Convenient
by Mindi Martinez
Let’s talk about the words convenient/convenience. I was sitting at the kitchen table eating dinner and flipping through the new IKEA catalog. I stumbled upon a description of a bed that had drawers underneath and the catalog said something like – drawers below to stash many items or your computer so you don’t have to get out of bed. I actually went through a few more pages before those words actually set in and I flipped back to that particular page. I started thinking about the “convenience” of having somewhere to stow shit so I wouldn’t have to move. Then I realized that with my convenient tiny mobile phone I don’t have to get up and go answer the phone because most likely it’s right next to me. Same with the multiple remotes for the television/cable/dvd, I don’t have to get up and walk across the room to change the channel etc. It is incredibly easy to move as little as possible in our world. We are definitely moving towards WALL-E territory people. And that is incredibly scary.
The definition of convenient is: well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; easy or comfortable for use. The definition of convenience is: something that increases comfort or saves work. I understand that some conveniences are important in order to save time (an entirely different discussion) but most of them are excuses to not do the work. Life is work and we need to do the work. Our health and all-around well-being depends on it. I’m not saying that we should never be comfortable or never take the easy route, but it shouldn’t be the only option. We have to think about the repercussions and results (or lack of) that come from embracing easy.
CrossFit is not convenient; it is not comfortable or easy. It is not convenient to be sore. It is not comfortable to have ripped and bloody hands or rope burns. It is definitely not easy to lift that heavy load, to sprint hard all 400 meters to the end, or stay steady through a 2K row. Sticking to the Zone or going Paleo is not convenient. For some of you the trek to the box is not convenient. What CrossFit is: incredibly hard work, lots of sweat, maybe some tears and above all commitment. So why do you do it?
WOD
Back-Squat to OHS (Take the bar off rack and complete both movements w/o re-racking)
Set 1 : 10 -5
Set 2 : 8 – 4
Set 3 : 6 – 3
Set 4 : 4 – 2
Set 5 : 5 – 1
we do cross fit to live a better life….
sometimes I think we loose sight of what Cross Fit is and it becomes about how much weight is on the bar, or what number is on the white board next to your name after the work out.
for the Bill\’s it\’s about being able to grow old safely and healthy, and still be able to do the things we love( Road trips with the gear)
the work outs give us the means, the youth and vitality of our classmates gives us the energy and desire to keep going.
It\’s a little daunting to do fight gone bad with the kids on Monday and have them do more in three rounds than i did in five, then they go race each other on a mile run!!!!! while I laid on the floor for 15 minutes, and then went home and took a two hour nap.
yet this hard work let\’s us keep going, and makes us feel alive, and almost young.
also it\’s a fun place .
I know the feeling Bill. After doing a double on Tuesday, with gassers to finish off. It sounded to nice to get home and roll right into bed, but I still had the energy to make my lunch for Wednesday and run some errands. We do crossfit so that we can still do other things besides using that remote on the couch. My spot on the couch still calls, but not until I wear myself out with other things around the house.
We usually hit the couch when we finally crawl to it.
PS we have drawers built into our bed….:(