One of the most amazing things I have learned about CrossFit is the pain of Crossfit and the joys that come from that burning pain. You do one WOD and you are dying on the floor literally or you are outside puking your brains out and for a split second you think to yourself why am I putting myself through this, who does this for fun? I probably ask that question not only after I do the WOD but during it and when I walk in and read what I am about to put myself through!
The one thing about Crossfit is this is not bad pain its good pain. Its the pain of knowing you are eating wrong, the pain of knowing that you are not treating the body the way you should be, the pain of realizing damn you just put your body through such a good workout, muscle pain, new muscle growing pain ... any pain you can think of but its all good pain.
And one might hate this pain but its a good pain! It helps you overcome the emotional pain of life. It makes you stronger not only physically but mentally! You kick your brain for giving up but you push through. Everyday I step onto the blackmats of the CrossFit floor and I embrace the pain because one day you will look at yourself and realize it was all worth it.
So in the end yes Pain is Good!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Beginnings of Crossfit Passion
I use to hate CrossFit I will be the first one to admit it. I thought it was a cult, I thought it was only for boys and I thought that if I did it I would look like a boy too. I was also scared that if I ever tried it I would be weak and the people would look down on me. Boy was I ever wrong about that.
I was first introduced to CrossFit by my ex who was constantly talking about how amazing it was. I remember him telling me once that the gym I went to was doing nothing for me and that Crossfit was the new thing. I was stubborn didn't listen I had a groove; get up go to YMCA be on a machine for one and half hours and then I would be in great shape. He constantly would talk about it still and I guess to shut him up I decided to go and try it out. I literally went into it with the mindset that I was never going to actually sign up. This wasn't for me, this was a guy thing.
So I took my first Crossfit class at Crossfit LA, Becca was my instructor and I took everything she said in and then she was like alright lets do WOD. A WOD oh god I had heard about WOD's jesus was she for real? It was the basic baseline WOD and once I was done I was dead. I had never sweat so much in my life since I was in high school playing tennis. I couldn't believe it. I was surprised and happy I had done it. As I was about to leave I glanced over and saw this woman doing pull-ups and I was like wooahhhh wait a minute I want to do that but I wasn't entirely convinced yet. What about if I could never get there?
I took sometime to think about it and then I thought why not give it a try what is the worst that could happen, I get fit!? So I decided to look for a Crossfit closer to my place and I found one Crossfit Paradiso. It was just in its beginning stages, the "gym" was located in a former restaurant but it had everything that you would need to do a WOD and I basically got private instruction. For that moment on I realized that there was just something about Crossfit that began to shape my life. First off, a month into it I was performing better in my job and was gaining more confidence.
Honestly, Crossfit is something anyone can do and I will be the first to say I never wanted to do it because I didn't think I could but now that its coming on a year and it is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. CrossFit; you will love it if you try it!!
I was first introduced to CrossFit by my ex who was constantly talking about how amazing it was. I remember him telling me once that the gym I went to was doing nothing for me and that Crossfit was the new thing. I was stubborn didn't listen I had a groove; get up go to YMCA be on a machine for one and half hours and then I would be in great shape. He constantly would talk about it still and I guess to shut him up I decided to go and try it out. I literally went into it with the mindset that I was never going to actually sign up. This wasn't for me, this was a guy thing.
So I took my first Crossfit class at Crossfit LA, Becca was my instructor and I took everything she said in and then she was like alright lets do WOD. A WOD oh god I had heard about WOD's jesus was she for real? It was the basic baseline WOD and once I was done I was dead. I had never sweat so much in my life since I was in high school playing tennis. I couldn't believe it. I was surprised and happy I had done it. As I was about to leave I glanced over and saw this woman doing pull-ups and I was like wooahhhh wait a minute I want to do that but I wasn't entirely convinced yet. What about if I could never get there?
I took sometime to think about it and then I thought why not give it a try what is the worst that could happen, I get fit!? So I decided to look for a Crossfit closer to my place and I found one Crossfit Paradiso. It was just in its beginning stages, the "gym" was located in a former restaurant but it had everything that you would need to do a WOD and I basically got private instruction. For that moment on I realized that there was just something about Crossfit that began to shape my life. First off, a month into it I was performing better in my job and was gaining more confidence.
Honestly, Crossfit is something anyone can do and I will be the first to say I never wanted to do it because I didn't think I could but now that its coming on a year and it is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. CrossFit; you will love it if you try it!!
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