Some Days Are Better Than Others

I've been having a great week! I've hit several PR's (Personal Records)  this week... But today I had a crappy work out. The WOD (workout of the day) was:
15 minute AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)
15 pull ups and 30 second ring sits

My goal was to try to hit at least the first round all 15 pull ups consecutive.. As it turned out when I got on the bar I was apparently a lot heavier than I remembered and I was only able to do about 5 pull ups at a time and before the end of the first set of 15 I was only getting one pull up at a time. It took me almost 3 minutes to do 15 pull ups! I don't know why my performance felt so crummy today. I just didn't have the strength and energy level I needed. So for a minute I felt bummed about my performance, only getting 4 rounds in 15 minutes.. But at the end of the day the bottom line is that I still got in 15 minutes of hard work and I am healthier and stronger than I was 15 minutes ago and that's all that really matters :)

"Look good doing it"

The workout of the day was "Griff": Run 800 Meters, Run 400 Meters backwards and repeat... 

Wait -- Run 400 meters BACKWARDS?! Twice...?!

I live in a rural area and my neighbors were already outside bucking hay and working the horses.. I felt ridiculous. I said to my husband "We're going to look RIDICULOUS!" to which he replied "At least we'll look good doing it" and took off running.... He had a good point.

Above photo from another odd looking workout which included the "farmer carry" (balancing 2 bar bells) and hurrying around cones for several laps. Impressive and fun incorporation of balance, coordination, and micro-muscle usage when adding different/unusual movements to your workout (like the farmer carry or backwards running)