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Finding the light

@kympossiblexoxo created a workout “finding the light” which we added to our yearly rotation as a staple at @crossfit_indestri 

The workout is completed with your eyes closed so you can experience what obstacles a visually impaired athlete like Kym conquers everyday. 

3RFT 
20 Db Thrusters
20 DU
20 Burpee Box Jumps
20 Pull-ups

This workout is hard enough with open eyes and in this situation today adding to the work you must remember how many steps to your box, to the rig, to your rope.. what direction are you facing. Ect.

Athletes feed back this morning was:
- They forgot where they were on the floor, 
- Their heart rate continued to increase because they were at a heightened anxiety or forgot to breathe. 
- Controlling a straight jump one the rope was difficult and if they got turned around finding something familiar to reset the path was the only way back. 
- Using different textures on the floor, (turf vs mat) was a way to navigate through out the workout

I saw all different techniques used to journey through the workout but the one I saw most was moving slower.. so imagine what an athlete like Kym experiences when she competes as moving slower in a workout for time isn’t really a good option. If you haven’t had a chance to see Kym in action check out her page or head to @wheelwod to see athletes with similar impairments and many others that work through other physical and mental impairments daily and achieve greatness.
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Shoutout to @equipproducts , I just started using the jump rope to help with my cardio and core. I’m not great by any means. It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be. I have goals now 😂
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