Tuesday, October 13, 2009

It Never Gets Old

Today, in the 5:30am indoor class at RunTex, we hit the benchmark WOD, "Chelsea". In preparation for the movement standards of this WOD, everyone gives each of the exercises a try. One athlete, in particular, took advantage of the opportunity and thought that she would attempt an unassisted kipping pullup....SHE GOT IT!

This was her first unassisted pullup! This is a huge accomplishment for any CrossFitter! Her achievement was quickly noticed by all of her peers in the class, and high-fives and applause followed. The feeling in room was electric. Gotta love it!

Experiences like this never get old....This is why I am a CrossFit coach!

Congratulations, Melissa!

6 comments:

  1. That is a Coach's best feeling, isn't it?? Hope to train with you soon, brother...

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  2. I can't really take credit for coaching Melissa. I have subbed one of her classes, but it was great to experience that with her for sure!

    I'm looking forward to hittin' a WOD with you guys too. Let's make it happen ASAP!

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  3. :) thanks for the shout out! Getting that first one down makes me want to practice, practice, practice! Thanks for being a great sub-coach.

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  4. Yay! Congrats Melisa, that's awesome!!

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  5. that's awesome getting a kipping pullup! those are hard! i can't do it...YET.

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