Goats

I’m not talking about the animal; I’m talking about the skills we so often encounter in Crossfit that seem impossible to do. The goats I’ve been working on are hand stand push ups, muscle ups, pistols, double-unders, and ring dips. My list is long and each movement varies in skill level and strength required to complete them.

I’ve been chipping away at each one little by little working on one skill before or after class. Starting with a scaled version of each exercise to build needed strength and over time I begin to scaling up to challenge what I’ve been working on. The rep scheme and the level of scaling varies according to individual strength and the movement itself. So ask your coaches about how to scale appropriately for you. With consist practice I find that the skill that once seemed impossible becomes less difficult over time and eventually I attempt them in WODs and see how far I can go.

Try making a list of skills you want to work on and set goals for yourself. Then tackle them one at time. We’re all stronger than we think we just have to prove it to ourselves.