1/24 Mental Toughness Thursday

Heather U. shows her grit with a heavy back squat. 
When I was a competitive athlete, no matter the sport, my coaches always put us through a Hell Week. Hell Weeks are increased training sessions where your sessions are longer, more intense or perhaps you do 2 workouts a day. These crucible training cycles always led into our competitive season. 
In CrossFit, The Open is our competitive season. We emphasize training and practice in our daily workouts, and when The Open starts at the end of February your Friday workouts will be competitive. You will use different strategies or use a different pace or lift more weight to earn points for your team. To get us ready for The Open we have our own unique Hell Week, we call it Femme Fatale Week. 
Femme Fatale Week is a special training cycle of increased intensity and frequency. We challenge you to workout 5 or 6 days. We challenge you to workout 2 or 3 days in a row. We challenge you to try something Rx'd for the first time, or to try something you've never done before. Femme Fatale Week is a crucible and it can teach you a ton about yourself. 
You've heard me say that you are 20% stronger than you think you are. Everyone who completes Femme Fatale Week learns just how strong they are. You will do workouts you didn't think you could do. You will be inspired by your fellow athletes. You will be motivated to move better. You will be encouraged to try your best. 
Hell Weeks teach us about our limits and our tolerances. Femme Fatale Week is our Hell Week training cycle that will get you fired up and ready for The Open. Femme Fatale Week will teach you about your mental toughness and offer you a chance to find out just how awesome you really are. Your coaches know that you're a badass. Join us for Femme Fatale Week and learn it for yourself. 

Click Here for The WOD