“I dwell in possibility” ~Emily Dickinson
My friends at school all think that what I do at Crossfit is crazy. Sure, I do a lot of competitions, I am strict with my diet, can’t go out to dinner with friends during the week because I am training, and have to make some sacrifices along the way. I lift a lot of weight, come to school with strange bruises, and pass on the cookies at lunch. For those that don’t know much about Crossfit, I may just turn them off from the thought of it. In fact, many co-workers all tell me that they couldn’t possibly do what I do. Well, I always tell them that I didn’t used to be able to do all of this either when I first started years ago with Doug when Crossfit was just an infant.
However, the beauty of Crossfit is watching someone do something they thought they couldn’t do. It doesn’t matter what weight it is, how you scored in The Open, or what your time was compared to everyone else in class. All of that is relative to how YOU did in comparison to yesterday and the day before yesterday. I remember when I got my first pull up at Hyperfit. I remember when I deadlifted 225 pounds and couldn’t believe it, and now my last PR was over 300 pounds. And, BOY…do I remember my first muscle up at VCF. That was probably the most memorable because I worked the hardest for it. It doesn’t matter the weight or the movement. What matters is that YOU improve all while getting fit and having fun.
Over my years of Crossfitting in both Michigan and L.A, I’ve watched people drop HUNDREDS of pounds doing Crossfit but also have seen skinny and frail women gain strength in both mind and body. THIS is the heart of Crossfit. While I love competition, you don’t have to compete in the NLI or the OC Throwdown but everyone should always be competing with themselves to be better. Crossfit makes you better at life and I love it.
