Just hanging out at RAW CrossFit

http://youtu.be/7k-09k0slFg

Anything in those video look familiar to those of you who where were part of our Elite Hockey, or Elite Basketball Program last summer?

Are you ready to train like the pros?

RAW CrossFit’s Elite Development Program will be starting in a few short months. Things will run a little differently this year with an 8 week strength module followed by a speed and agility module to finish up the summer.

Get ready to be in the best shape of your life, and DOMINATE your sport next season by training properly in the off-season.

More details coming shortly.

Maybe not all of them, or maybe not yet, but it won’t matter, because right from the beginning of your training at RAW CrossFit you will be welcomed into this “dis-funk-tional” family with open arms, and maybe even given a nick name, for you are part of a new tribe now.

What is it that brings us all together so easily, and so quickly?

A small personal sidebar, but it often amazes me how when I look around the (10 min squat hold) circle during one of our group classes, how many of the people, whom I now consider good friends, I didn’t know a year, or even 6 months ago.

I believe there is some kind of unspoken bond that takes place between people who give their all together. I’m sure it’s the same camaraderie that soldiers feel. People often come to RAW CrossFit because something in their life has failed them. Maybe it’s their health, their eating habits, their relationship, we see it all. RAW is a place where none of that “other” stuff matters. It’s a place where you can look and feel your worst, where you can completely let yourself go, get caught up in the moment and forget the stress and rigor of your daily life. When that clock starts counting down…3…2…1…GO! The nervous anxiety passes and with the commencement of the WOD there is a certain type of peace that follows as you allow your primal brain to take the reigns and guide you through what outsiders see as pure torture.

Congratulations!

You are part of a tribe that knows the value of hard work, that knows the amazing reward that comes from pushing your self to the limits of your strengths and abilities. From pulling yourself up from the depths of fear and self-doubt, and using all you have in you to accomplish even the smallest of achievements. You know that with hardship comes learning and adaptation. A new perspective on life that provides a reference point to just how good your life really is.

Outsiders see the pain and the suffering, and it scares them. They want to hide from it and avoid it. They are stuck in a comfort zone that is robbing them of a huge piece of life, mainly their health and vitality. But you, you had just enough courage to crawl down the rabbit hole, walking into RAW CrossFit and discover how a series of small (often celebrated), but not insignificant accomplishments can lead to tremendous personal gain, both in body, and in mind.

This place is not just a gym, it is a proving ground. Not to anyone in particular, but to yourself. It is where you take what is given to you, and you give it your all. This place is a test of character, and that is truly the “workout” that you get from RAW.

So join your tribe members, and thrive knowing that while you are suffering during your WOD, you are among friends, and that the blood, sweat, and tears that you shed at RAW are a shared sacrifice to the gods of self betterment.