Beliefs and Values Applied to my Workout
I started CrossFit back in September, but I never did much research on it. All I knew was after completing Angie, the Filthy Fifty, and some other nutty workout in the first week alone, I was hooked.
CrossFit is a cult?
Lately, I’ve been checking out other boxes websites and reading articles written about CrossFit, naturally I was bound to do my research sooner or later; It’s who I am. I was a bit startled to find more than a few references to a cult. I had to back-up for a second, and look up the definition of cult - “refers to a cohesive social group and their devotional beliefs or practices, which the surrounding population considers to be outside of mainstream cultures,” says Wikipedia.
There’s a picture on one of the more recent articles (link posted at the bottom).
It says: But is it a good cult? Yeah.
I guess I can live with that. CrossFit is more than another new workout to me. It’s something I actually believe in and practice diligently. I’ve always been a bit of an extremist, so I’m not surprised that this falls outside of mainstream belief. As far as social groups are concerned, I’ve never been more estatic to find a group of people that share the same intensity, beliefs, genuine support, encouragement, and friendliness. I feel like I’ve finally found my fitness family. They are all good-hearted, positive people that are decidated to pushing past barriers and pre-conceived notions, to do what is sometimes coined ”the impossible.”
The motto of CrossFit is Forging Elite Fitness, and this is definitely an entity that practices what it preaches. I’m proud to be part of a fitness movement whose values closely model my own. ”Strive to be the best that YOU can be.”
This also reminds me of a motto my 6th grade teacher and first Track coach, Mr. Larson, used to say, “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.”
http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/28281/a_day_at_the_crossfit_games
2 years ago