WOD
“MANION”
7 rounds for time:
- Run 400m
- 29 Back Squats (135#)

Time: 46:27

Notes: This was one of the most difficult workouts I've ever done, and possibly my favorite. Usually a workout is tough because I'm physically exhausted, on this workout I was fighting the pain in my lower back the entire time. After the second round I was telling myself that I was going to have to lower the weight, but I kept on pushing. Then half-way through the 5th round I was thinking about quitting, but I've never quit a workout. Then I went into mental mode and started thinking about the workout and what it meant. The reality was that regardless of the pain I was going through at that moment, I should be fortunate to be alive. I thought about Manion the entire way through. This is the kind of workout that makes me love Crossfit.

What Improved: Mental strength. I hung in there and pushed through.

What Needs Work: I felt like I kept good form during the squats, keeping my weight on my heels, but the last 2 rounds were all trying to push through the workout with no regard to technique. I feel like that could be dangerous and probably explains why my knee is a little sore today :P