Why I chose this CrossFit family
There’s something about suffering together and cheering for one another that makes you feel connected. Like family.
The following is authored by: Cindy Young
As the December challenge came to a close I started thinking about how we all had partners this time. No more solo-events.
I think every day is like that when you belong to a CrossFit box. Every day we feel like someone within those four walls has our back. Even on bad days.
When we first start CrossFit we think “wow, this is pretty cool.” Once the first few weeks of feeling like the new kid passes and we start getting the CrossFit slang down, we start really seeing what a good CrossFit box is – family.
But what is a family?
To me, family means a collection of people, together, fighting the same fight.
When we belong to a CrossFit family it’s just like belonging to the family you were born with. I believe that we are drawn to a certain CrossFit box for some reason we may never know . There is something bigger at work that brings us all to one place.
It’s more than people just wanting to lose weight together in a box.
There is an unspoken bond between family. A bond that defies all things. Just like all families there are members that you may not be as close to or even don’t see eye to eye with, but family does not leave anyone behind.
Being part of a CrossFit family is something very special and shouldn’t be taken for granted. Not all athletes are blessed enough to be able to know what it feels like to truly have an entire CrossFit box in their corner. We can’t take for granted that we belong to group of people that want to see us succeed. That also means we all should not take each other for granted.
Each of us is a vital piece to a landscape that is always evolving.
Families might not always get along, and we all have our bad days. But we are a family of CrossFitters and we don’t call time and walk away, we stay and push the ones beside us…we stay because that’s what a family does.
Warm-up:
Coaches choice
Strength:
Back Squat:
*Work up to a heavy single.
5-Back Squats @ 75% every (45) seconds.
10 Rounds
For time:
9-Hang power cleans 105/155
6-Front squats 105/155
3-Jerks 105/155
5 Rounds
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9:45 M( round1@95#round2-5@ 85#)
Nice Work Mitchell on getting through all 50 backsquats!!
Awesome work Debbie on doing the WOD with RX weight! Very inspiring. After watching you today I know I definately didn’t challenge myself enough on my weight during the WOD.
7:06 did my own modified workout. Strict press instead of back squats.
So proud of Debbie for doing it RX’d this morning. I knew you could do it!!!
Exhausted. Everyone moved a ton of weight today!
170# BS PR
10:17 @ 85#
175# back squat…no PR, but I’ll take it!!
11:32 or :36…can’t remember! M @ 6 FS rd 1, 3 FS rds 2-5 @ 105#
That looked SOOO much better on paper!!!
9am is ferocious. Some actually made it through the back squats, and the bell rang like crazy….
8:10 @85#
165# BS PR
PP instead of BS
Got up to 115#
Yesterdays rounds of PP @65#
Wod:
9 T2B
6 dips
3 GH sit ups
5 rds
9:01
PR back squat @140#
5:25 M @ 60#
50 back squats @ 100#
190 lb PR
8:28 @ 75 lbs
We have a badass class @ 9am!!!!!
Dear wod god,
Brutal but loved it!
17:56
(M) Did back box squats instead of front squats
Good post mom!
3-4 conditioning
165lb BS PR
Strength @125lbs
10:05@75
Whew!! Good wod
. Pr’d by 40lbs today and i got a B on my chem exam?! Yesss.
365 PR
Lots of bell ringing at 5:30, awesome class!
Thanks to Ben and Matt for pushing me to a PR
13:50
190 BS
*failed twice @ 195#, which would have been a PR – Dang it!!
Strength @ 145# (3 ea rnd)
9:04 (m) 85#
That one hurt – a lot!
BS – PR @ 170#
7:36 mod @ 75#
So many “dings” tonight. Fun.
385pr
10:22
6:00 Rx
*disclaimer: I did it before all the back squats. Phew!
Small but mighty 6:30 class, PRs everywhere!!! Great night, guys!
200# PR
11:07 at 85#
Fun 6:30 ! Thanks Min!
Agreed Shelly, fun class Min!
10:33
280# fail BS
WOD 9:55