As I was on my MetCon this morning I remembered something very, very useful from my old Science class. Thanks Mike Hixson- I rembered that logic that it is harder to start something than it is to stop and start something. As I performed 3 rounds for time of 50 kettlebell swings, 21 burpees, and a 400m run I knew this in my head but did not perform it during the reps. After the first round I was breaking up the burpees and kettlebell swings FAR too much. On Friday, when I do whatever WOD is posted on Crossfit.com I'll hopefully remember this truth. Stopping and starting is far worse then just continuing. Of course it is different when we do not have the physcial strength to continue (strength failure), but a lot of MetCon workouts are used with light weight, so when we stop it's because we are tired... Screw that! Keep going, keep pushing. These guys pushed- Speal and Finn from the 09 CF games finishing a treacherous hill run of 7.1 km in under 40 minutes... When I say hill, it's probably more like mountain.
So, hopefully the next time you find yourself working out or just doing any physcial activity remember, it's going to take a lot more energy to start that train again- just keep pushing.
