Embrace The Present Moment

Embrace The Present Moment

Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole; do not embrace at once all the troubles which are likely to befall you, but address each individual trouble as it arises, and then ask yourself whether you can bear it.

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.36

How often do we get lost in the 'what ifs' or the daunting scale of a challenge, whether it's a long WOD or a big life goal? We project future difficulties, imagining every rep, every minute, every potential failure, before we've even started the first step.

This mental habit drains our energy and makes the task seem insurmountable. Instead, focus only on the present rep, the current minute, the immediate action. You can bear this moment, this rep, this breath. Break down the overwhelming into the manageable, and you'll find strength you didn't know you had.

Today's challenge: During today's workout, if you feel overwhelmed, pick one single rep or one single minute to focus on completely, then the next.

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Workout of the Day

Warm Up

@5:00. GENERAL WARMUP -1:00 Row

3:00 Flow -Banded Face Pulls -Banded Lat. Pulldown -Banded Tricep Extensions

3:00 Flow -Glute Bridge Marchs -Hollow Hold -Scap Push-ups

@13:00 SPECIFIC WARMUP 2 Rounds: -20s Top of the Ring Hold -30s Plank Hold

2 Rounds: -30s Row -30s Inchworm Push-up (Heel pedal) / Burpees

1 Round of emom: (2:00) -15/12 Cal Row -15 Burpees *everyone does same reps - adjust reps for workout if needed

@24:00 COMPTRAIN "Fortitude" LIGHT

@49:00 RING HOLD/PLANK

COMPTRAIN "Fortitude" LIGHT

Score: Reps

Alt EMOM x 20:00: 1- 15/12 Cal Row 2- 15 Burpees to Rig @ 0" target

NOTE: this is the GOAL but every level is RX, and your **SCORE = lowest cals rowed + lowest burpees completed **(highest possible score of 30/27 - input 1 total score)

L1= 12/10 cal, 10 burpees L2= as written L3= if you hit all 20:00, continue until 30:00 or failure

RING HOLD/PLANK

Score: Time

Alt Every 1:15 x 3 sets: 1- 15-45s Top of Ring Hold 2- 60s Elbow Plank