There are a lot of people that dismiss CrossFit but there is undoubtedly one positive everyone misses.
The aspect of functional fitness and we are never getting stale with our workout.
I went with a friend to the local YMCA and as we walked around I noticed something interesting. It’s a small sample size but relevant.
Almost everybody was working out the same way I used to workout in 2004.
People were on the elliptical.
People were using machines like the leg press
People were doing dumbbell curls and tricep extensions.
They were there. They were moving. That’s better than nothing.
But there’s a lesson in there on why they might get out of shape.
They lead themselves to believe they are “working out” but never can seem to lose the weight or get the body they want.
So they quit. They blame the outside world. They now have an excuse not to do it.
What they failed to realize is they were doing it wrong.
It’s the same with a job.
It’s the same with parenting.
It’s the same with a marriage.
We hit repeat. We do the same thing over and over again. Plotting along while never asking the question “What don’t I know that could make me better?”
I don’t blame them, really, because I was them.
I was the person who took things at face value and never questioned anything.
I was the person who became complacent and figured that’s just the cards I was dealt.
I was the person who believed that everyone else got the lucky breaks and I was destined for the average life.
I was that person.
But I changed.
I began to ask questions that started with phrasing like…
“What if…”
“How does…”
“Is it true that…”
I questioned my assumptions and pushed back on my perceived knowledge.
It allowed me to open my eyes to the endless possibilities that could exist if I was simply willing to not be concrete in my beliefs and open to the truth that was out there.
As the saying goes, “The truth will set you free.”
It did for me.
I bet it can for you, too.