Most people don’t think of a CrossFit box as a place that changes lives. Sure, people get fit and healthier, but how big a deal is that?
Ya know folks, it is a huge deal. Just tremendous. Fitness to people who haven’t had it before quite literally changes lives. A lot of the changes are physical—the ability to simply do activities that they have never done before, for example. However the most profound changes are on the inside. Imagine the confidence that comes from doing things that you never once imagined you could? Imagine the spirit and will that would engender.
A CrossFit box is a place that quite literally changes lives. I have seen it. Every affiliate owner and trainer has seen it. In fact, many have experienced it themselves. I can hear the guffaws and smirks as you read this, and I know it probably sounds a bit sappy, but think about it for a moment. As a trainer, I love working with standout athletes. Helping them gain athletic dominance is a lot of fun. However, in terms of strictly personal satisfaction, creating a fit person out of someone who never thought they could be is really rewarding. It’s great making a good deadlift heavier, or a killer vert a little higher, but knowing that you have made a difference in someone’s life for the rest of their life…well, nothing beats it.
So, the next time you walk into your affiliate, look around with new-seeing eyes. You are standing in a temple, man. Treat it as such. Go ahead and swear, run around shirtless, throw heavy weight about with abandon. But never ever forget where you are. A CrossFit box is a pretty special place. There aren’t a lot of places that affect lives in such a fashion.
Thoughts? Please post to Comments.
Workout:
1 Squat Clean (go as heavy as you can, add weight as able)
5 Pushups
50m Sprint
On the minute for 15 minutes.
Post WOD and score to Comments.
Although my schedule has not permitted me to take full advantage of more than two classes a week right now, I can honestly say that taking the last two months in perspective, I have made some good steps towards becoming stronger.Not leaps and bounds, but good solid baby steps. When I first started the elements class, it was really difficult to do three pullups, with the green band…Now it is not so hard to do twenty with the longest one. I am slow to gain and trust confidence in myself, and Crossfit is incrementally teaching me that I can do more than I thought originally possible.
The family of Crossfit West is a gift, sorry I missed the party, I was working a huge catering event, which in itself felt like a ten hour crossfit session. Wow!
See you next week!
It changed my life, I think I’m getting younger! At least it sure feels that way….