Why I Crossfit

Well, feeling better just in time for "Elizabeth"(Crossfit WOD consisting of 21-15-9 reps of 135# Cleans and rings dips) to pick me up, give me a couple good swats on the bottom, and wipe the floor with me. "Here is your ass Aaron. It has been officially handed to you!" There is something about going into a workout knowing it is going to be hard as hell, still tying into it like a Mint Oreo Blizzard (We will meet again one day DQ) finishing it, and then thinking it was harder than I was initially thinking! So hard.............yet....as always.......so fun:) Will never get enough.
Speaking of which..............the Crossfit Games get fired up here in 2 weeks time! Stoked! For any of ya that are not familiar with Crossfit, and those that are, make sure to check this out. The Worlds are help in Cali at the end of July and are streamed/televised over the net. Well worth sitting down and watching.
After just getting over my booboo, and swollen mangina, I have just started to get back to training a little more consistently and with a little more purpose and bite. Long ways to go, but back on the ground running at least. Puts a smile on my face every time I am in the box alongside everybody sweatin' and chattin'. No place that I would rather be most days. Even better to have the lovely lady of my life enjoying it with me now:-) It is amazing to be able to share my passion for this stuff with her now as well.
Was thinking of all the reasons and why it is that I have been so drawn to this "sport." Fitness regime, training, call it what ya want. Aside from the obvious physical and mental benefits that come along with any physical activity or training, I believe...............that me re-phrase that......I know that Crossfit brings a lot more to the table. I have personally experienced it, and have witnessed people literally transform their lives, a complete 180 degrees, because of it. No exaggeration.
That is right. I said lives back there. Crossfit is not about what is happening on the outside. It is about improving what is happening on the inside. Improving your power, strength, speed, agility, coordination, balance, accuracy, flexibility, cardio/respiratory endurance, and stamina. Changing up what you put in your yapper to improve how you feel and perform. The looking good naked part is just a side effect of learning how to take care of yourself properly:-)

My recent addition to the wardrobe. What Crossfit is all about. Don't just look good. BE GOOD!

I have been working out for a little while now and am well aware of the normal weight room atmosphere and attitude. Nothing against it, but one step into a Crossfit box while a WOD is being smashed out, tunes cranking, no mirrors to check the hair, bars crashing, sweat dripping, chalk flying, etc., and even a deaf and blind fella could feel the dramatic difference. The energy surging throughout the entire place is quite often electric. There is nothing quite like it. You have young and old, big and small, strong and weak, all working equally hard on a variation of the workout of the day. As each athlete finishes his/her WOD they continue to push all others who are still battling, until no one remains. A never leave a man behind type attitude.
Everyone knows your name, just like Cheers! And you hear it when you are sandbagging, and hear it when you are killing it. They are all a part of this unbelievable community. The Crossfit community. And it really is a community, built of some of the best people you could ever ask for.
I refer to everyone as an athlete. That is because they are. Athlete's specializing in life, and getting the most out of it.

Top Ten Reason's I Crossfit:

10.) There is nothing better. Figured I would get that out of the way. Obvious....I know.

9.) There are no mirrors! Say what?No place to check the hair, flex the pipes, self indulge. Waste time. On a more serious note it actually teaches you how to lift properly. You actually have to feel your body moving rather than watch it moving. You do not have some pool boy chasing you around with a mirror all day do ya? Maybe ya do. 

8.) Cells phones are used to prop the door open if it getting to warm inside or to snap a quick pic of a sweet sweat angel or video of a PR. No idea what a sweat angel is or a PR? Stop flapping your jaw and texting while you should be working. 

7.) You can use chalk for olympic lifting and not get the boot. 

6.) You can actually drop bumper plates. "Weird, thought they were designed for that weight room monitor?"

5.) Useless advice from your 1/4 squatting neighbour is obsolete. Full ROM jack ass, or header home.

4.) Everybody is actually sweating. I mean really working. No time to walk to the water fountain a half a dozen times between sets/reps. I actually think some guys think that is cardio:)

3.) There is a real lack of hair product and make up. Dudes and Chicks. Everyone is there to work. No confusion about it being a fashion show.

2.) There is no "I am bigger/better/stronger/faster" attitude floating around. Just never ending encouragement and support from every angle.

1.) If it is too damn hot and you feel like dying. Gear down. No shirt, no shoes..........SERVICE! Just keep moving, we are glad to have ya.