Motivate yourself daily

I am very excited to see the new Superman movie because I am a huge nerd, raised on comic books and peanut butter sandwiches. Also, because the actor playing superman, Henry Cavill,  got into shape to play the part by training with the guys at Gym Jones. Mark Twight and Robert MacDonald of Gym Jones also trained the actors for the movie "300," which is how I found CrossFit. After that cinematic, homoerotic masterpiece debuted I (and millions of other chubby white guys) asked, "How did those guys get so damn sexy?" A simple Google search alerted you to Gym Jones and CrossFit... bing bang boom, here I am 5 years later. 

Do you remember your original motivation to take your training seriously? What inspired you to tuck your Shape magazine away and pick up the barbell? If you dig deep, can you still harness that energy when you need it to get out of bed and come to the gym or pick up the kettlebell one more time? Maybe not... and that's okay. Regular exercise takes daily motivation. What do you need to kickstart your training? Here are some good articles on doing just that (these ideas work in and out of the gym.)

Inc. 

Mark's Daily Apple

ZenHabits (There are a few gems in here, and a lot of bad ones too.)

I encourage you to self prescribe a pick me up when you need it. Working out hard isn't easy, maybe that's why it's so good for you.

The importance of running for functional fitness

"I ran 3 miles last November and I have not run since." -My favorite student.

I'd like to re-emphasize a point I've made before by highlighting the importance of running. CrossFit calls itself a functional fitness program, and I ask, is anything more functional than moving your own fat ass, fast? The list of real world applications is infinite, for instance zombie apocalypse. Running from the undead and occasionally cutting their heads off sounds like a lot of fun. Another great thing about running is its ability to challenge and improve your cardiovascular system without ruining you with fatigue and soreness (like a mixed modal activity has the potential to do.)

I hope to see as many of you as possible for tomorrow's WOD. And I hope that some sunny weekend when you don't want to trek in to the gym you instead decide to go for a run to enjoy the outdoors.