It Will Never Be Easy

That's the whole point of Crossfit. It will never be easy. Sure, there are days when it feels easier than other days, but there are never the, "Oh, I'll just go and stroll on the treadmill for 20 minutes" days. A new guy (or at least new to me) was asking one of the exact questions I asked in the first week, "Will this ever get easier?" The trainer answered, "It will never be easy." I would have added, "It will never be easy, but you will eventually enjoy that it is never easy."

The mental conditioning at Crossfit is as transformational as the physical conditioning. You look at the WOD and you think, "Oh brother. There's no way I can do that one." I even hear people say, "What, are you crazy, I will only get one round out." However, when the clock starts, something kicks in and that same person does three rounds and they feel good. Really good. Beyond good, I would say. That is what makes Crossfit addictive. You are daily breaking through, "I can't do this." Then your thinking becomes, "Wow, I really can do hard things if I just try."

This whole makeover is never easy but it is enjoyable. I see the scale drop. I see my face change in pictures. I feel parts of my body shrinking. That's enjoyable, but it isn't the best part. The best part is that my mind is finally locked in. I am in the zone. I am going the distance. I am getting stronger day by day and the physical is just the beginning. It is the manifestation of the mental and spiritual strengthening that is happening below the surface.

I never understood people who were so passionate about this stuff. I respected them. I wanted a body like theirs. However, I never understood them. I thought they were dysfunctional. A little too locked in. Now I get it. That is how I know I am going the distance. I don't want it to be easy. I look forward to trying and triumphing hard things. They hurt. I sweat. My heart feels like it might explode out of my chest. Broccoli is no piece of cake. Regardless, nothing feels better than making hard decisions, pushing yourself to the limits and coming through it stronger.

Today, I am thankful that it is never easy.