A Ton of Inspiration
Get your head right, get your body right, get your life right.
A Wealth of Insight
Centered in movement, often grounded in humor, and always intelligent, these pieces are timeless bites of wisdom. Start anywhere. Or choose a category (below) and dive into it!
Momentum Is Your Friend
Motion in your ocean. The secret to so many CrossFit movements, and to much of life.
The Trifecta to Better Performance
Even the word emotion has motion in it.
Kill That Voice
Go hard, go fast, go heavy. Give everything you have. Give everything you ever had.
The Book of Answers
Wouldn't it be great to have the real Book of Answers?How many days until I get real pull-ups?What weight should I put on the bar for this snatch?What should I do with my life?
Practice Some New Austerity
Free Your Mind
And not that Buddha would CrossFit, but you know what I'm saying here. Get your head straight and you'll see gains in the gym.
Nothing Like the Sledge . . .
See, life demands most of the day that we behave and do the right thing and act politely and "simmer down now." But put that sledge in our hands and guess what? Nice goes out the ever-lovin' window. Hello darkness, my old friend.
Choose
Figure out what you have to do in order to do the things you want to do, in order to live the life you want to live.
Milestones and Change
For every time that you feel sorry for yourself during a WOD ("It's so hard") or during a lift ("I just can't get it right!") remember that someone out there is facing a bigger obstacle, a higher hurdle, harder times. And they're carrying on. So, if you're complaining, just stop.
YBF (You'll Be Fine)
Eyes forward, chest up, breathe. You can pretty much use that as your mantra for whatever you have to face today, in the gym or in your life.
Professionalism
It's the commitment to each and every athlete that their needs will be met, their expectations will be exceeded, and that they will go home tired, but exhilarated and certain they learned at least a thing or two.
Narrow Your Focus
Down With The Sickness
The harder the task, the more we want to try it. It's a sickness we all have. An illness that has infected all of us, not just here in the gym, but in our workplaces, our schools, and our homes. We embrace tests of our strength, our mettle, our heart. We long to find out what we're really made of.
It's Actually About The Middle
Focus on the beginning, focus on the middle, focus on the end. It's hard but it's worth it. And if it was easy, you wouldn't want it.
Hold On
You have to keep hope alive, in the gym, in the workplace, in your life.
The Ripley Point?
But when does our nobility turn into stupidity? Or does it ever? Is there a point where we should give up?
Please Fail
Success isn't found in success. Success is discovered in failure.
The Comfort Zone
Once you throw off the shackles of your fears, it's easier to live life. And it's a whole lot more fun. So, don't wait for anybody or anything else to unlock your spirit. Set yourself free.
Try
Perfect doesn't matter. Trying to be perfect matters. Trying matters.
The Real Suck
The real suck is in the middle. And what you do then pretty much determines your workout ... and your life.