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.