Tuesday February 19, 2008 - Peaceful Warrior

Warrior has a lot of different meanings and there is no mistake that it is part of the title of my Blog. Linda Thorstenson of Crossfit Balad fame recently passed along some great information regarding movie/book filled with Wisdom of the Warrior key principles: Here is a website reference for “The Way of the Peaceful Warrior.”

Ironically, I mentioned the book to my wife and she pulled it from our library! Sometimes there is great wisdom right beneath our noses! Below find some key Principles from the book/movie:

The ability to change your life is in the moment. All of the visualizing and affirming will not do anything to change your life. The choice that you make in the moment is the pivot point. The good news is that the pivot point is always available.

Being present is the only way to access the power to change. Since you can change your life in a moment, if you want to actively create your life you have to be present - aware, conscious - in the moment.

You can only control your choice in the moment. You cannot control the outcome. And you certainly can’t control what’s gone. Only the choice right now, right here is under control, and I don’t mean in an egoic sense. As such, there is no point in being attached to the outcome. The journey is what matters.

Goals and dreams are still important. Being in the moment does not mean that you abandon your goals and dreams. It just means that you recognize that it is a point on the horizon, but the moment is where you decide whether to go towards it, to the left, or to the right. The other thing is that anything can happen, despite your best intentions. Life is about being present, being as aware as possible.

Crossfit thoughts for the day - here is a great list - reference "the girls"

Crossfit Picture from the Redeye Gym today: Weed, Kojak, and Ferris - Get Some!

4.1. Explain The Workouts with Names (Girls and Heroes)

The Benchmark Girls
Angie	100 Pull-ups 100 Push-ups 100 Sit-ups 100 Squats	For Time
Barbara	20 Pull-ups 30 Push-ups 40 Sit-ups 50 Squats	5 rounds for time
Chelsea	5 Pull-ups 10 Push-ups 15 Squats	Each min on the min for 30 min
Cindy	5 Pull-ups 10 Push-ups 15 Squats	As many rounds as possible in 20 min
Diane	Deadlift 225 lbs Handstand push-ups	21-15-9 reps, for time
Elizabeth	Clean 135 lbs Ring Dips	21-15-9 reps, for time
Fran	Thruster 95 lbs Pull-ups	21-15-9 reps, for time
Grace	Clean and Jerk 135 lbs	30 reps for time
Helen	400 meter run 1.5 pood Kettlebell swing x 21 Pull-ups 12 reps	3 rounds for time
Isabel	Snatch 135 pounds	30 reps for time
Jackie	1000 meter row Thruster 45 lbs (50 reps) Pull-ups (30 reps)	For time
Karen	Wall-ball 150 shots	For time
Linda (aka "3 bars of death")	Deadlift 1 1/2 BW Bench BW Clean 3/4 BW	10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1 rep rounds for time
Mary	5 Handstand push-ups 10 1-legged squats 15 Pull-ups	As many rounds as possible in 20 min
Nancy	400 meter run Overhead squat 95 lbs x 15	5 rounds for time
The "Other" Girls
Lynne	Bodyweight bench press (e.g., same amount on bar as you weigh) pullups	5 rounds for max reps
Kelly	Run 400 meters 30 box jump, 24 inch box 30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball	Five rounds for time
Annie	Double-unders Sit-ups	50-40-30-20 and 10 rep rounds; for time
Nicole	Run 400 meters Max rep Pull-ups	As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes. Note number of pull-ups completed for each round.