I programmed a hard workout today. On purpose. I knew when I wrote it down that numbers would be small and that there would be people struggle and perhaps not finish. Thats okay. I knew that it would be exponentially harder when I decided to have people do it outside in the sun. I did it anyway. I did not program this workout to punish people or make them suffer. I had no interest in making people cramp, cry, or quit. I programmed this workout so that I could see who would push themselves to the absolute limit. I wanted to see who would do the very best they could, even knowing how hard it would be. I wanted to see who would push themselves to continue to do everything right, take no shortcuts, make no excuses, and at the end of the workout, be proud of what theyd done. I wanted people to see what theyre capable of if they commit to doing their best, even when its hard. Too often, people have what they consider to be a bad day at the gym, but they dont look at it like I do. So what if you only got 4 rounds or if your time was slower than you expected. At the end, if you ran every step, did every rep, squatted to depth every time, hit the mark every time, never quit, and did the best you could possibly do, despite a brutal workout and brutal circumstances...how can you possibly feel bad about it? I did the same workout everyone did today: 400 meter run 30 box jumps 30 wall-balls at 20# 5 rounds for time I finished in 49:31 Rxd. The slowest time of the day. Look it up. And yes, I tried. My time was slow, but its mine. I did it. Every rep, every inch. You want to make fun of my time, fine. But I did every rep the right way. I didnt quit. It was horrible, but I did it, and you cant take that away. I can look myself in the mirror and know that I did the best I could today. If you came to crossfit today and you did the workout, look yourself in the mirror before you lay down tonight. Ask yourself if you did the very best you could. I bet most of you can say that you did. And let that be enough. If you cant, then I challenge you to get more out of yourself tomorrow. I love the people at my gym more than they know. I realize they all think Im trying to kill them, but that couldnt be further from the truth. Im actually trying to help them live. This stuff is hard, but its worth it.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 01:44:24 +0000
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