1. If you start the WOD, you finish the WOD. Either you complete the entire workout or you hit the time cap, but you never quit. The only exception is injury.
2. My 3 personal rules for CrossFit are:
No Crying
No Passing Out
No Throwing Up*
3. CrossFit will bring out your true character. It is impossible to work that hard and still "fake" being a nice person. Assholes get weeded out quickly.
4. CrossFit creates community because others see your weakness and they cheer you through it. Being a good CrossFitter means you are both an athlete and a cheerleader.
5. CrossFit is hard. If it is easy, you are doing it wrong.
6. Crazy knees socks are cool and necessary- how else will people know you are serious?
7. CrossFit changes your ideal body image: "strong is the new skinny", "performance over apperance", etc
8. The only person you are in competition with is yourself. It doesn't matter what others are doing. What matters is that you are doing YOUR best everyday. This is the hardest truth to accept.
9. CrossFit is more mental than physical. The most amazing athletes are the ones who don't give up, not necessarily the strongest people.
10. CrossFitters know people think they are crazy, they don't care! The Kool-aid taste great and we want to share it with you too...
*I amended this one: If you are deadlifing 400lbs+, you can throw up all you want as long as you finish the lift. See ah-mazing video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50uWtVBwYrE
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