HUMILITY

I had the pleasure of working with Chris Spealer (left) and Josh Everett (right) a weekend or so ago at a Crossfit Level I Cert. Not the best picture, but I covertly snapped it while we were at Mi Cocina! You may be familiar with these two, you may not. Doesn't matter; what's cool about these guys is that they are humble dudes. 

First let's talk about what I mean by humble. Humility is not hanging your head low and assuming a "meek" and "lowly" disposition. To me, it means you are so engaged in making yourself a better person that you have little time to be critical of others &, on the contrary, are quite interested in what others have to say. I saw Chris hit 27 squats consistently on a tabata mashup & Josh C&J 335. These are impressive stats but you wouldn't have known it after watching them. 

My point is --what comes first: humility THEN athleticism or is it the other way around? I say be humble first and you will achieve much more. Be so focused on what you are doing to make yourself better in every way that you are out of time to criticize the person next to you.

Performance Intelligence

I like to talk about the mental game. I think (and I'm not the only one) it might be the missing link to our training as athletes and coaches in Crossfit. Most guys and gals with a sports background would agree that you have GOT to have it in check. Why would it be any different for Crossfit? I have been able to work with Dr Julie Bell for the last couple of months and we have come up with way to apply the world of sport psychology to Crossfit in a incredibly effective way. Crossfit Dallas Central & Dr. Bell will be hold a one day only workshop on August 29th. Regardless of your aspirations as an athlete, I personally think this could be one of the most valuable days you could spend. I'm not much of a salesmen, but if you are looking for an edge (and I am) or you just need the mental skills to get through workouts each day and be consistent...this could be it.

I'll be updating this blog on a regular basis with more and more information as we get closer to the launch:

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