If you’ve been around CrossFit for any length of time chances are you’ve heard this question or even answered it yourself. Fran for those of you who don’t know is a short couplet workout of 21-15-9 reps of barbell thrusters and pullups, the all mighty standard in CrossFit it seems. But this post has nothing to do with Fran or even another benchmark workout. This post is about Totems. Wait what??? Totems. People are always interested in what your benchmark score is, and how you stack up against them. The problem is that nobody is wondering HOW you achieve such awesome workout scores. Enter Totems. Everyone needs one of this little jewels, it’s what takes you to that next level when you just can’t possibly go any further, it’s that extra overhead walking lunge, or your fourth consecutive sub 1:30 500m row. A Totem is whatever it is you think of when all the chips are on the table. There was an interesting post on The Strength Shop about Matt imagining a burning building and the kind of effort he would put into saving everything and everyone from that building. This is the kind of effort CrossFit demands every single time you show up, it is what defines our methods from conventional ones. So whether it’s a burning building, the last round of a fight, or some hot chick down the street, have a Totem, it’s the next step in your training.
WOD
“Kelly”
5 Rounds for time:
Run 400m
30 Box jumps
30 Wallballs
