Why do you do it?
You come in feeling nervous, maybe a little anxious about what is going to be on the whiteboard. Some exercises you dread. Some workouts strike fear down to the bottom of your soul. However, no matter the pain you know that is coming, you’ll tackle it, push yourself as hard as possible and in the end come out victorious.
So why do we as humans push ourselves to great limits? Why do we as CrossFitters push ourselves even harder than the general population. What’s the point of being fit? Post your thoughts to comments.
Cheri and Katie admiring the results of pushing it to the limit.
Gump said it best: “You told me to, Drill Seageant”
Life is full of twists, turns, and surprises. You never know what is going to be thrown your way…much like CrossFit. People ask me what I’m training for, “I’m training for life, because there’s more to life than bicep curls.”
I know that anxious feeling, too. Felt it everyday for the 3 weeks I was in town, and feel it every night before I go to bed after checking the main site for tomorrow’s workout. I love it…in that sick, twisted, CrossFit kind of way.
Looking at this makes me hurt..
We’re all twisted, Aaron! So glad you came and trained with us for a little while.
In the 4 months that I’ve been with CFA I’ve become stronger both physically and mentally. I’ve finally silenced the asshole in my head that says “You can’t lift that much weight. You can’t do any more reps/ rounds/ whatever.” I go in and I get it done and I feel amazing afterwards. My new strength continues to benefit me in all other areas of my life.
…Plus it’s great to look good in a bathing suit AND it makes you feel like a badass at Ramsey or other lesser gyms.
I’m all about girls looking good in bathing suits. It’s why I do what I do. No, seriously. . .
Because I’m tired of telling myself that I’m not athletic, or not one of ‘those people’ who makes exercise a major priority or actually enjoys the gym. It feels good to prove myself wrong every time I finish a workout. If I can make it through Fight Gone Wrong (without throwing up or passing out), how many other things can I do that I’ve always told myself I couldn’t?
Because we are gluttons for pain and bodily/mental punishment but we have an even greater gluttony for results.
So I can have the energy to keep up with my 4 year old
“Why do I keep hitting myself with a hammer?
Because it feels so good when I stop.”
… That’s why …
it’s all about the benjamins, baby