Globo Gym Rules

Due to holiday travels, Sean and I found ourselves at a globo-gym yesterday. We walked in rather begrudgingly, and I grumpily paid for a guest pass. I walked around silently (or not) judging the poor misguided bicep curlers and not-below-parallel-squatters. I yearned to rescue them from the confines of their routines and save them with CrossFit. That was when I realized what I sounded like: a televangelist trying to save the poor souls from a life of despair, gluten, and weakness, by showing them the CrossFit Paleo way.

Yikes! We as CrossFitters have the luxury of not only finding a fitness lifestyle that works, but that is also in a constant state of evolution. We’re so excited about how much it transforms us that we want to help everyone else too. So how do we share the love without giving people visions of us wodding with purple cloaks and Nikes?

Well, if you encounter them in a fitness arena, let your performance speak for itself. They will notice your confident upright posture, your amazing CrossFit booty, and the uncompromising integrity of your movements. If it is a co-worker asking about your Paleo meal, tell them why you are making these choices and not why their choices suck. If you’re lucky enough that they stop you in the street and ask you, “Dude, do you work out?” then by all means, offer up the free kool-aid and evangelize away.

I have made the unfortunate mistake of turning some people off to CrossFit because of my sheer fanaticism when I first started. My intentions were good, but boy did my delivery need work! And so, at the globo gym, we bit our tongues, turned away from the mirrors, and dodged machines as we wodded. On a good note, there were kettlebells and people swinging them, so maybe the tide has turned and minds have opened. Until then, we will slowly convert them, one at a time…

Merry Christmas 12.25.09

Not For Time:
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Eat good food
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