First Spider encounter...

Well I gave Scott Sonnon's Spider technique a first run through. My thoughts... Honestly it sucks. Have you ever spent 10 minutes thinking/visualizing about something that scares you/holds you back/freaks you out? I mean replaying an image or images over and over until you literally can't take it anymore. I felt queasy and anxious and started getting in a really bad mood. Then after the time was up I got up and started swinging. I had planned on doing the VO2 max snatch protocol but decided against it since the previous day's climbing had been full of crimping on some halfpad edges, my middle finger was feeling a little tender and didn't feel like pushing it. Today the finger is feeling better so it seems like i did the right choice. I subbed out swings and burpees for the snatches so it's not like i took it easy. I definitely hit the point of effort to push through as required for the method and used a few tricks to make it through. Afterwards, I felt really good, I felt like I had done more than just finishing a tough workout. It was the satisfaction of doing something well that you really didn't want to do but it was more than that. I'm going to have to see how this pans out and as i think more about it I'll share. Until then, take it easy and happy training.