A Ton of Inspiration
Get your head right, get your body right, get your life right.
A Wealth of Insight
Centered in movement, often grounded in humor, and always intelligent, these pieces are timeless bites of wisdom. Start anywhere. Or choose a category (below) and dive into it!
RX, Not RX: What's It All Mean?
Any substitutions or scaling (in bands, weights, movement etc.) means you don't get an "Rx" next to your name.
Heels on the Box or Bust
Wouldn't you prefer that you be held to a higher standard? That you be encouraged to do more, be more, accomplish more?
Practice Some New Austerity
Free Your Mind
And not that Buddha would CrossFit, but you know what I'm saying here. Get your head straight and you'll see gains in the gym.
Nothing Like the Sledge . . .
See, life demands most of the day that we behave and do the right thing and act politely and "simmer down now." But put that sledge in our hands and guess what? Nice goes out the ever-lovin' window. Hello darkness, my old friend.
Dear Barbell
What Are Your CrossFit Priorities?
Priorities. Do you have them right in your life? Do you have them right in CrossFit?
Choose
Figure out what you have to do in order to do the things you want to do, in order to live the life you want to live.
On CrossFit and Suffering
The suffering only gets us there; it's not the goal in and of itself.
Milestones and Change
For every time that you feel sorry for yourself during a WOD ("It's so hard") or during a lift ("I just can't get it right!") remember that someone out there is facing a bigger obstacle, a higher hurdle, harder times. And they're carrying on. So, if you're complaining, just stop.
YBF (You'll Be Fine)
Eyes forward, chest up, breathe. You can pretty much use that as your mantra for whatever you have to face today, in the gym or in your life.
Professionalism
It's the commitment to each and every athlete that their needs will be met, their expectations will be exceeded, and that they will go home tired, but exhilarated and certain they learned at least a thing or two.
Narrow Your Focus
Down With The Sickness
The harder the task, the more we want to try it. It's a sickness we all have. An illness that has infected all of us, not just here in the gym, but in our workplaces, our schools, and our homes. We embrace tests of our strength, our mettle, our heart. We long to find out what we're really made of.
It's Actually About The Middle
Focus on the beginning, focus on the middle, focus on the end. It's hard but it's worth it. And if it was easy, you wouldn't want it.
Hold On
You have to keep hope alive, in the gym, in the workplace, in your life.
The Ripley Point?
But when does our nobility turn into stupidity? Or does it ever? Is there a point where we should give up?
The CrossFit Games: Beyond Words
It’s a community that comes together to perform and witness feats of strength and stamina. A crowd that recognizes heart more than standings, and that victory must be earned or it is worthless. Cheaters will not be tolerated. Character and honor still matter here.
CrossFit Is The Egg
So many options. So many outcomes. So much depends on choices made and the skill level of the chef. But the fact of the matter is the same in CrossFit as it is in so much of life -- skill matters. Immensely.
Please Fail
Success isn't found in success. Success is discovered in failure.