Monthly: January 2012

“Have you ever had a craving, for something that is good for you do course, so intense that you felt you could not get enough of it? Well that’s how I feel about CrossFit. All my life I’ve enjoyed intense fitness training session, but this is more than had hoped for when I tried CrossFit for the first time. I’ve been “CrossFitting” for approximately nine months and love every minute of it. Call me a sadist, a masochist, call me crazy for enjoying the intensity of the training sessions, but when I miss a day of training I literally go into what I call “withdrawals”. I become irritable until I am able to go to the “Box” and have an intense workout. At that point I’m refueled until the next training session.

I’ve come to crave the training sessions so much, that four days after surgery on my right hand (my dominant hand), I had to get back to the “Box” and the CrossFit training. Though I did not have the use of my right hand the Coaches were able to modify the workouts so that the intensity was still high. One would think that the Coaches would “lighten up” on the training sessions because I was not one hundred percent, however, think again. They each seem to know how far they can push each of us, and they do push us, to the next level.

This is a very close group of people (Coaches and members), from all backgrounds who have one very big thing in common, CrossFit. Every member becomes a part of the “Family” (Fam). We help each other and we encourage each other if, and when it’s needed. I believe this is a part of the addiction. I know that if I’m having a bad day (not putting one hundred percent into the training session) there is always someone there to encourage and/or push me, like only family members can. This group of people is truly special and I’m happy to be a member of a “Family” such as this, while “fueling my addiction”.

Semper Fi
-Heather T

WOD:

FOR TIME:

• 10 PULL UPS
• 1 RING/BAR DIPS
• 9 PULL UPS
• 2 RING/BAR DIPS
• 8 PULL UPS
• 3 RING/BAR DIPS
• AND SO ON