11/24/2025
🔥 CINDY’S BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT TODAY 🔥
This morning during my class we took on the benchmark WOD “Kelly.”
For anyone unfamiliar, Kelly is a gritty, full-body stamina test:
5 Rounds For Time:
🏃♂️ 400m Run
📦 30 Box Jumps
🏐 30 Wall Balls
It’s long, tough, and demands a lot of mental and physical grit.
Before we started, I challenged everyone to attempt some version of a box jump instead of instantly scaling to step-ups. Not for the score — but for the growth.
Cindy came in ready. She started by jumping onto two 45lb plates, which was already a win. But watching her in those first two rounds, I knew she had more in her. I knew she was capable of hitting a 15” box jump.
So I brought a box over, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with her, held her hand for assurance, and promised I wouldn’t let her fall.
For a few minutes she tried… hesitated… tried again… battling the mental side of the movement.
And then — after coaching, patience, and courage — she went for it.
And she nailed it.
She hit a few more reps with me by her side, and then finished the final 3 rounds on her own, strong and confident.
THIS is what CrossFit Collective is all about:
✔️ Encouraging one another
✔️ Facing fear with support
✔️ Growing in a safe, empowering environment
👏 Congratulations, Cindy, on completing your first workout with real box jumps!
Your courage inspired everyone in the room today.
