Good luck with your deployment Justin! We will take great care of Estee!
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WOD

“Bamm-Bamm”

AMRAP 20:
50 Wallballs (20/14)
40 Alternating Dumbbell Snatches (50/35)
30/24 Calorie Assault Bike
20 Toes to Bar

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DAILY MINDSET

“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence of the future”

~Seneca

How often do we rush to finish line? Immediately turning to the next, only to rush once again?

The aim is not to ignore the future. Yet when we spend so much time working for the future, we by default ignore the present. Until… it has become the past. All of this can sound mindlessly simple – and it is. Yet we often become so frantically busy planning for the future, that we actually miss living in this moment.

Happiness is delivered in many forms, with the most important being… present enjoyment of the moment. Happiness has all that it wants. Wherever we go today, go with everything we got.

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

“Washing Machine”

On the 4:00 x 6 Rounds:
21/15 Calorie Assault Bike
21/15 Calorie Row

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DAILY MINDSET

“Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.”

~Simon Sinek

What defines a leader? Is it promotion, titles, or status? We realize that is not the case.

We’ve all met others at some point in our lives that were, title wise, on an identical level. Both been students in school, teammates on a sports team, or co-workers in a job. Yet something set them apart. We don’t remember them for what they said or did, but instead, for how they made us feel.

There’s a line that’s been said a million times over.
“Why did you do it?”
“Because he (or she) would have done it for me”.

True leadership is not a title.

Good Luck to all the ladies from CFD competing in the “Girls Gone RX” competition today!
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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

“Three Eagles”

[On the 0:00]:
1 Mile Run

[On the 10:00]:
3 Rounds:
15 Hang Power Cleans (135/95)
12 Lateral Barbell Burpees  🙂
9 Thrusters (135/95)

[On the 20:00]:
1 Mile Run

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DAILY MINDSET

“Everyone makes mistakes. Not everyone owns them.”

It can be ever-tempting to blame a failure on an external factor. Yet when we do, we gain nothing. We shirk responsibility, and with that, a learning opportunity.

Learning starts with ownership. Recognizing that we can do this better. No one is infallible – we will all make mistakes, and be part of larger mistakes that involve a host of other people. But, even when it’s easy to allow ourselves to blame the situation, look inward.

Ask ourselves the simple question: What could *I* have done better?

Liz, Kamrie, and Christy are working on their Biceps with Tabata Bicep Curls!
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WOD

“Knock on Wood”

3 Rounds For Time [25 Minute Cap]:
30 Power Snatches (75/55)
30 Box Jump Overs (24″/20″)
30 Pull-ups
30/24 Calorie Row

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DAILY MINDSET

“The only thing that is different about me, is that I’m not afraid to die on a treadmill.”

~Will Smith

It’s not about the treadmill. 
It’s what the treadmill stands for.

Will Smith is not a competitive athlete. If he runs 2, 3, 10 miles… he’s still probably going to be highly successful in his career.

Probably.

But that’s not why he is, who he is. Not defined by what he’s doing, but instead by how he is doing it.

Full heart, full commitment, full effort. Wherever we go.

Leonor isn’t letting a few surgeries set her back! Good luck today with number two!
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WOD

“Pardon the Interruption”

AMRAP 16:
Max Calorie Assault Bike

[On the 0:00]: 21 Kettlebell Swings (53/35)
[On the 2:00]: 21 AbMat Sit-ups
[On the 4:00]: 21 Kettlebell Swings (53/35)
[On the 6:00]: 21 AbMat Sit-ups
[On the 8:00]: 21 Kettlebell Swings (53/35)
[On the 10:00]: 21 AbMat Sit-ups
[On the 12:00]: 21 Kettlebell Swings (53/35)
[On the 14:00]: 21 AbMat Sit-ups

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DAILY MINDSET

“Excitement comes from the achievement. Fulfillment comes from the journey.”

Winning the award is exciting. Fulfillment is looking back at the hard work put in.

There’s irony when think we think about defining moments. We build up in our minds that accomplishing that “thing” will be the ultimate. And when we get there, hell yeah will it be exciting. But the podium does not change who we are.

The real defining moments were the experiences that led up to those big achievements. The trials, the tribulations, the lessons learned… the early mornings and late nights. The deep and unforgettable relationships we build through the blood, sweat, and tears.

The dopamine hit comes when we win, hit the goal, or get the promotion. The ever-lasting fulfillment comes from the journey.

Leonor is getting her Elbows high as she finishes her Clean!
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WOD

“Diddly Squat”

3 Rounds For Time:
800 Meter Run
20 Toes to Bar
10 Front Squats (185/135)

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DAILY MINDSET

“An object at rest tends to stay at rest. An object in motion tends to stay in motion.”

~Newton

Picture a giant flywheel. It’s at rest, and we are going to manually start it.

To get it to just budge and inch, it’s freaking hard. We need to grit, grind, and drive with everything we have just to get the slightest movement. But as soon as we do, that second inch… it’s a little bit easier. And the third inch, a little more.

By the time the flywheel does a single pass, it’s significantly easier. We’re no longer in a max effort prowler push… and it’s almost spinning itself. Two turns, three turns, 100 turns later, it’s spinning with no intentions on stopping. Faster than ever.

We’ve all felt this before. What was an incredible struggle at first, became so natural and easy to continue. We just needed to start.

There will be a voice in our head, that says – there’s time to do this tomorrow. Things are just too tight right now. The time “will be right” eventually. For “an object in motion, tends to stay in motion”.

Krystal is demonstrating the perfect Table Top Stretch!
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WOD

Deadlift

Build to a Heavy Set of 3

“Belt Buckle”

For Time:
1,000 Meter Row
30 Deadlifts (225/155)
50 Lateral Barbell Burpees 🙂

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DAILY MINDSET

“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally, astound ourselves.”

~Thomas Edison

Sometimes we simply need to get out of our way. We are capable of so much more than we’ll ever know. What stops us – fear and doubt.

We have voices inside our head, trying to keep us safe. But waiting on the other side of that, is the absolute astonishment that Thomas Edison speaks about.

Many have the incorrect pre-disposition that this quote doesn’t apply to them. That they don’t have the natural talent, or the born ability, to reach greatness. But that thought, in and of itself, is the reason why they aren’t yet great. That thought alone will stop what truly creates greatness – passionate, unrelenting, hard work.

This quote applies not to somebody else, but you. Silence the voice that doubts, and put on the championship performance. As simple as that sounds, if we can do it, we’ll find what Edison writes about. We’ll stand in awe of what we are capable of.

Happy Birthday Lauri!

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WOD

“Wiped Clean”

Every 4 Minutes x 5 Rounds:
30 Air Squats
15/12 Calorie Assault Bike
7 Clean and Jerks (115/85)

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DAILY MINDSET

“When we are closed to ideas, what we hear is criticism. When we are open to criticism, what we get is advice.”

~Simon Sinek

Our immediate temptation when we receive feedback can be to defend. And often, this defense can be so strong, that it deafens us to any potential upside. We literally close it off, not because the actual information isn’t useful… but because we allowed our emotions to get in the way.

Next time we receive feedback, let’s listen. As obvious as that sounds, there will be a temptation to start to formulate a response, a justification, or an argument. If we are doing that, we aren’t listening.

Strip away the emotion, recognizing that someone has stopped their day to provide us with thoughts that could only make us better.

Christian is working hard to stay on the bar during his Power Cleans!
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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

“Strictly Business”

On the 3:00 x 6 Rounds:
5 Strict Toes to Bar
15 Shuttle Runs [10 Meters]
Max Calorie Assault Bike

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DAILY MINDSET

“Reasons > Goals”

Let’s imagine Jane is overweight, and is set on a new goal. To lose 30 pounds this year. Despite being a good, measurable, does it really mean anything to her? Does it get her out of bed in the morning? We can all agree, there’s something missing. As good as a goal is, in order for it to truly do anything for us, there must be a specific, defined, and real reason behind it.

Let’s now imagine Jane wants to lose 30 pounds, but, not for herself. It’s for her two teenage daughters. Jane’s entire family has historically battled with obesity. One might say “it’s hereditary”… and that Jane and her kids are destined to be that way.

Except, Jane has decided to have none of that bullshit. By losing the weight, she’s going to prove to her daughters that they can be whoever they want to be as long as they put in the work. Given her family’s poor track record with health, no relative of hers has lived past 85. Jane plans to lead the way in changing that, and wants to see her daughters, and her daughters’ daughters, grow to be fit and healthy.

Goals don’t get us out of bed in the morning. Reasons do. What’s yours?

Anyone else’s Glutes feeling Wednesdays Lunges?!
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Happy Birthday Tara!

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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

“One Direction”

5 Rounds:
1 Minute Calorie Row
1 Minute Burpees 🙂
1 Minute Thrusters (95/65)
1 Minute Rest

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DAILY MINDSET

“The fact of the matter, is that it’s just my opinion.”

~Benjamin Franklin

Have you ever caught yourself saying, “Well the fact of the matter is…”?

Sometimes we can be so sure of something, that we forget that it’s actually not a fact. That it is truthfully just our opinion.

One of the most important character traits we can practice is the separation of our ego. We can hold such strong beliefs, that we can blind ourselves to other perspectives. To continue to grow into the next best version of ourselves, Franklin’s quote brings us back to the basics of humility. Always an open mind. Always a student.