GOALS – THEY’RE BACK! – Starting thinking of a goal to post on February 1st. This is going to be a longer term goal. It can be anything you want. Fitness, life, relationships, etc. Just put something on the board. It is seemingly impossible for some of you to come up with a goal. Their has to be something you want to achieve. Figure it out and post it on the whiteboard by February 1st. Congratulations to everyone who reached the double under goal. For those of you still working on double unders, make sure it is included in your goals for February.
Over 30 people last month reached the gym goal of at least 5 double unders consecutively! Congrats to everyone on their hard work.
Every so often I’ll go on a little rant about integrity and CrossFit. Fortunately, someone else has done the work for me. Please read, and think about why you come to CrossFit 908. Is it to be the fastest time or to be in the best shape of your life? Here you go…
“CrossFit is, I believe, the best example of integrity in action. In life, there are many ways that one can cheat. You can cut corners at your job, often times in ways that no one by you will ever know. You can complete a task, not really caring if it’s completed correctly, but just going through the motions to get it done. There are also many shades of cheating – from BIG lies to tiny omissions of truth. The entire spectrum makes up our personal integrity. Integrity is not just whether we will abstain from doing the one, big clearly wrong thing, but how we react to all the little problems life presents us. Integrity is built in the details.
“When you cheat in CrossFit, the only person you’re cheating is yourself.” In CrossFit, integrity is calling a penalty on yourself when it’s warranted. Doing an extra wall ball for the one that doesn’t go above the line, doing an extra pull up when your chin isn’t above the bar, and hitting another squat when your hip crease doesn’t go below your knee.
CrossFit gives us a chance to practice living by our principles. And, when you build integrity, it carries over to every aspect of your life. What you learn in the smaller world of CrossFit, you take outside the gym into the greater realm of your life. Everything you learn in CrossFit carries forward directly to the outside world. Calling a penalty on yourself in the real world is knowing when your actions are wrong and taking steps to correct them. Counting your reps accurately means judging yourself honestly – and moving forward from that point. Integrity is learning about a deeper gratification – a soul-leveled fulfillment, if you will. Integrity is doing what is in the highest good, not just what you might personally want. It’s calling a penalty on yourself when it’s warranted. It’s taking pride in your final score, no matter what it is.
Be true to CrossFit, be true to your box, but most of all be true to yourself.”
Nice article on integrity Tim.
Reminded me of this quote that I love. “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” -John Wooden
C-Woww
Weather permitting, I hope to make an appearance tomorrow morning! Look forward to coming back. I miss everyone and hope everyone had a Happy New Year!
Melissa – I still have a taste in my mouth of the puke dish you made for the holiday party. No complaints, it was excellent!
Melissa
Well, I can bring you some to eat prior to your workout. I’m sure it will make all the difference in the world!
Sara
Looks like everyone got the memo for grey shirts that day! Such a studly crossfit operation you’re running there Timmy! 🙂
C-Wow – I miss your face!
katie
Great article, Dots :). I hope to see anyone and everyone at the 430…that’s if I wake up in time!! Kidding…not really :). Love u all!
Pat
guys remember only Stan has to do the push ups today. hence the 5 hand STAN push ups haha
Nice article on integrity Tim.
Reminded me of this quote that I love. “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” -John Wooden
Weather permitting, I hope to make an appearance tomorrow morning! Look forward to coming back. I miss everyone and hope everyone had a Happy New Year!
Melissa – I still have a taste in my mouth of the puke dish you made for the holiday party. No complaints, it was excellent!
Well, I can bring you some to eat prior to your workout. I’m sure it will make all the difference in the world!
Looks like everyone got the memo for grey shirts that day! Such a studly crossfit operation you’re running there Timmy! 🙂
C-Wow – I miss your face!
Great article, Dots :). I hope to see anyone and everyone at the 430…that’s if I wake up in time!! Kidding…not really :). Love u all!
guys remember only Stan has to do the push ups today. hence the 5 hand STAN push ups haha
Timbo,
Don’t you mean Monday January 24th?