Moment of Clarity

The last 3 years of my life has been CrossFit related. That's 156 weeks, roughly 1100 days and about 800 wods. Not to mention about 15-20 competitions with multiple wods each day.

Is this the definition of consistency or crazy?

It depends on what your goals are. My goal,after a few months of CrossFit, was to be the best CrossFit athlete I could be.


With the 2012 Open a few days away from wrapping up, a lot of people have been comparing themselves to the athletes at the top of the world and each region. What the worldwide and regional leader board doesn't show or say is how much these athletes give up to obtain these scores. I'm not saying I'm one of the top athletes in the world but I do know that I have given up and sacrificed a lot for my goal and passion. Sacrifices that include a ton of social events which means a lot less time with friends and family. A lot less sleep and hobbies outside of CrossFit. Over the last 3 years, I have scheduled trips and vacations around the CrossFit games season. If the destination had an adequate facility to workout. I literally feel like I have been eating the same crap for 3 years. That's about 6500 meals. I've definitely had my cheat meals too.

Worth it? That's for you to decide. If you have no desire to be a games athlete then hell no it isn't. For me, it is. I set out to be the best CrossFit athlete I could be. I wanted to compete against the best and I have. Each year the competition gets stiffer and stiffer. Last year there were about 900 men in the south central region. This year there are close to 2600. The pool gets larger and larger every year. I'm happy to be among the top 60 with 1 wod left and hope to advance to 2012 South Central Regional in San Antonio a the end of April.

So, again, consistent or crazy? In my opinion straight up consistent.