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!