Backsliding

It takes some effort to not freak out when you have a couple of bad workouts. I have recently had two workouts that were significantly slower than my previous efforts. In both cases it was my lower back that went on me. It was strange. My metcon was good, but I just had trouble lifting and holding the weight because of the burning/spasming in the lower back.

But I am not going to overreact and change everything because I had two bad workouts. I am going to take my rest days like I should, do some lower back conditioning exercises (lower weight/higher rep), and just keep at it. I'll let you know (and by you I mean the two people who read this) how it goes.

This is not my sob story though. I want to make a larger point. Progress is very rarely linear. There are injuries, set backs, bad performances. We will not set PR's every time we train. If you freak out and give up/change everything every time something feels a little off you will not make progress. Stick with it and ride out the bumpy patch. If you notice a steady decline, start making smaller changes.

This of course assume that you are already doing CrossFit, eating right, sleeping right, and resting enough ... but I am sure we are all doing that ... right?

If not, scratch everything I just said, stop what you're doing, and CrossFit/eat Zone paleo/sleep. What are you waiting for? Don't be one of those posers who waits and then makes it a New Years Resolution. No one can take that seriously! If you start today it will be much more legit. Trust me.