Comparative Thinking…

20 Min AMRAP
Prowler or Sled 100' 90/50
D/B Burpee-Squat Clean-Thruster for REPS
Rest
One athlete pushes/pulls for 100', while one athlete is performing exercise. The third athlete rests.
Score is based on total rounds completed and total reps performed.  20 points for every 100' completed and total reps of exercise added for a final team score!

     Crossfit cultivates a culture of comparison, to your peers, your former self, and the juggernauts you see on ESPN.  For many this creates a competitive spirit that drives you towards faster times and bigger lifts.  The habit of using easily quantifiable measures of fitness is surely our greatest asset. It provides immediate feedback as to how fit you are at that moment in time.  We ask you to write your time, weight, and the degree of scaling on a large whiteboard for everyone to see.  As CrossFitters we are asked to put it all out there…and if you laid it all on the line during the wod you might be fortunate enough to end up on the "wall-o-fame."  This is a reward system to those who've put in the work and allows others to try and bump the 10 spot off the board (the most satisfying part of all).
    However, for all of the effort we put into forcing you all to compare yourselves I want to reinforce that this is not what its all about. It's easy to get caught up in beating your arch nemesis and making it to the "wall-o-fame," but in the end this is highly unsatisfying.  These ARE great tools for reinforcing your commitment and enthusiasm but don't allow CrossFit to be a source of stress when its intended to be a relief.  It does me little good to know that Justin Jerks more than 300 pounds, Travis can deadlift nearly triple bodyweight, Lene can workout semi annually and still beat my ass at this or that (for the record Lene changed the blog to mention himself…I just caught it before publishing, but it can stay up), Aaron has a sub 3-min fran time, Josh runs a sub-5 minute mile, etc…. but I do know these things, and sometimes its not for the better.  Though those who've performed extraordinary feats like these should certainly be applauded for their efforts, I beg you not to give Justin the satisfaction of allowing his numbers to make you feel insecure about yourself.  It's easy to go down the path of where you are or who your stats say you are… do not fall victim.

    Just so you all feel more insecure about yourselves:  This Link allows you to rank athletes according to deadlift 1RM, Fran time, and I hear they're working on inseam size.