The 10 Mental Stages and Mood Swings of Athletes during CrossFit Workouts

5. The Pessimist: “I want to cry.”

The self-denied hardship from the previous stage hits you hard. With a full force. Crying is the defence reaction to physical torture, caused by the athletes themselves (e.g. deciding to do a MetCon today with Thrusters involved). Not a lot to say here, basically you just want to cry.