I was laying (lying?) in bed about 30min before my alarm was set to go off this morning (4:21am) and thinking about CrossFit. Shocking, no? Yesterday started the CrossFit Games Open (or something like that), which is the beginning stages of selecting athletes for the CrossFit Games that's grown quite popular on ESPN.
One super awesome thing about CrossFit is that most everything can be modified to your level. Not everyone is capable of doing what people watch on TV! B everyone can do the WOD (WorkOut of the Day) each week to see where they stand. For the longest time, I thought it was a joke for me to even think about doing it. I mean, I'm not good. But. One thing I've learned about CF... It doesn't matter. As long as you bust your ass to do what YOU can do, it doesn't matter what others can do. It's about self improvement. Sure, there are people who compete professionally. And that's awesome. They're super amazing and inspiring. Again, not everyone can do that. But it doesn't mean you can't see just how much you CAN do.
So I'm doing the local Open, which means I'll go and do the WODs each week and try not to embarrass myself too badly in front of some seriously amazing athletes. There will be things I do that will be scaled to my level, which means I cannot register online for the official CrossFit stuff. No biggie for me.
It's no secret that I have a bad attitude. When I workout, I complain. A lot. But this morning when I was talking to others at CF to see if they were going to participate, I was very surprised at how many refused. "Did you WATCH last year??" "There's no way I can do it." REALLY?? This is coming from people who kick my ass daily!! What's the worst that could happen if you try it? Your ego may get bruised because you can't do it as well as you'd like. Yes, pride is a huge thing. But getting out there and doing it to begin with is huge!
I'm super insecure with my physical abilities. But damned if I'm not going to push myself to see just how well I can do. That's what CrossFit is about!! Every week.. every day.. You do the work as best as you can. It's not a competition against others as much as it's a competition against yourself. So what if you go out there and are only able to do 10 burpees in 7 minutes? Next time shoot for 15! (By the way... The 1st WOD is 7 min of doing as many burpees as you can. I'm aiming for 40... errr.. 30.. which isn't much! The biggest issue is that you have to jump 6" at the top.)
I dunno.. Something must of overtaken my brain. I was even freaking people out with my positive talk this morning! (That said... I can talk the positive talk, but please don't try that positive bullshit on me!)
There's so much more I want to write, but I know what it's like reading really long blog posts. *YAWN* Next time!
P.S. If someone would like to explain to me when to use laying and when to use lying in a way that I'll remember, it would be greatly appreciated!! When Granny nagged me relentlessly about it growing up, I chose to ignore her, and therefore any teacher that may have tried to correct me growing up. (Good ol' Granny... Always good for a grammar nag!)
