CROSS-fit #80 Is it about you or them?

Our lives and our World revolves around people; friends and family alike.

Some of them, close enough to define our lives.

Close enough to shape whatever you do and guide your thoughts and dreams.

But is that supposed to be the way?

Are our lives ours? Or simple what others make it to be?

In the recent workouts I've done (Not many due to the pending papers approaching), one of which was really different and a first if I may add.

It was a heavy heavy workout, muscle ups and 170# thrusters. 9-6-3 in that order with a 10 minute cutoff.

Thought to myself that I should be able to do it, I have to do it, mentally I need to win.

Think Coach saw that in me that day and so 3-2-1 Go.

1st round done and it took a staggering 4 minutes. WHAT!? I've got 6 more minutes to blast through everything I just did and I'm gassed and exhausted...

2 rounds done and I'm at 8 minutes.

"Why on Earth is time passing SO FAST!?"

Then the countdown began on my last thruster. 10 seconds left....

Last round was completed in the nick of time with a second to go.

Or so I thought....

"8:21" said Coach.

Whoa whoa whoa, I thought it was like 9:58 or something, 8:21!?

Part of me felt extremely played, but another part, extremely glad I decimated the WOD.

So whilst breathing hard on the floor, I realized....

Do we do workouts or things for that matter to attribute it to our own level of expectations or that of others?

Many a times we gauge our standards based on what others tell us.

Of course it's a pushing factor but what we do know, is it for ourselves anymore?

Or to reach an elusive goal that someone else has set for us?

Then again, sometimes we don't know our limits and those who know us better than ourselves can push us better...

Taking a step back, it's actually simple..

Having the idea that you want it in your head, badly and letting others guide you along the way.

It's just like how anyone starts a fitness program, they have in their head, an idea that they want to get fit.

Thereafter, it's all on the trainer to guide, shape and mould that...

No man is an island, that's right.

But what everyone else needs to do is have something in mind, for yourself.

Then get whatever everyone else is saying and align it to what you want to see...

Gotta start somewhere, might as well start up in your head...