Glad to hear your back feels better, and it was good idea not to push it. Although, “not pushin it” still looked like you kickin the shit out of that wod. Nice work!

First round 3+7+1, then did 2 and change for the rest. Total was 180 rx

…And sadly my post-reaction was “hmm, that’s fun but I prob won’t be able to do it tomorrow”

Max I did was 2 in a row – but I told myself to do the first pullup Rx’d in every round…adds up to 18 total I think so that I was happy with.

It isn’t even accurate to say “it’s about time” because I haven’t been practicing…the short version of my story (I don’t know how to tell short stories sorry! Haha) is that I got my first 2 pullups back at Rivercity Crossfit in the summer of 2008. Soon after I injured my rotator cuff in an OHS. MRI showed a long-time RC impingement gone bad. Did Rehab for months with minimal improvement, so I stopped, accepting that ill always have limitations. So we modified Wods for months, zero overhead stuff. Then slowly I started going overhead when I got to the point where there was no pain (just weakness++). For a long time now I’ve been at the pt where I get steady soreness but only the occasional pain…

Other factors played in, but the biggest one was that I just mentally gave up – said ill never be able to do pullups so what’s the point? And I wouldn’t practice.

I’ve been watching the list of “CFW WOMEN who do chins” grow like wild flower and its just sooo awesome! But that just fueled my resistance.

Pullups have been on my mind a lot lately so slowly I started incorporating deadhangs on the band or negatives, tough. But even that must have helped – had no idea it would happen today but lately I’ve been telling myself I can and will do it soon…and I did.

Lessons to learn:
- negative self-talk gets you nowhere
- work at your weaknesses
- the minor gains add up big

jojo

great WOD….absolute grip smasher…I didn’t have a chance to write down my rounds before SOMEBODY (no names…MLC) erased the board…the first and last round I remember for sure and the middle rounds were all 3 rds and over…here’s what I can be sure of…went something like this:

1)5 rds (smoked grip this round…hard to get it back)
2)3 rds + 7DL + 1PU
3)3 rds + 1DL
4)3 rds
5)2 rds +7DL + 6PU…yup, 1 miserable CTB off 3 rds…f#$k…should’ve payed closer attention to the clock

wasn’t gassed on this…grip was absolutely limiting factor…it’s getting stronger though, as are PUs…

Round 1: 3 + 7 DL
Round 2: 3
Round 3: 3
Round 4: 2 + 7 + 1 (ripped hand open, once again)
Round 5: 3