SARAH GETS STRONG: A CROSSFIT/PALEO LOVE AFFAIR *

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My name is Sarah and I'm a once-skinny-kid macaroni-eating-swimmer now dangerously turned on to CrossFit, Paleo nutrition and overall badass-ness.

I am training as a first time participant for CrossFit's 2011 Sectional Qualifier and, through this, hope to increase my physical strength and (otherwise absent) mental fortitude. No more frustration during WODs. No more "I can't". I will stop being good at one thing, and become great at everything.

Join me on my journey to greatness!




crossfit homies

MANNY @ INVICTUS

RACHEL @ ALBANY

DREW @ ROCKLAND

AUSTIN @ ALBANY



Themed by Monique Tendencia.
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Being your HAPPIEST doesn’t always mean being THE BEST…

(Also today’s post for AlbanyCrossFit.com — check it out!)

It took me a very long time to come to terms with this and, in fact, am still trying to recognize it. I am very competitive in nature and have always assumed that being the best will make me happier and thus more successful in whatever field I am studying or training in—or, in this case, CrossFit. 

Do you come in and look at people’s times on the board? Do you then consequently compare yourself to them? I’ll be the first to admit that I sometimes do, and to an extent, find it completely natural and motivating— however, it can be equally distressing if you base your athletic satisfaction off of having the best time on that board. Because we all know it’s hard to be the best, and, even when we are, it is never permanent. 

              

So, what does this have to do with CrossFit?

A lot. In fact, you’d be surprised at how much it has to do with CrossFit (in addition to every other facet of our lives).

Plain and simple: you have to be happy and genuinely impressed with your current capabilities in order to progress. That is, you have to be happy with the athlete that you are now, and you cannot focus on where you stand competitively until you have the intrinsic, positive reinforcement necessary to push yourself farther ahead. 

Who has moved forward while feeling hate or disappointment in themselves?

No one.

“Happiness is a state of mind, not a state of affairs.” -- Douglas Lennick, “The Simple Genius (You)”

I hope this helped.

Jamby 

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