Wednesday February 19, 2020

The 8am group getting their swings on!
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The Nutrition Challenge is officially over! Make sure to get your points calculated and set a time with Hillari to get your after stats taken.
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Reminder: Dexa Body will be back at CFD this Friday February 21st from 3:00pm to 7:00pm! Click here to schedule your time ASAP, spots fill up fast!
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We are excited to celebrate winter with our second Ski event coming up this Friday the 21st at Brighton! James W. has two for one passes so if you need any let Hillari know. This is such a fun event and we can’t wait to take advantage of the greatest snow on earth with all of you!
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WOD

“Long Haul”
2 Rounds:
20 Push Presses (115/85)
30 Single Dumbbell Box Step-ups
40 Burpees 🙂
50/35 Calorie Row

Box: 24/20
Dumbbell: 50/35
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DAILY MINDSET

The Marshmallow Experiment

The experiment conducted decades ago began by bringing children into a room, one by one, sitting them down in a chair with a single marshmallow in front of them.

The researcher offered a deal. He said he was going to leave the room, and if the child didn’t eat the marshmallow while he was away, then a second marshmallow would be rewarded. However, if the child chose to eat the marshmallow while he was away, they wouldn’t get a second. What he didn’t say was how long he’d be gone. The choice was simple – one treat now, or two treats later. Some of the children ate it right away. Some squirmed around for a bit, and gave in after a couple of minutes. And some of the children managed to wait until the researcher came back. The research team followed the participants for 40 years afterwards. The children who ate the marshmallow immediately… struggled in life. They didn’t have careers they were proud of, and they didn’t live lives they were happy with. The children who held out went on to live as highly successful individuals.

The ability to delay gratification is a critical component in life. Whether we want to go to the CrossFit Games, be the best spouse we can be, or propel our career forward, we must have the willpower to stay the course with the longer term in mind. Even when we’re tired, hungry, beat up, and starving for a bite of that marshmallow… we’re tough enough to hang on.

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