Standing on stage at the Red Bull BC One breakdancing event on Venice Beach, there was a key difference between the b-boys and b-girls who advanced and those that were eliminated. Surprisingly, it didn’t have much to do with what moves one competitor had over another.
The intangible difference between winning and losing was embodiment.
Frankly, some competitors were breakdancing and others were doing breakdancing. And, there’s a big difference. The latter is consequently rigid and lacks the feeling that makes a champion. Breaking isn’t about doing the choreography of breaking.
The trouble with embodiment and giving it as advice is that it can’t be accomplished by following steps. You can’t get to embodiment if you follow thirteen steps to a tee and you still can’t get there if you make the like 130 items long, either.
Embodiment is a catch all for what is needed for excellence that transcends doing things.
Mastery is a process of becoming.
What are you becoming?
10/10/24 WOD
DEUCE Athletics GPP
Complete 4 rounds of the following:
8 Kneeling Landmine Presses (ea)
Complete 3 rounds for quality of:
10 Neutral Grip Lat Pulldowns
12 Tempo Chest Flys (41×1)
50-Yard DB Waiter’s Carry
Complete the 3 rounds for time:
12 Alt DB Snatches (60/40)
40 Double Unders
DEUCE Garage GPP
8-8-8-8
Back Squat
*On reps 1,4, and 8 perform a :04 eccentric
Then, complete 4 rounds for quality of:
4-6 :05 eccentric GHRs
16 Medball Stir-the-Pot (ea)
Then, complete the following for time:
12-9-6
Power Cleans (135/95)
Athletic Burpees