Karen gets her push jerk on.
I saw this great t-shirt from CrossFit CapOp: It just says “Kill That Voice.”
You know what they’re talking about: The voice in your head that has always been with you, right from the early days. It tells you that you can’t do this, that you’re not strong enough, fast enough, smart enough, skinny enough, pretty enough, or sexy enough. It tells you to stop, to wait, to slow down, to quit.
Kill that f*****.
I mean it. Kill it. Today, in your WOD, stomp that voice. Stomp it good and hard so it never wants to come back. Grind its face into the dirt with your kettlebell and beat the everlovin’ sh** out of it. Go hard, go fast, go heavy. Give everything you have. Give everything you ever had. Do it for yourself, for who you were way back when — back when you were a kid and somebody told you to be a “good girl and play nice” or “let the girls win” or “don’t blow your own horn.” Remember all those well-intentioned (and some not-so-well-intentioned) folks who ever gave you the idea that it was okay to be less than you really are. They were wrong. Most of all, do it for who you want to be — and, maybe, for who you want your kids to be.
When you finish your workout today, don’t just put the barbell down. Throw the barbell down. Throw it down with every last shred of energy you have left and yell “Take that mother******!” (Or “Sweet potatoes” or “Jerks” or whatever the heck you like to say. Swearing is always optional.) But yell something. Be aggressive. Terrify that voice. Kill that voice. Kill it dead and don’t let it come back. You’re better than that voice. Start living like you are.
(Words by Lisbeth Darsh/CrossFit Watertown.)
June 17th, 2010 at 8:52 am
Go Karen!!
June 17th, 2010 at 9:14 am
Thanks Lisabeth for the great post. It sum’s up what we think at CapOp
June 17th, 2010 at 10:51 am
I like yelling at my bar after my last rep =)
Go Karen!!!!
June 17th, 2010 at 11:01 am
ok… So I’m sitting at work totally bored with my thumb up my…well u get the message….
June 17th, 2010 at 11:01 am
and what happens when I get bored?
June 17th, 2010 at 11:02 am
I start having rambling thoughts which in turn I express on this blog
June 17th, 2010 at 11:03 am
that is unless the moderator catches me
June 17th, 2010 at 11:03 am
so whats everyone doing right now?
June 17th, 2010 at 11:04 am
i really hope you’re outside becuase it looks beautiful
June 17th, 2010 at 11:04 am
I say this as I’m perched like a cat on the window of my office
June 17th, 2010 at 11:05 am
meaow
June 17th, 2010 at 11:06 am
Karen is wonder women! Love you mama!
June 17th, 2010 at 11:06 am
I wonder what Jen is doing right now?
June 17th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Aren’t u coaching?
June 17th, 2010 at 11:07 am
U going in my pool?
June 17th, 2010 at 11:08 am
just don’t pee in the pool!
June 17th, 2010 at 11:12 am
Jackie, 20 pushups. Now.
June 17th, 2010 at 11:19 am
done
June 17th, 2010 at 11:28 am
awesome words.
June 17th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Melis made the bar her b!tch yesterday!
June 17th, 2010 at 11:48 am
Just did my 20 in the middle of Jules Salon in Watertown. Photo on Jen’s Facebook.
June 17th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
I gotta say that the Kirk family unit killed Grace yesterday! Both under 5 minutes and both amazing to watch power through it. Kudos!
And go Karen!!!
June 17th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
I for one, can ALWAYS summon the will to spike the barbell off the ground as hard as possible after WOD’s like Grace, or a PR clean and jerk. Right before I collapse and suffer on the ground for 5min.
June 17th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Hey Check this out Lis found this crazy shit….who wants in? http://www.ruggedmaniac.com/