Coach Deanna, teaching classes in the park last summer.

CrossFit Zone is a gym that is home to regular people, like you and me.  Sure, we all aspire to be true CrossFit “firebreathers”, but really that’s just more of a lofty goal to guide our training.  I am 30 years old, have been CrossFitting for a little over a year and a half, have a handful of nagging injuries that always creep up, am a full time student and hold down 2 jobs.  Despite my best efforts, I won’t be officially making it to the “firebreather level” any time soon.  But I’m OK with that.  For those 20 minutes during the daily WOD, I feel that I AM a “firebreather”.  I’m pushing very hard.  Harder than last time.  Faster than last time.  Better form than last time.  More consecutive reps than last time.  When I’m done, and the clock stops, …. I’m back to being plain old me.  And I’m okay with that.  But that’s not “why” I CrossFit.  Why do I CrossFit?

My real reasons are pretty basic, and I’ll bet they are right in line with most other CrossFitter’s “whys”.  First, and probably foremost, I CrossFit for health.  That may sound obvious, but it goes deeper than that for me.  I know that CrossFit has changed my body composition more than anything I’ve ever done in my life.  I was fit before…but certainly not like this.

Secondly, I CrossFit because I want to be an example to others.  I CrossFit for myself, for my family, for my friends and co-workers, and for complete strangers.  As far as I’m concerned, if I can do it, anybody can do it!  CrossFit is so completely scalable that nobody is left out because of their abilities.

Third, CrossFit is fun.  I mean, really, really FUN.   I love the community.  I love the workouts.  I love the competition.  It’s all just good, clean, fun.  Sure, laying face down in a puddle of your own sweat praying that you don’t vomit might not sound like fun, but it is.  I don’t mean roller-coaster fun, or family-day-at-the-movies fun.  It’s the kind of fun you have in competitive sports.  The thrill of victory.  It’s fun knowing you gave it your all, even if your “all” wasn’t a mind-blowing Fran time.  Lastly, and certainly not the most important, I CrossFit because it’s cool.  There, I said it!  CrossFit is cool.  When I Crossfit, I have the sense that I’m doing something out of the ordinary, or cutting edge. Of course doing it because it’s cool is no reason to do anything, but on top of all the right reasons, there IS the coolness.  Folks I talk to about CrossFit think I’m crazy at first, but then begin to understand my “whys” and then they think it’s sort of cool, too.

So why do YOU CrossFit?  Post your story to the comments, and let’s share our passion for the amazing CrossFit phenomenon!

Today’s Workout:

Buy-In: Tire Flipping Relay

WOD:
Elite – Max double unders in 10 minutes

Zone 3 – Max double unders in 7.5 minutes

Zone 2 – Max single skips in 7.5 minutes

Zone 1 – Max single skips in 5 minutes

Cash-Out: Towel Pullups, alternating grips -  3 sets of 10 reps