Lindsey getting some help from some of the boys in the morning crew. Atta girl.
A critical part of the CrossFit experience is the group dynamic. The motivation that you get when you know that your not alone and that others are also “sharing the pain” is a huge help in not only going faster and with more intensity but just finishing the workout sometimes. Their are times that I wonder what the hell I am doing putting myself through such physical trauma and then I look over and see the person next to me suffering just as bad. It makes me feel that if they are able to do it than there is no reason that I cant either. Working out alone is terrible. You dont have anyone to gauge how slow your going, how long your taking to rest, etc. You think your killing it when in reality our 16 year old gal Mackenzie is crushing you. Face it your weak, out of shape and all those bicep curls you have been doing dont count for shit. CrossFit does not get any easier nor would you want it to. The moment that something becomes easy in here its time to increase the weight, go faster, or kick it into another gear.
The ability to recognize the difference between real discomfort and acute pain is important. Pain is the body’s way of telling you somethings not right. Discomfort during intense exercise is a sign of the body reacting to stresses and later recovering stronger than before. Pain is bad, discomfort is necessary and welcome. As CrossFitters we become ever more familiar with exercise induced discomfort and learn to cope with it. Remembering that the other guy/gal is suffering as much if not more than me. Which is some perverse way is comforting. 
It also helps that our workouts seldom go over 20 minutes.
I want to thank everyone for being so supportive of the other members in the gym. To see the other athletes gather round and cheer on their fellow classmates is true teamwork and is a reflection of the great people we have here. Working out in a group with the right people and great programming is the only way to train. Working out alone is inferior.
I encourage all of our new members to come and have a few photos taken and kept on file at the gym. Its always fun to compare these pictures to the new you that is forged after 8-12 weeks of our program. And it coincides perfectly with our “Totally Cindy” challenge. Today is the first of those two WODs. Please welcome Cindy. She has a temper careful.
WOD
“Cindy”
As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
-5 Pullups
-10 Pushups
-15 Squats
Okay JMF, I want to schedule a time when I can do Cindy so I can compare my scores in 8 weeks, I want to kill it, maybe even do Cindy without my blue band “crutch” in another 8 weeks, who knows right?
Cheers!!
Great Job on Cindy 7 AM class. You guys pushed it hard all the way to the last 10 seconds!!!
JMF, I could not agree more. The Crossfit group has pushed me when I was done, when I had quit, when I thought there is NO WAY I can finish this work out and sure enough, because of everyone’s commitment to each other, I finished! Thank you for the amazing environment you created!!!!
I totally agree. Thanks to you all for helping push me to the next level. I strive to one day have abs like chip, biceps like JMF, pecs like brickhouse and be in the top 5-10 on each workout.
The group dynamic is critical element in crossfit.Sure you can do the workouts by yourself but as Justin said, “working out alone is terrible.” No one is there to tell you to pick up the weight or get on the bar…