To A Greater World
"To A Greater World" by Jon Gilson, Again Faster
We're bringing personal responsibility back. You can't do what we do while shirking your load, depending on other people, or otherwise passing the buck. Your WOD time is yours and yours alone. You cannot turn in a fifty-minute "Fran" and then scold your classmates for the result. Blame is not cast in the gym.
Conversely, I can't count the number to times I've seen an athlete turn in an epic time and then thank everyone in the room for making it happen. Adulation is shared.
I view the gym as a microcosm of the moral world, one in which control of success and failure ultimately lies with the individual. There is no fatalism in the gym. Your maximum pull-up number is not preordained by some higher power. It is determined by speed, strength, coordination, accuracy, agility, and mental fortitude, all qualities that are within your domain and solely within your control. Others can give to the effort through correction, encouragement, and support, but they cannot make your chin clear the bar.
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We're bringing personal responsibility back. You can't do what we do while shirking your load, depending on other people, or otherwise passing the buck. Your WOD time is yours and yours alone. You cannot turn in a fifty-minute "Fran" and then scold your classmates for the result. Blame is not cast in the gym.
Conversely, I can't count the number to times I've seen an athlete turn in an epic time and then thank everyone in the room for making it happen. Adulation is shared.
I view the gym as a microcosm of the moral world, one in which control of success and failure ultimately lies with the individual. There is no fatalism in the gym. Your maximum pull-up number is not preordained by some higher power. It is determined by speed, strength, coordination, accuracy, agility, and mental fortitude, all qualities that are within your domain and solely within your control. Others can give to the effort through correction, encouragement, and support, but they cannot make your chin clear the bar.
Link to continue reading: http://www.againfaster.com/articles/to-a-greater-world.html
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AWESOME. We're back on!
I made a vow yesterday, in front of Geigh, that I would stop bitching at the gym. I think whining about being sore or crying about busting your head with a weight is just as bad as blaming other folks and factors for poor performance. It is so easy to say "if my hand wasn't busted, I would have done more reps" or "if I hadn't of knocked myself in the head, my time would have been better." Of course it would have been better, but there is no good reason to moan about it. Just suck it up and move on. It's called adaptation.
Disclaimer. I am calling myself a Weenie, not anyone else. I will also continue to show off my wounds because I think they are cool.