Today I did one of the longest CrossFit workouts, Murph. The workout consists of:
1 mile run
100 pullups (55 pound assist)
200 pushups
300 squats
1 mile run
Time to complete: 48:45
This was definitely challenging. I broke the whole thing up into sets of 5-10-20 pullups, pushups and squats for most of the workout and then got a little creative at the end. Right around the 6th and 7th rep, I was really starting to wonder what the hell I had gotten myself into. However, I know that I always hit that point in a hard workout so I just stuck with it. I think this is the point where most people (including myself up until the last few months) would have felt done and stopped the workout. Now that I know how to push myself though, I just powered through that hump that seems to occur right when you are about a third of the way through a workout. I feel so great that I did this workout. I kept going and didn't stop. That last mile was such a relief and such a hellish experience at the same time. My arms hurt and I'm exhausted but I also feel very proud and invigorated having completed this latest challenge.
