Turn to the CrossFit Community

For the last month or so I have been kicking around the idea of whether or not I am going to give the 2011 CrossFit Games Sectionals a shot this year. The more I think about it, the more difficult it has become to find a good reason why I shouldn't. Here is a handful of reasons why I should:

1. It keeps me honest, as a CrossFitter and a human being.

2. I just cannot seem to stay away from competition, be it with myself, or others.

3. The theme of this blog happens to be: "The Training Never Stops".

4. Perhaps most importantly: the CrossFit community...my friends.

Just recently, I was reading a blog, written by one of my CrossFit buddies: Gregarious Roberticus Lobitimus (for short, of course). Greg and  I met at the inaugural CrossFit Rowing Trainer Course, in Morrisville, Vermont in the summer of 2008. In a recent post, he wrote about a few of his upcoming goals...the CrossFit Games Sectionals being one of them. That sold me. A member, and friend, of the CrossFit community helped me make my final decision.

When I feel stagnant in my training, I turn to the CrossFit community. I e-mail. I call. I blog. And yes, of course, I utilize Facebook. I tap my friends' brains for tips, inspiration, and motivation. That is the unique beauty of the CrossFit community: we all share common goals, and we are never reluctant to assist others in achieving those goals. I'd just like to say thank you to everyone...you know who you are.

WOD = Christmas Gift?

Do you remember how you felt as a child (or maybe even as an adult) during the weeks leading up to Christmas? What were some of the emotions that coursed through your youthful body? Excitement? Anxiousness? Anticipation?

Now, think about the WOD. What kind of emotions do you feel leading up to it? My guess is that your emotional state is akin to that of the pre-Christmas kind. But where am I going with all of this? 

This morning, my good buddy PJ, posted a WOD on my Facebook page--he wanted me to try it out. Well, all throughout the day, those same exact aforementioned feelings started creeping through my being. Finally, when I arrived home, I quickly took the dog outside, changed my clothes, laced up my shoes, and "opened up the gift" I was long awaiting to open.

Check out the short video clip of me enjoying the "present" that PJ gave to me. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention: one emotion that is different between opening a Christmas gift and a CrossFit WOD is fear. And unless you have "Santaphobia" I think you will understand which one I am talking about.