Don’t Look at It

October 6th, 2012 John

Box jumps have this weird, mysterious hold over many of us, so much so that they can ruin an entire workout. How do you get past the fear of a bigger box? Do you stack weights on top of a smaller box? Do you lie to yourself about the actual height? I personally don’t like to look at the box while I jump. For example, during this past Tuesday’s workout of Deadlifts and Box Jumps, I never looked at the box while jumping. Now this isn’t a technique that I would encourage you to just try without practice, but this coming Tuesday when we perform them in our skill/strength session, you may fiddle around with it using a smaller box.

Trupti doesn’t trust me just yet to not look at the box but still gets the job done with ease.

SKILL/STRENGTH
Squat Cleans

WOD
Push Press
Burpees
21-15-9

TIMES and SCORES

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4 Responses to “Don’t Look at It”

1. Margarita says:

   October 8, 2012 at 5:23 am

   I love box jumps curiously enough. However, I do need to stack plates on top of a snaller box to get over the fear. Mentally they have a pretty good grip on me.
2. Trupti says:

   October 8, 2012 at 9:38 am

   I cant even walk down a flight of stairs without looking at each step. I dont know how I could handle NOT looking at the box! I dont trust that evil box.
3. Nancy B says:

   October 8, 2012 at 12:38 pm

   Don’t let the box be bigger than you. I have made peace with the box and am back in control, where I should be.
4. Jarrod says:

   October 9, 2012 at 4:33 pm

   What if the box moves? If I am not looking at it, I will not know where to land. Right??