CrossFit Is The Egg

I'm not always sure people understand what we do. Not even within our own global community, sometimes. CrossFit here is not the same as CrossFit over there, or in that other place, or down that way.Huh? How can that be? If it's CrossFit, it should be all the same, right? A barbell is a barbell. Sprinting and squats are sprinting and squats. A muscle-up is a muscle-up. Sort of like an egg is an egg is an egg. A shell with stuff inside.That's right – in theory. CrossFit is constantly varied, functional movements performed at high intensity. What we do as CrossFit should be similar to what CrossFit XYZ Anywhere does as CrossFit, or what Joe Gym does as CrossFit.But it's not. That's just simply not how the world works.In our McDonald's society, we've become accustomed to the idea that we can get the exact same product everywhere if it has the same name on it. A hamburger here should taste the same as a hamburger there.In reality, though, CrossFit affiliates are more like the egg once you crack it open. You've got the egg in a bowl and you've got choices now to make. Fry it? Poach it? Whip it and turn it into an omelet? Add some veggies or some ham or bacon? (Mmmmm, bacon.) Then, into the pan. Cook it with butter? Or some nasty kind of oleo? Undercook it and it's runny. Overcook it and it's dry. Burn it and throw it out. So many options. So many outcomes. So much depends on the choices made and the skill level of the chef. But the fact of the matter is the same in CrossFit as it is in so much of life -- skill matters. Immensely.CrossFit is the egg. Look for a skilled chef. Talk to him or her. See if you share a similar outlook. Taste the omelet – for free. If you like it, come back and order again. If you don't, keep looking. Don't let a bad chef turn you off of eggs.And, if you LOVE the omelet? Tell all your friends, just like you would if you found a great restaurant. Life's too short to put up with nasty eggs or boring/bad exercise. Chase what thrills you and scares you and makes you feel alive. Chase what makes your life better. Don't just exist, chase.