Workout of the Day:
“The Chief”
Max rounds in three minutes of:
135/95 lb. Power Cleans x 3
Push-Ups x 6
Squats x 9
Rest one minute.  Repeat for a total of five cycles.

Our own Chief and resident Bee Charmer

CrossFit Relationships
Written by CrossFit Invictus Charter Member Cynthia Lumley 

The other day on Crossfit’s Affiliate Blog the following question was posed:  “Dating non-CrossFitters: Is it a waste of time? Do they just not “get” it? Or is it healthier?”

Besides the amusing responses, there were a few that caught my eye. 
    “I don’t understand how my Crossfit friends date non-Crossfitters.”
    “…sometimes I’m not even able to think or speak about anything else but CrossFit (or Zone .”
    “I don’t think I could be friends with someone that didn’t CrossFit, let alone date them!”  [note: I’m betting this one is a joke.  Rather, I’m HOPING it is.]

YIPES!! I dig Crossfit, but not to the extent that I would discount a person if they don’t know who Pukie or Fran is. My non-Crossfit people ask about it, tell me that I’m crazy, and we move on to other subjects. Yes, there are other things to talk about!  Just as I can’t be labeled a wife, or a paralegal, or a yogini, I can’t be labeled a Crossfitter. Those things are all a part of me, but none of them define me. I am a sum of all those things. I don’t want to be seen as just one of those labels, nor do I want to see others that way. When we’re sitting around before or after a WOD and chatting about whatever, that’s when we see beyond the Crossfit persona. I get to hear about BC’s future plans in law enforcement, Christina’s business travels to El Centro (bragger!), and Dani’s crazy schedule that gives her exactly two minutes per day to herself.

Thankfully, I’m not in a position to have to worry about whether or not my significant other will like Crossfit as much as I do. I started in June 2008, but my husband, Barry, wasn’t ready to join me at that time. I would go do my Crossfit every day, and he would do the globo gym thing. After about 6 months, Barry decided it was time for him to jump in full time. And, amazingly, not once in those 6 months did I get the urge to divorce him for his lack of Crossfit-itis! So it’s cool with me if somebody doesn’t do—or even LIKE—Crossfit. As long as we have something else between us, we can hang. The only area where I have no tolerance: if you don’t like dogs, you’re dead to me. Woof.

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