I was nine years old and all the other boys were eleven and twelve, but it was a baseball camp that I was lucky enough to tag along for at my Little League field. The bodies and maturity of the other boys was so overwhelming and unfamiliar that I didn’t know what to do when I couldn’t keep up but cry.
The coach came over and had a message for me that surely was his best attempt at helping then, but didn’t age well:
“Are you hurt? We only cry when we’re hurt.”
While I did take his (ineffective) emotional coaching at the time, I can say that access to tears has never been difficult for me. As it turns out, having access to the natural functions of the body is a sign of health.
They say the same is true about sweat. While it’s not difficult to think of the folks in our lives who haven’t had access to tears in decades emotionally, some people have a block to other physiological expressions like sweat. And, while this seems like a leap, it’s not from a physiological standpoint.
Humans who sit in a sauna or train hard but cannot sweat are expressing a psychological inefficiency (and potentially a real health issue). I’d venture to say the same is true emotionally with tears.
The human body is a complex masterpiece. Keep tabs on its functions and do your best to do them all, tears included.
9/18/26 WOD
DEUCE Athletics GPP
Complete 5 rounds of the following:
3 Bench Press
Complete 3 rounds for quality of:
10 alt. DB Bench Press
15 DB Kick Backs
12 Body Saws
EMOM 12
Min 1: 4 Back Squats
Min 2: :30 Max KB Swings
Min 3: :40 Hollow Hold
DEUCE Garage GPP
Complete 3 rounds for quality of:
100′ Sled Push
4 1-Leg Box Jump (ea)
Then, complete 2 rounds for quality of:
15 GHD Hip Ext
12 Banded Lateral “Step Catch” – Left
12 Banded Lateral “Step Catch” – Right
Then, complete 3 rounds for time of:
600m Run
12 Sumo Deadlifts (155/105)
8 Over-the-Bar Burpees
-Rest as Needed-