CROSS-fit #73 To win it all

Taking out the everyday Workouts and the tiring rat race in society
It's been about 4 years since I've actually competed.
Competed in any form of athletic competition at all.
The CROSSFIT GAMES. The challenge and quest to find the fittest on Earth.
Last year, Rich Froning took it all.
The year before, think it was Graham Holmberg.
Of which, legends such as Chris Spealler, Jason Khalipa all fought it out to win it all.
However, All of them, every single one of them have had their hits and misses.
We're all in it to win it all. One way or another. Everyone here competes thinking that they can go all the way.
Either that or they've got a goal in mind, something like I wanna beat my old record, my old standing.
For me, I want to see where I stand, I want to hopefully, try to make it to the regionals in Asia.
At least make it in terms of standings.
Next year is another battle altogether.
However, every wondered, what if... Just what if.. You don't make it.
Sorry folks, there's only 1 person in the entire World that's gonna take that title of fittest on Earth.
I'd think that that's quite an exclusive title if you ask me...
So Rich Froning took it, then what about Spealler? What about Khalipa?
Simple, they don't give up.
I'm sure you've heard this a thousand times, but Champions aren't those who never fail but those whom never quit.
But, really, it's as simple as that....
You're never the winner all the time, it's not going to be peachy perfect all the time.
So embrace it and learn.
In whatever cause you're striving for, if you miss by just this much, or miss by a whole yard.
Who cares...
There's always the next round, and the round after that...
Even if that fails, there's the next field, the next industry, the next profession.
So long as your heart doesn't die, then your drive wouldn't.
No matter what happens in 2012 Crossfit games, let's do this, not just for the games, but for life.
So yes, you, you and you. If' you're fitter than me, watch out, cause one day, maybe tomorrow, maybe a few years down the road, I will get better.
We will get stronger, together.
PS. I'll be cheering for ya.

CROSS-fit #72 Nativity

I'm not so into fitness and Crossfit till I neglect everything that circles in the World behind my walls.

Or should I say across the border for that matter.

There's been just way too much hype about one certain individual in the NBA nowadays.

They call him "Linsanity" or Jeremy Lin.

Born and raised in Taiwan, China. A strong Christian and graduate from Harvard University.

Now let's just take a moment and think about it.

This fella isn't half bad! He doesn't have unnatural genes like Yao Ming or a huge body like Dirk.

He's got something which well, I must say Asians exemplify.

Determination.

He drives, dives, fights and practically does anything for the ball.

No matter how much of an underdog he may be. He's got heart.

And being placed in a totally foreign land, I gotta say, he's got courage too!

So no matter where you started from, damn don't give in to that 'stereotype'.

Lin didn't. So live it up and be someone special.

They say that change is the only constant in life.

But man, so many of us just avoid it. Try to cover it and are seemingly ignorant towards it.

Get some courage and face that change.

CROSS-fit #71 Beautiful

It has been a concept in everyone's mind. That to be fit, to be strong means not to be unshapely.

For a guy, fine. To be big and strong, who wouldn't mind that?

But really, what matters is how you define yourself isn't it? It's who you say you are here and now.

It's what you've got...

Right now, in the states, it's a perception that being a size 6, is a plus size.

Pardon me for my ignorance but a size 6!?!? I don't think that's too big...

But man, to see how people just condemn, look down on someone who's a size 6!

No wonder so many are afraid to get strong, they just don't want to bulk up, to look 'ugly'.

No wonder girls just don't wanna lift weights, even though, really, it's essential to them.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not dissing other sports whatsoever.

Some exercise is better than no exercise.

But that's how you get many sidelined forms of fitness, yoga, pilates etc etc, but sorry, that ain't fit in my books.

It's an all encompassing broad range of qualities that no one thing can provide.

If they could only look beyond the numbers on the scale, look beyond what the magazines, the media tells them. That hey, no matter what, you're beautiful.

That liberty comes when you can do anything and everything, to believe in YOURSELF and not the numbers.

Don't think I haven't thought of it.

Guys, you're not all clean as well. Cosmetic fitness ain't gonna cut it.

Getting big, strong, firm, hard doesn't say a single thing.

Man even your clean and jerk doesn't say much.

Your squat weight doesn't tell the story of who you really are.

Maybe, it's how you are when you don't get that weight.

When there's just nobody around to care, are you still gonna do it?

Be beautiful, in your own ways, deep down inside.