I want to be able to do 20 unassisted pullups again, be able to pop up and down in a head-stand/hand-stand combo that I used to be able to do and do 144 pyramid pushups. I was able to do this 4 years ago. I used to be a gymnast, I used to be a long distance mountain biker, I used to be a martialist. I want it back. All that is holding me back is what I think I can do and what I allow my body to do for me. The lead trainer of the "box" (the Cross Fit term for gym) told me last week is "You have a lot of power and force, you just have to find it and let it out". Talk about bowl you over. I've heard that one before! At that moment I was in the zone, and Spirit was speaking to me with exactly what I needed to hear.
The thing is, that statement is not just true for my physical capabilities or just true for me. Its true for us all. Are we willing to push past the comfortable limitations and find our dark, angry, raw, transformative, fiery power? Hell yeah! Your current limits are false. They are based in fear of change. They aren't based in fear of failure cause if you keep at it, over time, you won't fail! That's called learning and growing! It's inevitable. Fear comes from the weight of self-responsibility and walking in power in this world. What if you have the very thing someone needs to be the critical turning point in their life path? Guess what? You do have that power. Stop thinking about why you aren't good enough and all the excuses for what's stopping you.
Make possibilities come alive. There are many more than you could possibly imagine. Go get it. Do. You won't fall when you realize you can fly.
So good to read this. From my perspective, any physical capability you had four years ago you can have again (barring, I guess, major injury or debilitating illness).
ReplyDeleteTrue story: at 55 I started doing Yoga. First full-forward-bend brought my fingertips to within about 20" of the floor at best. I thought 'okay, I've stiffened up, but if I keep doing Yoga it won't get worse.'
That was true ... but within a year I could get my fingertips to touch the floor in the same pose. When warmed up, I could sometimes put the palm of one hand flat.
Lately I've been away from it, and today I can't get closer to the floor than 4". But I know that when I start again, I'll get it back. You will, too.
You drank the KoolAid! Congratulations, welcome to the family! CrossFit isn't a cult. My trainer told me so.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, it's truly changed my life. A few years ago, if you would have told me I could do even one pull-up, let alone five, I would have asked what you were smoking.
You won't get back to where you were, you'll go beyond it.
Frank,
ReplyDeleteConsidering these are the hardest workouts I've ever done, it would follow I'll go beyond where I was. When that happens I'll be in competition shape. Tough mudder, mountain biking, mountain climbing, tko here I come!
Frank,
ReplyDeleteConsidering these are the hardest workouts I've ever done, it would follow I'll go beyond where I was. When that happens I'll be in competition shape. Tough mudder, mountain biking, mountain climbing, tko here I come!