The Sport of Fitness!

CrossFit is high intensity, functional movements that are constantly varied.  Oftentimes, CrossFit is referred to as "the sport of fitness".  What do we do with "sport"?  We compete.  Yes, everyday in CrossFit, we compete against ourselves, but how do we measure up against our peers?  Megan and I had the opportunity to go to The CrossFit Games-Southeast Regionals in West palm Beach.  Watching the athletes was an awesome experience.  It was intense and exciting.  Watching, I was aware of a few things.  One, that we have the athletes to qualify a team for regionals next year, and two, that it was a great outing for CrossFitters from affiliates that didn't qualify athletes for the Games, or Regionals.  Everytime we would go out for dinner, we would see CrossFitters pulling tables together to enjoy dinner and drinks as a big group.  It made me wish we had brought a big group from the box down. 

Competing in CrossFit is not easy.  It takes times, motivation, and a lot of determination for yourself.  You guys have already taken the first step in becoming better competitors in this sport just by coming to class and doing your best.  Remember that competition is fun.  The last thing we want you guys to do is to get burned out with CrossFit and stop enjoying it.  Enjoy it, work hard, and reap the benefits...but while you're still enjoying the benefits, try putting those benefits in your strength and conditioning to the test, by competing in a CrossFit competition.  As an individual, or as a team, don't be afraid to put yourselves out there and see where you stand.  Periodically, I will be posting information about upcoming CrossFit competitions on the white board by the door.  No matter, what your skill level, sign up.  Most competitions have different divisions, scaled, mixed, and of course Rx.  We can find a place for you, if you are willing.  In addition, I hope to have an "In House" competition this Fall.  We can give you guys a taste of the competition environment in the confines of our own gym, before moving onto bigger and better events either in the area or out.

The CrossFit Open

From CrossFit.com: 
In order to identify the fittest, we invite everyone in the world to compete in the Open. Every Wednesday, from March 6 to April 3, an Open workout is posted. Everyone then has until that Sunday to complete the workout. Athletes have the choice of competing at a participating CrossFit affiliate, or submit a videotape of their performance to the Games website. The Open will consist of five workouts over five weeks.
At the end of the five weeks, the Open’s top athletes in each region will move on to the the second stage of the competition — Regionals. Each of the 17 Regionals will be a three-day competition where individuals compete head to head with judges. At the end of the weekend, no more than three men and three women will advance to the final stage of the competition — the CrossFit Games.

You can, and should register for the Open to see where you are in the world.  Even if you aren't planning on going to Regionals or the Games.  And if you register as an individual and a team (CrossFit Iconz), your scores help the box qualify for prizes and equipment as well as a chance to have a team go to Regionals.

I think we should shoot for 100% member registration in the Open.  We will be doing the Open workouts on Saturdays once they are released.  Once a week for 5 weeks.  If not now, when?

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