Stupid Teenagers

I definitely understand what it's like to be a teenager cause I was one not too long ago. I remember constantly thinking I was so important and life was so difficult. I also remember thinking that us teenagers were so slick. That if our parents only knew what we were doing they would kill us, or beat us within an inch of our lives. So in fear of of losing our lives or never seeing the light of day again we would try our damnedest to keep our bad decisions from our parents. Kids these days seem to be doing the opposite. 

Technology seems to be having a negative effect on today's youth and their social norms. Never would my generation ever record ourselves making a twerking video and post it online. My mom would have whooped me in public and made everybody in the neighborhood watch. It's one thing to make a bad decision and then your parents find out, but it's another thing to make a series of bad decisions. The twerking video is a series of dumb assed(pun intended) decisions. 

Decision 1) "We should get some girls to Twerk" (the teenage boy in me can't say this is a bad decision but neither is it good)

Decision 2) "We should record this twerking so we can recall it later and laugh/boast about it" (the story itself should be enough. This is a stupid decision)

Decision 3) "We should post this video we made, and edited, to YouTube so the whole world can see it." (Stupid,stupid,stupid)

Some things are meant to be stories and stories only. Someone in this generation will have to be president one day...how many twerking videos will come out during the campaign, and what will be an excusable amount? 

Personally, I think the worst part is that these kids never learn what is smart and what isn't. How many stupid kids need to get caught fighting, when no adults were around, because someone recorded it and sent it out to all their friends, before they learn to not record the damn fight?

Apparently the camera phone is the brain drain of this generation. However, I look forward to voting when I'm 60 for a guy or girl who makes Herman Cain and Arnold Schwarzenegger look like saints. 

My Weekend at The Southwest Regional

   

I first want to congratulate all the competitors on their weekend, as it was impressive to see the broad range of fitness across a broad range of body types.  The longer I continue with Crossfit the more I am amazed at what the human body can accomplish.  I watched a 120 pound woman, I'm probably over estimating, overhead squat 200 pounds like it was just a 45 pound barbell.  I witnessed a male competitor power clean, jerk, and overhead squat 305 pounds like it was a childs toy. These pure displays of strength, stamina and endurance coupled with outrageous physiques kept my jaw on the floor for the entire weekend.

In the Muslim religion, each person is required in their life to make a journey/pilgrimage, or Hajj, to the holy and sacred city of Mecca.  This tradition is to display ones submission to Allah and the Muslim religion. It is also to display the solidarity of the Muslim people. Although Crossfit isn't a religion, it most certainly is a way of life just like being a devout Muslim.  I whole heartedly recommend taking the Hajj to a Crossfit Regional competition, or the Crossfit Games if you can afford it and are looking to make the next step in your fitness life.
These competitions will open your eyes as to what it takes to get the body you want, or just to increase your Fran time.  It takes a complete buy in.  The people who are the best all have one thing in common...they have bought in completely and fully believe in themselves.  Obviously it takes talent and hardwork to get to where these athletes are in their fitness careers but the buy in is the most important.  I can fully attest to working hard in the gym, but up until about a month ago I hadn't really began to buy in.  I wasn't invested with more than just my time and dollars.  A full buy in takes that next step to mental buy in, the full commitment to a lifestyle and way of thinking that success in any endeavor requires.
With this being said, I will begin my complete buy in process right this second.  While it will be tough, arduous and very tempting to quit, I am buying in completely. It will not happen overnight, but consider me a competitive Crossfitter from here on out.
While this blog has been mostly about Crossfit, take my experience and apply it to your life. If you want to own a successful restaurant of your own one day, frequent a successful restaurant and see what it takes to make it happen.  Go behind the scenes and watch the hardwork and preparation that goes into it.  Apply this technique to any walk of life.  Since I want to be the best at Crossfitting, I needed this trip.  While it hurt my pockets, it was well worth the experience.  You will feel the same way about your experiences, I can assure you.