CFW Daily | CrossFit Watertown, Oakville, CT

Milestones and Change

2. September 2010

For every time that you feel sorry for yourself during a WOD ("It's so hard") or during a lift ("I just can't get it right!") remember that someone out there is facing a bigger obstacle, a higher hurdle, harder times. And they're carrying on. So, if you're complaining, just stop.

YBF

1. September 2010

16 Comments

Eyes forward, chest up, breathe. You can pretty much use that as your mantra for whatever you have to face today, in the gym or in your life.

Professionalism

31. August 2010

10 Comments

It's the commitment to each and every athlete that their needs will be met, their expectations will be exceeded, and that they will go home tired, but exhilarated and certain they learned at least a thing or two.

Looking Forward to Fall

30. August 2010

7 Comments

BIGTIME Reminder: Fight Gone Bad 5 is Saturday, Sept 25th. We will be joining this very important, massive worldwide effort by CrossFit affiliates to benefit Wounded Warriors and the Livestrong Foundation.

The Weekend Post

29. August 2010

3 Comments

Form and technique are important for sure, but sometimes heart is what you really should be looking at. It sounds stupid but sometimes it really is easy to lose sight of the forest for the trees.

This Is My Gym

27. August 2010

17 Comments

My power is legendary, my strength is inspiring, my life is a testimony to the heart that beats so strong in me and the soul that goes so deep. I am a CrossFitter. And this is my gym.

Narrow Your Focus

26. August 2010

4 Comments

Melissa finishes a power clean. Pick a priority today. One thing that you want to do better. Today and today only. Not for tomorrow or next week or next month or next year. One thing you want to improve today. Just one day at a time. Focus. SCHEDULE ALERT: Competitors WODs on FRIDAY at 5pm and SAT [...]

Layin’ It On The Line

25. August 2010

22 Comments

You are the person with the power. The person with the choices. The person who makes the decisions. Only you can make you do anything.

Hard

24. August 2010

7 Comments

Our lives are decided in the small moments. Decide to live. Decide to grow. Decide to change. Decide to try.

Down With The Sickness

23. August 2010

17 Comments

The harder the task, the more we want to try it. It's a sickness we all have. An illness that has infected all of us, not just here in the gym, but in our workplaces, our schools, and our homes. We embrace tests of our strength, our mettle, our heart. We long to find out what we're really made of.