1. Firebreather – Fie-r’-brë-th-er: (n) 1. Onewho faces the triumphs and tribulationsof great physical opposition with anindomitable spirit. 2. An optimistic energyassociated with the heart of an athlete.
2. “The First Rule of CrossFit is: Always
Talk About CrossFit”
10,000 Affiliates in July 2014
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4. “Secretly, every CrossFitter believes that
the people in his box will be the ones to
survive the zombie apocalypse.”
Battle Buddies
WODs are shared suffering - doing something difficult and uncomfortable together. Incredible cohesion comes out of that. Partner WODs are demonstrations of mutual willingness to sacrifice comfort for a shared goal. It’s very revealing. Physiologically, it’s nothing like golf. But millennials are using it like golf.
We don’t predict the future: we uncover it. We live in a de-ritualized culture. Comfort drives out intensity. Ritual becomes habit. Sport becomes exercise. But rituals want to reassert themselves, because that part of us is never lost, only forgotten. We have a curious ability to unearth old rituals that have fallen out of memory. What resonates deeply is baked into our bones - only the artifacts are new. When new artifacts and excavated rituals unlock genetic memory, you see passion. We don’t predict the future: we uncover it.
We live in a de-ritualized culture. Comfort drives out intensity. Ritual becomes habit. Sport becomes exercise. But rituals want to reassert themselves, because that part of us is never lost, only forgotten. We have a curious ability to unearth old rituals that have fallen out of memory. What resonates deeply is baked into our bones - only the artifacts are new. When new artifacts and excavated rituals unlock genetic memory, you see passion - deep investment, strong community
