered. All right, so think about that.

Speaker 1: 4:51

It's an unusual, unorthodox week here in the CrossFit universe. Tomorrow, strategy is for squares. It's an interesting workout, right. 45 minute, 45 second, god forbid. 45 second. Max calorie row 15 second transition 30 second toes to bar. The name of this workout is strategy is for squares. Basically, it's kind of tempting you, taunting you throw strategy out the window and hit it hard. Right, got some good workouts, some innovative and kind of crazy fun workouts this week. All right, don't be a cherry picker, give it a try, push yourself a little bit out of your comfort zone. That's it. Okay, that's all I've got today. It is monday, it is september 9th. All right, um, work hard this week. All right, work hard this week, and, uh, we will see you at the gym.