Hard Wodder

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// Suffer. Misery loves company... and that's true. People who find the negative in everything attract other people who do the same. And together the mirror back and forth exactly who they are to one another... and feed on that energy. Misery does indeed love company. But, misery doesn't have to result in suffering. You see this reflected in gyms all over. People pushing their bodies and feeling the pain it brings, all while coming back for more. They choose hard things, but never see it as suffering. Because suffering is optional. You may find yourself in a bad spot, rough WOD, or bad relationship and you can wallow in the pain and spout off your "woe is me" talk, but that saps  your energy, drains you physically and mentally, and repels anyone capable of helping you. A different way of seeing that hard situation is that it's there to make you more. To challenge you to grow. To allow you the opportunity to experience pain, but choose to see it as a positive it will ultimately be. To choose to suffer is to choose to weaken yourself. There is another way. Feel the pain. Let it wash over you. And remember, it's on your side. It's making you stronger. So don't make it worse suffering, make it meaningful and endure. Singing helps. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J . Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #mindsetmonday #crossfit #ocr (at CrossFit North Phoenix) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGiH2mhHDb5/?igshid=1c8hv0kt52qmz

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// Paid. The most selfish and useless behavior is expecting something for nothing. Unfortunately, it's rampant. It's human nature to want to advance against ease and the least resistance possible... to invest nothing. But this behavior only weakens you... because it requires nothing of you. Refuse to live that way. Pay the price, be it sweat, money, or time to become the person you truly want to be. Nothing is harder... but nothing will make you happier. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J . Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #mindsetmonday #crossfit #ocr https://www.instagram.com/p/CF-CzVPHD0S/?igshid=1bb0vo3njxco8

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// Chalk Monsters. If your gym has #chalk handprints on the floor, walls, and some select articles of #clothing, you're probably home to more than a few of these critters. It's OK... they're harmless and usually very #friendly. Just don't let them touch your clean clothes if you have to be somewhere later. Our 6:15 am #ladies have made this a running #joke, so we've made them a #tank to have some fun with. And now, we're making it available to you. Help the chalk monsters identify themselves with this fresh run of tanks. Then laugh with them, as they enjoy selfie after selfie of chalk infested photos in the gym. Tap the photo to order yours. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #holdtheline #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #sundaysoapbox #crossfit #ocr #fitness #tanktop (at HardWodder HQ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF76yDxnvNh/?igshid=100s3iccpt13c

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// Rise. Across any measurable timespan, I expect #great things... and very hard things. This doesn't make me Nostradamus. It's just the way of things. Good times are replaced with bad times are replaced with #good times again. And the cycle repeats as it echoes through time. The trick is to stay in #power over the course of this cycle. It's very easy to be in a #positive place of manifesting every little thing you want when times are good, but when the circumstances change and your #mission becomes harder, what will you do? . It's not reasonable to expect circumstances to #change because of your "feels". So, we are left with one option: change ourselves. We must rise and meet the #challenge with all that's in us... and if we find ourselves lacking, then we must grow. We must become a person with greater capacities, greater skills, and greater self #mastery. Because circumstances don't give a damn about our inadequacies. In hard times, the weak will be crushed and the strong will survive. But, those who adapt and understand becoming more is the key... they will #thrive. Take your pick. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J. Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #saturdaystuff (at HardWodder HQ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5MoEZHMOm/?igshid=1s2w1doywizhn

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// Heavy Days. It seems this year has held a great many challenges. Many hot days, and many heavy days... both mentally and physically. So what. What is there to do about it? . You just have to keep showing up. When it's difficult and you're hurting, you show up. When it seems impossible and the odds are against you, you show up. And you keep showing up because it makes you stronger. Rough times are never permanent. If you can stay in the fight when everything in you wants to quit, you'll be better positioned to take advantage of the easy times to come. Use the difficulties you face for what they are: an invitation to become more. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J . Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #wednesdayword #crossfit #ocr (at CrossFit North Phoenix) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFxGwWOgmNK/?igshid=1vuou6hw3zbed

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// Now Or Most. The marshmallow experiment brought a kid into a room and sat him down at a table with 1 marshmallow. The kid was told if he could wait for a while he could get 2 marshmallows instead of just one. The researcher would then leave the room and leave the kid to stare at the marshmallow all alone... allowing him to decide to eat now or hold out for more. Interestingly enough, the researchers followed the kids for years after the experiment in order to gauge their relative success in life. Results showed those who could defer gratification and wait for the reward of the second marshmallow were much more successful as adults. But really... you didn't need a study to know this. Deep down you know the people who sacrifice their nows for their most are excellent in their field. Being patient in training. Being committed to targets. Being diligent with work. These are all measures of sacrifice. And those who pay the price get the prize. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J . Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #taketuesday (at HardWodder HQ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFue_KBHpp0/?igshid=5wlysyjdjo8d

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// Put In The Reps. The last month has been a hard one both mentally and physically. And, still this #woman finds a way to show up and show out. She's #strong physically, sure. Any asshole can be. But beyond that she has a #strength that allows her to exercise a kindness and ease with people even when they've demonstrated they don't deserve it. This is called #grace... and it's sorely lacking in the world today. But it's necessary because all people are fallable. Does that mean you treat them poorly? No. It means you #exercise the strength of #character required to be kind anyway. That's true strength. What's your 1RM on grace? If you can find that, you'll truly impress me. Time to move some weight. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J . Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #mindsetmonday (at CrossFit North Phoenix) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFseJMbHPTn/?igshid=1krefsbsdbyhn

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// The Ideal. The ideal man... meaning the ideal hu-man. But what does dignity and grace even mean? These are words few people use and fewer still understand. Dignity comes from the Latin root, dignus... meaning worthy. Aristotle is telling us to behave as if we are worthy of honor or respect, even when "shit happens" and the world hurls its irrational and unwarranted circumstances at us. We who live with dignity can never afford to lower ourselves to meet the evil of the day. We are charged to rise above and hold the line on a high level of self control and restraint. But... We're talking monkeys. And when we're hurt, the monkey mind takes over and we get an urge to lash out and hurt back. That's why Aristotle included grace. Grace is the light and love we give to those who don't deserve it or who haven't earned it. It's a "merit-less" act. You or I, we can never give or receive too much grace because nothing we do will ever entitle us to have it, and nothing done against use will entitle us to withhold it. Think about that one. How strong must your character be to achieve that level of zen. I admit... I'm not there. I'm not sure I know anyone who is. Strength of this magnitude is Aristotle's ideal. Perhaps it should be ours as well. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J. Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #saturdaystuff (at HardWodder HQ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFnvqOvAN3c/?igshid=rpkbyxq342o0

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// Bro Sesh. Movement may well be medicine... it is a necessary in human progress. But so is enjoying life. In the Crossfit world, we don't program Bench Press too often, but when we do it takes me back to the old school Gold's Gym days being a teenager and not knowing anything about lifting. My buddy, Scott, and I used to go into Gold's after looking at the pictures in a Muscle & Fitness magazine and bro out on the Bench and Squat a little. Then we'd pump out our chests and anytime we came up to a door jamb, we'd turn 90 degrees and walk through sideways as if we were so stole we couldn't fit if we walked straight through. Haha! Good times. Here's to more of them. United In Fitness. J. Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #thursdaythoughts #crossfit #ocr #spartan (at CrossFit North Phoenix) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkqIHuHiIh/?igshid=dd58lw0pdnt7

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// Motion. Even thousands of years ago when Plato walked the earth the importance of movement was known. It's funny really. To look around the world and see how much the ancients knew and practiced... yet could not confirm with science. In fact, much of today's science simply verifies the ancient observations. But, what I especially love about Plato's quote here is that it applies to all of life. We talk alot about the gym being a metaphor for life... the way we face hard things and #moveanyway tells us how we show up. And when shit gets hard in real-life the same holds true. No matter how you feel having the mental capacity to keep moving forward when all forces seem to be against you builds the person you are. Movement will save you. Not sitting around feeling sorry for yourself, only movement. Don't allow circumstances to drag you into a dark place for long... take control of your mind and keep moving. Movement is way out, and the way forward. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J. Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #mindsetmonday (at HardWodder HQ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFVNDDlHaSX/?igshid=1dieqqs49a7vv

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// Back At It. The last month has been all about covering mileage... on the street, on the trail, and everywhere in between. It was virtual #Spartan after Spartan, race after race. But it's back to #barbell church today. When it comes right down to it, there are few things more effective and more instructive than moving #weight. The weight never #lies... you can do what you can do and nothing more. There's comfort and #truth in the black and white of it all. The truth for me today was 255 felt like 355... and the weight didn't hug me and tell me it would be alright. It just sat there laughing at me while I had a moment of realization that this is the price I #pay for being away too long. Time to move some weight. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J . Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #mindsetmonday #crossfit #ocr (at CrossFit North Phoenix) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEkMiPzgDHg/?igshid=76zr9jayezd0

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// Move Anyway. Movement is medicine... it is the necessary item in human #progress. In the #gym, on the #trail, or at the #race nothing happens until you move. When it's hard, and it wil be... #move anyway on what you want because the act of staying in #motion will literally change your state of being. Movement gets you the #body. Movement gives you the #mindset. Movement is the #nature of things. That feeling of being stuck is what we experience when we forget this and allow ourselves to become complacent and still. The world moves forward no matter what you do, to be in flow with it means you have to move too. The gap between what you want and where you are is only spanned by motion. So move... because no one is coming to save you. J. Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #thursdaythoughts #crossfit #ocr #spartan (at HardWodder HQ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD-x7NMgPau/?igshid=1qp906b95j0gg

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// S.S.D.D. I don't remember the first time I heard the phrase. I don't remember who said it. I only remember the mark made on my brain when I realized the sentiment behind the words. I'm sure I heard it in response to me asking someone "How's it going" or "How are you"... one of those throwaway questions you ask in passing. Then the response to my query came; "Same shit different day". Same shit different day... I gave a little laugh when I heard it and didn't give it too much weight in the moment. But as my day went on, I started to see it differently. I no longer saw #humor in this phrase, but a sense of hopelessness, despair, and even a degree of sadness. People who say things like this are really telling me they see no hope for anything better to happen. To make it worse, it smacks of victimhood... as if to say you have no power nor #responsibility in shaping your day into what you want to see made real. It points to being a person who has resigned themself to be stuck in whatever circumstances they find. And rather than use this day they were given to own the fact that they can still make an #impact and #create something new, they're going to passively accept whatever shit the world hurls their way. Don't do that. Don't use this phrase. Don't #become that person. Every word you say shapes your destiny. They attract or repel people and resources you can use to benefit yourself and others. And even more so, they change your #mentality and your state. These are tools not to be trifled with... #understand them, understand the power of word, and the #power of state and choose wisely. You were given a new day. If it's not to your liking, #shape it into something that is. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J . Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #wednesdayword #crossfit #ocr (at Black Canyon Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD-u10gAHT3/?igshid=rzzvvz8bxw2f

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// Hard Things. I don't do hard things because it makes me look #strong to others. Nor do I do hard things to impress my #competitors. I do hard things because they #teach me something about myself. Who am I when shit gets real? Who am I when my #body aches and my mindset fails me? Who am I when circumstances line up to make accomplishing my #goals damn near impossible? . Who am I when. It's a #powerful question that will teach you about what you're really made of. Do hard things and find out. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J. Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #thursdaythoughts #crossfit #ocr #spartan (at HardWodder HQ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD5Et4UAV06/?igshid=1w8tzygtpk1jf

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// 6 Of 6. It's 4:30am and I am wide #awake. Wifey was tossing and turning in bed, and kept me up most of the night. Plus, for some reason I simply wasn't tired anyway. So after realizing it was going to be 111°F today, I decided to jump up and knock out a #SpartanVirtualSprint before #sunrise. They opened up the next 3 weeks for "Battle Mode" meaning you can run any #race any day and accumulate as many finishes as possible during this tims. I #committed to 1 a day. It's day 6... and here's my sixth race done. As good as it feels to get a #WOD in early, it feels even better to keep your word to yourself. Nothing builds more #confidence... and nothing elevates your #spirit more than knowing you can trust you. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J. Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #mindsetmonday #crossfit #ocr (at Daisy Mountain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD1g5nuAJtK/?igshid=3w3e9tlicuia

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// Purpose. The difference between #exercise and #training is purpose. You're spending all this time getting good, improving your lifts, your #mindset, and #consistency... but to what end? . Why are doing what your doing? What are training for? . #Longevity. #Aesthetics. #Fitness. #Performance. #Weight loss. #Weight gain. Being good is relative to what you want to create. You'll know you're good when your actions lead to your targets. If that isn't happening, make a change until you find what works. Stay #committed to your outcomes and they will dictate your actions... it doesn't work the other way around. N.O.I.C.T.S.Y. J . Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #humanmovementfactory #dothehardthing #100to0 #mindset #mindsetiseverything #holdtheline #putyournameonit #ragetomaster #taketuesday #ocr (at HardWodder HQ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDy2nbYgjxB/?igshid=mz4avbdyuh9b

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// Deeds > Words. I have never known, nor know of someone who makes "good excuses". Maybe there's a good one out there, and I just haven't heard it. My sense of the matter is that once an #excuse is construed as good, it becomes something else. For example, a good excuse might become a reason. Reasons sound like they're a level up from excuses. Maybe a "good reason" is an excuse that carries a good argument for why it's valid. That sounds... well, #reasonable. But if you think about why people offer reasons or excuses for their failures or broken #commitments, it has nothing to do with either of those things. It has to do with a fear of looking bad in the eyes of others. Show up late and say, "Sorry I'm late. Traffic was terrible." And people may believe you and have some empathy for you. Maybe they #believe it was not your fault. Show up late and say, "I broke my word to be here on time and I own that. What can I do to make it right?". . Firstly, people may be shocked you took #responsibility. Secondly, you're way out on a limb here. You're #vulnerable. But you're also directly #responsible, accountable, and demonstrating #strength of character. Blaming traffic is externalizing your failure in an attempt to save face. It's about you. Taking responsibility is owning your shit. And it's about you being directly tied to the consequences and how you slighted others with your failure. Which person would you rather be? For me, the answer is value based... I would rather look bad and be seen as responsible. In AZ right now, its 110°F out. I made a commitment to run a 5K, 10K, or 21k every day for 3 weeks. My #body hurts, my feet are killing me, the sun is beating down, and I really don't want to do this today. Do you cover the distance, or no? . Sight + Light. J . Remember: there is #norestfortheworthy Be. Do. Have... In that order. #hardwodder #hardwodderone #honorthework #fortunefavorsthebrave #fortesfortunajuvat #dothehardthing #100to0 #SpartanVirtualSprint (at Daisy Mountain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDxHkFLA3_2/?igshid=s7qzxnyx52tx