Push or pull
Convenience store doors give directions-”Pull”, when you enter. “Push”, when you leave. We are meant to enter empty handed, and leave full.
I notice little things like that all the time and I frequently ponder what Speedway is trying to tell me. Speedway, or God, or my erratic psyche that can’t shut up. “Why do I need directions on a door,” I often question. If it has a handle, I would pull, if not, I wouldn’t. If I tried one option and failed, I would try the only other logical option before just breaking it down.
There is never a time where we are not actively being told something, we just don’t listen. I know I am a dollar sign meant to be profited off of just about everywhere I go. I look for the signs, I try to avoid the pitfalls. We are suppose to leave with stuff whenever we go anywhere. Except for CrossFit, CrossFit asks you to enter with everything, and leave without anything.
Your CrossFit door is direction-less. It doesn’t tell you how to open it, in fact, if it’s anything like PCF’s 1940′s green barn door it’s a puzzle. A fitness Rubik cube that our minds makes more difficult than it really is….”Push” or “Pull”, it doesn’t matter how you enter, it matters that you enter.
When you finally enter your CrossFit door, your too fat, you hardly fit, your beaten bloody, allergic, sick. Your hands are so full you have to put your back into the door, it barley moves because your strength sucks, and yet, somehow, you make it in. Once in, you die a little, you live a little more. You leave everything you entered with on the floor. Your hands, your mind, your hearts is emptied.
That pattern will continue. You will collect junk form every conveniently located establishment in your path, work, home, whatever. You will be sold to, lied to, and burdened. Then, you will push the CrossFit door open, and you leave it all behind. CrossFit will take what the day has forced upon you, CrossFit will be the only place we all leave empty handed and rich.
For Score:
400m-Run
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12-Box jump 20/24
12-Deadlifts 135/185
12-Swings 35/55
AMRAP 8 Minutes
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*Work up to one heavy Turkish get-up.
*7 Minutes limit.
**Must take full seven minutes.
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For time:
400m-Run
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45-Push-ups
45-Sit-ups
45-Squats
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Your blogs are just damn refreshing. So much of Cross-fit gets repeated…and even though there is “nothing new under the sun”…your perspectives make it feel new…… Keep it real. Its very cool.
2+11 M (rowing not running/105#DL/step ups)
35# tgu
10:12 M (rowing again/push press instead of squats)
Big 5am class…I love it!! Thanks Chas
Leslie
Thank you very much, and I will certainly keep it interesting..
2+17 (m@115#) / 55#barbell PR TGU / 8:54
At 5am class- doing my own thing…
10×4 (dips and pull ups)
rowing repeats
hollow rocks and (bad) leg exercises.
Sure fun to be at 5am!!!
2 rds rx/ 45# bb / 5:51 m with jump pullups for pushups
2+27RX/55# DB and barbell TGU/9:37RX
9am…fantastic to see so many stay to do mobility, both mine and your own.
julie…good you’re back in. lots of right decisions on movements/wghts today. let me know how massage goes.
tyrone…glad to be present for those 2 first m-ups. way to make your goal on schedule.
and jill b…yes. coming in was the right thing to do. give me an update please.
Fun noon with the boys!
3+3/25#PR/6:something
2+20 Rx/35# TGU/7:52 Rx
2 + 27 + (1.5 pood kb)/45# barbell TGU/5:12
now those are some stupid fast push-ups ash.
Row 5k but took breaks between every 1000m..
Will continue to row and heal for a while.
Tyrone, you are sooo awesome, I miss seeing ya so much! I love watching the progress and it is just very inspiring.
Good call buddy…
good girl, ms pres. relish in those yesterday-PRs for a bit.
3rds 55#kb, 24″ box/ 70# tg/7:39
3+4/75TG/5:33 See everyone on Monday hopefully my toes aren’t too blistered. In case you were wondering Ty, I have 5 headbands packed!! That’s my kind of weekend!!!
TGUs…not a fan of this movement…I think because it requires one to slow down and focus to do it well. however, i must say it was cool to watch PCF-ers take this on today especially those who took on the challenge of the KBs and bars.
interesting, as well, to watch some pretty solid DL form across classes today given that the movement comes up infrequently.
tyler…good to see you back in.
3+1+for 24″ box
65#
8:11