One day I may look back on this post and think about how trite it is... Kinda like how I look back on my posts from the very beginning. But right now I'm pretty stoked about it, so I don't care.
I've had this huge mental block with box jumps (which is literally jumping on a box). I couldn't jump. I was never athletic growing up. Sure, I liked the bouncy songs in Zumba, but when we're talking JUMPING OFF THE GROUND.. yeah, couldn't do it. That's not a slam against myself.. I really couldn't do it!
I've been working on box jumps for months now (and still have the bruised shins to prove it). With amazing coaches who have been super patient with me, I started out jumping on plates (like the workout plates). I started really low. After a while, I was able to jump higher and higher and able to ALMOST do the 20" for a box jump. Once or twice I got it. But when I stepped in front of the box, I would get stuck.
One of my CrossFit resolutions is to no longer do modified box jumps... to get up on that box each time.
Well by God, I finally fucking did it! On Wednesday I was able to do several after practicing on plates. I was pretty excited, but skeptical since I've been able to do it before (though not nearly as many). I was worried that I would need the plates again. So Thursday morning I gave it a shot and was able to do a real box jump! Again, super excited! But that didn't mean I could do it in a WOD!
I didn't have to wait too long to try... Today we had box jumps in the WOD. Prior to the WOD we had to figure out our max height for them. I got a new personal record of 22"!! (A few weeks ago I did 21"... but it wasn't on a box.) Another of my CrossFit resolutions is 24"... I'd assumed it would be by the end of the year, but that's silly (as long as I keep practicing, anyway).
So a new PR for height AND my first WOD with Rx box jumps! (I did 48 of them!!)
The only problem is that now I need to find something else to focus on clicking!! I've been obsessing about box jumps for so long that it seems weird! And I'll admit it... It seems scary to move on to something else!!
ONWARD!!
