It is hard to believe it is that time of year again…the 2014
Open is upon us.
For those that do
not know, the Open is a global competition in which hundreds of thousands of
athletes around the globe compete in 5 workouts over 5 weeks to identify some
of the fittest people on the planet.
Now, most will read that and say, “Well I know that I am not one of
those people so the Open must not be for me.”
You could not be more wrong.
The Open is a chance for you to find our where you stand
amongst your peers and where you stand in relation to your goals…in this regard
it is no different than doing the Baseline that you completed during your Intro
session again.
It is a data point
of your current fitness and this is an exceptionally important data point to
know and appreciate.
It is
important because it will help direct your future training and it will firmly
re-establish your life-long journey towards fitness.
We should be proud that we do CrossFit and the Open is one
way to show the world just how proud you are.
We are a group of people that understand that the things in
life that are worth having do not come easy.
We understand that blood, sweat and tears are not things
that should be avoided; they should be embraced as the obstacles that we must
overcome for greatness…whether that is defined at CrossFit Games Champ or
Grandparent of the Year in the eyes of your grandchildren.
Similarly to when you walked through
the doors of CF KoP for the first time, due not let fear conquer you and hold
you back from your true potential.
As if that was not enough, here are some more reasons that you should
compete in the Open…
1)
The intensity in the gym during these workouts
is like nothing I have ever experienced before. Intensity is amazing as it enables you to do things you
never thought possible. During the
Open it is routine to see people set PR’s and perform their first pull-up or
some other movement. The rush of
the audience is a drug that you can embrace that brings you to higher levels of
performance. Once you show your
mind that you can do it, nothing is impossible.
2)
So many people differentiate CrossFit from
everything else by our community.
The Open is a wonderful way to embrace and expand upon that
community. In years past, people
that are not even working out show up at the gym to support their friends…as a
member of the KoP community, it is AMAZING to see.
3)
Do not live with regret. As we do not limit those not signed up
from competing, they often find themselves pushing against those that are
participating. Year after year,
people come up to us and say, I had no idea what this was about but it is
awesome, I will surely not miss out on this next year. Don’t be one of those people, take
advantage of it now.
In life, you will have many more failures than
successes. We learn from those
failures and we define ourselves by how we pick ourselves up and try
again. After many failures, many
of us aspire to something better and we look back and are thankful for the
obstacles along the way as they helped define who we are today. They made us better…they made us
stronger. Let the Open be one of
those obstacles for you. Dominate
your fear, become great and sign up today at games.crossfit.com and select team CrossFit King of Prussia!
