Lauren is feeling the rainbow as she comes in from a sunny fall run!
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Attention: There will be NO yoga this morning, it will be back next Saturday!

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WOD

“New Level”

For Time:
800 Meter Run
20 Power Snatches (115/85)
20 Pull-ups
800 Meter Run
20 Clean & Jerks (115/85)
20 Pull-ups
800 Meter Run
20 Thrusters (115/85)
20 Pull-ups

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DAILY MINDSET

“Roses that are left unpruned can become a tangled mess of old and new canes, all competing for air and light.”

~Elizabeth Roth

As the rose bush grows, it grows buds. It doesn’t grow like a tree, as it’s physical size is limited, but the buds keep on coming. To the point where if it grows too many, the bush can actually exhaust itself and die.

Ideas are like rose buds. They constantly need to be “pruned” or trimmed. If we don’t trim our ideas, just like the rose bush, we can overwhelm ourselves.

Growth ideas are natural and it’s completely normal (and a very good thing) to have an ample supply. But if we want to reach our full potential, it will require the pruning, trimming, and critical look on what ideas can stay… and what can go.

Christian is looking strong and focused as he works through his Overhead Squats!

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Good luck this weekend to all the CFD teams that are competing in the “Twas The WOD Before Christmas” competition!

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It’s Benchmark Friday!

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BENCHMARK WOD

“Filthy Fifty”
Compare to 1/3/20
For time:
50 Hip Extensions
50 Box Jumps, 24 inch box
50 Jumping Pull-Ups
50 Kettlebell Swings, 1 pood
Walking Lunge, 50 steps
50 Knees to Elbows
50 Push Press, 45 pounds
50 Wall Ball Shots, 20/14 pound ball
50 Burpees
50 Double-Unders

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DAILY MINDSET

“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible to your approach.”

~Tony Robbins

Is it a change of plan, or a change of vision?

We’re a committed, hungry group. We don’t shy away from discipline… we actually embrace it. And that dedication often shows itself when we set goals. We hard-charge them.

Yet along the way, we will have detours. Sometimes they will be by choice – and sometimes by chance. Regardless, we need the step back to assess what we are feeling. We can beat ourselves up for losing the “original plan”, or we can embrace the new path ahead, well knowing the detour signs are ultimately leading us to where we seek.

Committed to the destination, while flexible on the route.

Luckey working through the Power Cleans during Tuesdays WOD!
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WOD

Bench Press

On a Running Clock:
[0:00]: 10 Bench Press
[3:00]: 8 Bench Press
[6:00]: 6 Bench Press
[9:00]: 4 Bench Press
[12:00]: 2 Bench Press

“Pirate’s Booty”

For Time:
500/400 Meter Row
50 Russian Kettlebell Swings (53/35)
500/400 Meter Row
50 Russian Kettlebell Swings (53/35)
500/400 Meter Row

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DAILY MINDSET

“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.”

~George Lorimer

“Win the morning, win the day” is something we’ve all heard a couple times.

It’s less however about winning the morning, and more about establishing the right habits. The most successful in life routinely draw back to a core staple of set daily habits.

Write a short list of healthy habits you believe push you forward. It could be reading, journaling, “no phone hours”, or anything in between. Where consistency is king, discipline is freedom.

Dustin is doing a great job of getting under the bar during the Power Snatches during Mondays WOD!
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WOD

“Buy Low, Sell High”

AMRAP 5:
Buy-In: 150 Double Unders
15 Lateral Barbell Burpees 🙂
15 Overhead Squats (95/65)

Rest 5 Minutes

AMRAP 5:
Buy-In: 100 Double Unders
10 Lateral Barbell Burpees 🙂
10 Overhead Squats (115/85)

Rest 5 Minutes

AMRAP 5:
Buy-In: 50 Double Unders
5 Lateral Barbell Burpees 🙂
5 Overhead Squats (135/95)

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DAILY MINDSET

“I would rather die of passion than boredom.”

~Vincent Van Gogh

There are times in our lives, whether it be during training, at work, or at home, where we question the choices we’ve made. They tend to arrive shortly after we make an important decision. A form of “buyers remorse”, where we wonder if we’re on the right path.

It is a human condition to seek certainty. We simply want to know we’re clearly on the right path.

But… do we really?
Think back to a moment of uncertainty. The first day we first talked to our significant other. The first time we went on a roller coaster ride. The first time we walked into a CrossFit gym.

Uncertainty makes us feel alive. Those moments are etched into our lives, and are some of our fondest memories. If everything was known, expected, and pre-determined… life would be so horribly boring. It wouldn’t be a life at all.

Where others may run from uncertainty, let’s embrace it for what it is, and create the life of memories we’ll look back on.

Eric is working hard to keep a good position as he works through his Dumbbell Clean and Jerks!
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WOD

“Jumper Cables”

AMRAP 18:
15/12 Calorie Assault Bike
12 Power Cleans (135/95)
9 Box Jump Overs (30″/24″)

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DAILY MINDSET

“What you resist, persists.”

What would you think about if I told you to not think of a pink giraffe?

The same effect takes place if I tell you “don’t slow down” as you start your final 400 meter run in a workout. Our minds don’t operate well when we focus on what not to do. We need to flip the script, and focus on what to do.

Turn “don’t slow down” into “I can hold this pace”.
Turn “don’t mess this up” into “focus on a clean jumpshot”.

If our thoughts become words, and those words become actions, we’re going to get what we focus on. So let’s choose wisely.

Sara is staying focused as she works through her Squat Snatches!
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WOD

Hang Power Snatch

On the Minute x 10:
2 Hang Power Snatches

“No Air”

AMRAP 15:
30 Air Squats
20 Hang Power Snatches (75/55)
10 Strict Pull-ups

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DAILY MINDSET

“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.”

~Reba McEntire

Three themes to take into our day.

To have a “wishbone”: Nothing is too great of a task. Nothing is out of reach. Faith (or doubt) are both self-fulling prophecies.

To have a “backbone”: The unbreakable will to give our best, regardless of the circumstances. Through the lens of the growth-mindset, every outcome is an opportunity to become better.

To have a “funny bone”: We do life for one reason: to enjoy it. If we aren’t enjoying what we’re doing, we need to find something else. As Oscar Wilde writes, “Life is too short to take things seriously.” Let’s enjoy the ride.

Getting ready to start the Thanksgiving 5K!
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Reminder: Shayan will be running Open Gym today from 8:00am to 10:00am. Come get your weekend WOD on!
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WOD

“High Horse”

AMRAP 20:
1,000 Meter Assault Bike
50 Russian Kettlebell Swings (53/35)
30 Box Jumps (24″/20″)

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DAILY MINDSET

“Trade your expectation for appreciation, and the world changes around you”

~Tony Robbins

Routines and habits become part of the norm. Morning coffee, listening to the radio, the drive to the field taking the kids to practice. We appreciate healthy habits, and let’s continue to reinforce them. There is however much to be said about taking a pause to our routine, to appreciate the fortune in our lives. The absolute abundance we are so lucky to have.

In a world where comforts are the “”norm””, we want to consciously remind ourselves how good our lives are.
The thought of losing those precious parts of our day is a sobering one. But despite it being a morbid thought, we will. There will be a final cup of morning coffee for us. There will be the last chance for us to listen to the radio. And if we are lucky enough to have kids, there will be a last time we get to wait in traffic as we drive them to soccer practice.

As Tony Robbins quotes, if we can remove expectations from the norm, and replace them with a sense of gratitude, our entire world changes.

Thank you to everyone that came and ran the 5K with us on Thursday, what a great way to start Thanksgiving!

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Don’t forget to jump in on Heathers Zoom Yoga today at 9:15am!  Click here to join. We are now asking that you sign up on the Mindbody App for Saturday Yoga.

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WOD

“So Fresh, So Clean”

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1:
Squat Cleans (135/95)

Before Each Round: 20/15 Calorie Row

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DAILY MINDSET

“Adversity causes some to break. For others, it breaks records.”

Adversity can really, really hurt. Let’s not create an illusion that it’s all sunshine and rainbows. It will try our values, test our patience, and challenge who we are as human beings. It’s no warm cup of cocoa on a winter morning.

But a warm cup of cocoa doesn’t make us better. A picture perfect day doesn’t make us better. We learn when we make mistakes. When we miss, trip up, face plant, and get caught off guard. At our very basic biological level, this is how we adapt. It’s encoded in us… and it’s seriously like a secret sleeping super power.

That is, of course, if we them it our advantage. The nature of a mistake is not to tell us we suck. That we failed. That we’re not good enough. The nature of a mistake is to educate us. To give us the ammunition we need to become better. To take the challenge to earn greatness, out of something that once was not.

Adversity is not in the way to greatness.
Adversity is the way the way to greatness.
This is the championship mindset.

Happy Birthday Nick!

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Reminder: We are running a Holiday Schedule today. There will be an 8:00am and a 10:00am WOD. Make sure to sign up through the Mindbody App. The rest of the week will be the regular schedule.
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It’s Benchmark Friday!

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BENCHMARK WOD

“THANKSGIVING WITH THE GIRLS”
Compare to 11/29/19
For Time:

“Angie’s” House
20 Pull-Ups
20 Push-Ups
20 Sit-Ups
20 Air Squats

“Helen’s” House
400 meter Run
21 Kettlebell Swings (53/35 lb)
12 Pull-Ups

“Fran’s” House
15 Thrusters (95/65 lb)

“Nancy’s” House
400 meter Run
15 Overhead Squats (95/65 lb)

“Grace/Isabel’s” House
20 Ground-To-Overheads (95/65 lb)

“Kelly’s” House
400 meter Run
30 Box Jumps (24/20 in)
30 Wall Balls (20/14 lb)

With a running clock complete all five named parts of the workout, with no rest in between. For “Grace/Isabel’s” house, athlete may move the barbell from the ground to overhead any way they like (eg: snatches and/or clean-and-jerks).

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DAILY MINDSET

“Live life on purpose”

~Simon Sinek

As simple as this sounds, every action we take in our lives should have a clear and defined purpose.

As an analogy, let’s use money. When we spend money, there’s a reason. Food for tonight’s dinner, a new pair of shoes, gasoline. It’s very easy to justify. We would never throw our money into the wind. Yet… we can often find ourselves doing so with our time.

Unlike money, which can cycle back around on the next paycheck, we don’t get restocked on time. Be it a morbid thought, we know our days here are limited… time is our most precious, irreplaceable resource.

As we move through our day, take an objective look at the actions we take. Like a CFO analyzing a day of business, reflect tonight on where we spent our time. Because at “years-end-summary”, when our time comes… let’s be proud about how we chose to spend those resources. We only get one chance to do so.

WE HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING WEEKEND!

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The Holiday schedule for this week will be as follows: Thursday we will run the virtual “Utah Human Race 5K”, meet at CFD at 8:00am. Friday we will run an 8:00am and 10:00am WOD. Saturday we will run the regular 8:00am and 10:00am WOD’s. Thanks for understanding and we hope you have a great Holiday!
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Reminder: The Thanksgiving Day 5K is today! This year we will be running the “Utah Human Race” Thanksgiving 5K from the gym! They are doing it virtually so we will meet at CFD at 8:00am and run! There will be options for Rowing or Biking as well so no excuses. You can still sign up and support the Food Bank by clicking here.

As in years past we will stay after for a Mimosa and  Hot Chocolate bar. Please remember to wear your mask between sips! We are so thankful to be starting the Thanksgiving Holiday with you!

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WOD

Run a 5K!

The 5K is one of the most popular race lengths in the world. A 5k run is 5 kilometers long, which is the equivalent of 3.1 miles. Because the 5K is one of the shorter road races, it’s very popular among beginner runners who want to give racing a try as well as advanced runners who like to have short-term goals.

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DAILY MINDSET

“Don’t tell me who you are. Tell me what you are.”

When we are asked “who” we are, we default to our past. We define ourselves by our resumes. Although our past may give us insight of where we’ve been, it cannot be what defines us… for it’s the past.

When the question however asks “what” we are, we tend to give a different answer. We describe who we really are. It’s one of character, values and beliefs.

Will we be defined by who we’ve been in the past, or by what we stand for today? Let character be our loudest statement.