Enjoy this guest post by April Lowe, CrossFit Games Masters Athlete (2015 & 2016 CrossFit Games) recently featured on MentalityWOD.com and shared with us. She recently finished 3rd place at The 2017 Wodapalooza Fitness Festival and is prepping for The CrossFit Games Open.
I had the pleasure of watching the CrossFit Games South Central Regionals two weeks ago in Tomball, Texas, with the members of Dallas’ CrossFit Strong. During workout 4 of the team competitions, one of the girls on the Strong team smashed her face on the pull-up bar. Like really smashed her face – bloody, broken nose and all. Instead of stopping, the competitor came off the bar, grabbed a towel to stop the bleeding and got back into position to help her team with the 250 kettlebell swings. One of her teammates ripped up his shirt so she could plug her nose and keep going for the remainder of the workout. It was amazing to watch. When it ended, multiple friends went up to her and told her that not only was her performance amazing, but they asked her how she kept going when they would have quit.
Her response was simple – “Quit? The thought never even crossed my mind.”
