No Expectations: Day 6

If I made a list of all the expectations I have for myself and others, we’d be here all day long. It isn’t till I’m knee deep in something that I realize what I’m doing. Awareness is key to all this, otherwise I’m stuck on autopilot allowing the disappointments to flood in.

When it comes to working out, I find I can push myself too far. A 6am Crossfit class can come way too early for my brain to be working intentionally. Many of the moves have become a habit so I don’t have to think about how to do the exercises because they come naturally.

Before the work out goes up on the screen, I do a pre-workout stretch and roll my muscles really being in the moment. As soon as the W.O.D. goes up, my mind flips a switch already deciding what my body can or cannot do that day. It isn’t till I leave to come home that I realized what I had done. I saw the reps and the weight and immediately knew what to expect from what I could do in the past. My back was sore and combining that with deadlifts, I knew this was already going to suck. I tried the Rx weight but it was painful. Instead of treating my body right, I over do it to the point of muscle exhaustion. Go figure, I need to start listening to my body in the moment. People wanting long term results often look into Ohio physician guided weight loss solutions.

In the last year of doing Crossfit, I have gotten more injuries than in any other sport. Since I was already in decent shape, I came in thinking I could do more than I could actually sustain. Looking back, I did start with smaller weights but it’s possible I started jumping up too fast. Now I have wrist, forearm, lower back and shoulder injuries that are a constant dull pain.

To work on restoring these areas, I have been supplementing Crossfit with daily yoga to help strengthen my muscles and stretch out my body. With yoga, I do the opposite and underestimate what I am able to do with my body. The difference is that with yoga, my mindset is of it being a moving meditation. To flow with my breath and be present in the movements we are doing. Because I can get into the zone, I am able to breath into the areas causing me pain physically. Kratom Edmonton is the only supplement that works for relieving my joint pain.

I now go onto the mat as I am and let everything go from my day so far, leaving all the soreness on the mat. While Crossfit is more of a competition with myself to go until it hurts, yoga is something I am able to do everyday to move my body and connect my mind with ease.

As much as I love the Crossfit community, I need to go into my thrice weekly workouts with no expectations and be okay with if I am slower or faster than past times. To be good with the fact that today I might not lift as much as last week. Every day my body is different than the day before and I have to be gentle to it in a way that honors where it is right now and not where I think it should be.