R.U.R.X?

#1

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

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#2

Both #1 and #2 say the same thing.  I just like to cover my bases when trying to communicate a point.

Look, I don't ask anyone to address something within them that I am not investigating within myself.  Remember your first unassisted pull up?  I'll be frank, the split second after I got mine, I thought "Oh fuck, did anyone see that?"  Because, everything changes after that point.  People expect shit from you.  If your smart, you expect more from yourself, as well.

I compare it to the pressure of finding your 1st rx'd Fran time.  I feel as relaxed with establishing my rx'd Fran time as I do with explosive diarrhea in a crowded public restroom.  Really. 

So, when you are straddling the line between rx and scaled, what do you choose?  I always try to side with intensity.  The rest will come in time.  Unless, it is one of those WODs where you just have to suck it up.

Even if this happens:

or this:

                                                                            or this:

and this:



But, what if it isn't?  What route do YOU take?

Do you do the rx'd weight, because you can, even if you're slow as balls*

*Slow as balls:

Very slow. Refers to the snail's pace at which the testicles are retracted upward into the groin area when exposed to cool temperatures.

"Dude, your Rx'd Grace is as slow as balls.  Grow a pair and scale it!"

Low ball it so your time is 'wicked awesome'....

"Yeah, I used the lowest weight.  You probably didn't notice because I had already ripped out my reps and left while you were on round 3.  I posted my time to the site and Facebook.  Be sure to "like" it."

Or pay attention to your Coaches.  They will give you the correct weight.  Unless they're like these proud parents at a little league game:

A Wodkilla shirt and a piece of paper does not constitute a CrossFit Coach.

With all the awesome competitions going on, it will be interesting to see who is competing scaled and who is going rx'd.  Both are great places to be!  What sucks is when firebreathers stack the deck and place themselves on the scaled team or scaled athletes with big heads decide that they are suddenly rx'd.  The fellas might call that "a real big kick in the franks and beans."  I call it borderline cheating or stupidity.  Either way, it's pretty lame and takes the fun out of the competitions.   I'm personally a scaled athlete with a few rx'd skills in my pocket-not enough to tip the scale and place me on a rx'd team, but enough strength and knowledge of range of motion to compete well as a scaled athlete.

Whether scaled or rx'd, do your best.  Play hard and play fair! 

Unbroken

"Lighten up, Francis."
Sometimes, I think that we forget what to take seriously, and what to just blow off.  Our attitude can rub off on everyone with whom we have an interaction.  Whether it's a hard-ass attitude, a lazy attitude or a positive one. 
You know those WODs where you have a lot of reps and you would like to try to go unbroken?  And, you are working out with a buddy?  And, your buddy drops the bar and you are hitting a freaking wall.  You could do more.  She/he could have done more.  BUT, she/he dropped.  Then, as if it granted you a golden permission slip signed by Glassman, you drop the bar and get a rest, as well.  You both COULD have done more, but you didn't.  And, even though you both pick up the bar and finish the WOD, you know it happened.  Has this EVER happened to you?  I've been on both sides of this one.  And, when I am the 1st to drop because I feel sorry for myself/tired/not "into it" etc. and I think it may have caused a chain reaction, I feel even worse.  That's in the gym.  What about in life?

If I leave my gym clothes on the floor, dishes in the living room, opt for a less-healthy meal or not be enthusiastic and positive, what effect will it have on the people I care about?  Will they, in turn, leave their crap sitting around the house, eat food from crinkly wrappers and be depressed?  I don't know.  What if it did?  I DO know that I would, in turn, be pissed because I would have to clean up their mess while wearing my imaginary, yet very heavy, Queen of All That Is Right crown.  And then, I just may eat a cupcake and go on a Lulu binge.  I know.  "Lighten up, Francis."   So, I TRY not to drop the bar in life until I simply cannot physically or mentally do any more.  I try. 

Sometimes, it is easier for us to do something for others than to do something for ourselves.  It is always best to "secure your mask before assisting others", but if this is how you roll, then try to be stronger, more positive, healthier or not a fucktard in general, for those around you.

BTW, I've been married 17 years this Friday.  If I compare our marriage to a WOD, we have never "dropped the bar" in regards to our commitment and our vows.  Whatever it took, whenever we felt too weary or angry or apathetic-whatever, marriage has too many emotions to list- to go unbroken, somewhere from inside ourselves, we found the strength to push ourselves through.  And that strength inspired the other one to keep going.  When I am down, he helps me up and when he can't go another step, I show him that together we can go unbroken.  Shouldn't life be like that?  I feel blessed everyday. 

Today, inside and outside of the Box, I'm going to try to not drop the bar.  And maybe, by being stronger, the people around me will be stronger and happier, as well.