Are Double unders your Goat?
A “Goat” is an exercise or movement you suck at, hate, or both. The “Goat” concept was introduced by San Francisco CrossFit. The Goat can be anything from an exercise, workout or even stretching! Which I know all of you are so good at doing 🙂 The Goat was introduced to help you become aware of the things that you are not good at/hate and that we should work harder at the things instead of always trying to improve on what we’re already good at. It is human nature to shy away from things that we are not good at, thus increasing the line between what we are good/not good at. It is important to spend some time during your warm-up or cool-down to improve some of your “goats.” Doing this will make a HUGE difference in how fast you progress!
It is time to go head first into those exercises that we really hope never show up for a WOD and cringe when we see them!
CrossFit teaches us a lot about ourselves and also gives a whole new attitude and approach on life. Imagine if you were to transfer the “Goat” concept into your daily life? Try to start doing things daily that you hate or are afraid of, you will really grow from this!
Post three of your biggest “goats” to comments.
Today’s Workout:
Warmup
- Hoover Ball
“Buy in”
- 25 Cartwheels
WOD
21-18-15-12-9-6-3
- Back Squat
- Push Press
“Cash out”
- Practice 1 of your Goats
My GOATS are:
1. Running (that is the big #1)
2. Anything AMRAP!
3. Pushups only because I am not good at them, I don’t hate them but I can’t really think of anything else I really don’t like
Nice post Deanna… now I know what a “goat” is! Mine are:
Overhead Squats – shoulder surgery + super inflexibility = almost impossible to do full range!
High reps of any ab/lower back exercise – for me this is soreness city
Handstand Pushups – I just plain suck at these…
Hey Deanna,
I was looking up push press and found this really helpful video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLcntfkyXbM
Goat:
stretching!
I am not that good at L-sit pull-ups from a full dead hang position.
I’d also like to improve my technique on all my olympic lifts.
I also want to improve my bar muscle up technique.
I have a LOT of Goats!
To list a few:
1) The dreaded Snatch!!
2) Anything to do with Rings
3) Thrusters are definitely up on the list
4) Burpees
5) Handstand pushups, and any pushups for that matter!
I love to be fit, but I hate it all at the same time, man. What can I say? 😉
Shannon- how about we will just say all the CrossFit exercise 🙂
Hmm…. I’d say that’s fair! 😛
1. running (for now I hope)
2. BURPEES
3. jumping up on the boxes!