My Old Nemesis, the Push-Press..

Getting Ready to “Play”..

Having some prior experience with CrossFit and Olympic-style weightlifting, I was well aware that it had been a long time since I worked as hard as I had worked during a CrossFit workout, or lifted as heavy(!).

So I signed up for some one-on-one training at my local CrossFit facility, something they insist on, to introduce new CrossFit devotees to the movements and to ensure proper form. When I’m considered “ready” by my coach, I’ll be able to join the Group Workouts at the facility, and this is where the Workout of the Day (WOD) competition gets fierce!

My first workout included a warm-up that was an intense mini-workout in itself.. it involved a lot of box jumps (18″ height). “Then”, says coach, “we’ll go over the push-press”. I remember the push-press from my prior lifting experience.. for me, it’s one of those exercises that seems never to get any easier, like push-ups (or burpees!). Needless to say, the only way to improve is to keep doing them!

Thankfully, the push-press “refresher” wasn’t so bad. The actual workout (75 Wall Balls) was the killer, the surprisingly light medicine ball becomes surprisingly heavy after, oh, about 30 Wall Balls..

My wrists and shoulders are feeling the results of the effort, and I have the beginnings of calluses on my hands, but those are minor things.

I’m getting ready to play with the true CrossFit athletes, and it feels good to work hard again.

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