Our specialty is not specializing.. click link here to read a great article by one of CrossFit's top women competitors!
http://juliefoucher.com/2012/05/29/our-specialty-is-not-specializing/
Great words by CrossFit wonderwoman Julie Foucher! Good luck at the CrossFit Games Julie.. we are pulling for you here at Aspen CrossFit!
"…once set loose into the real world and exposed to the vastness of knowledge and possibility, I quickly realized I had neither the time nor the energy to embark upon such a comprehensive quest for perfection in each avenue I wanted to explore."
~Julie Foucher
"From my experience, the answer lies in gaining comfort with recognizing and unmasking our weaknesses and in acceptance that balance across many domains trumps perfection in just one – a.k.a, the portfolio system."
"CrossFit also recognizes that in order to achieve optimum physical competence, one’s ability must be distributed evenly among “10 General Physical Skills” – cardiovascular endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy. We concede that as CrossFitters we may not achieve the level of stamina displayed by an Olympic triathlete or the strength of a world-class powerlifter, but we are willing to make those sacrifices in order to maintain balanced physical abilities."
"Could I be better at Olympic lifting? Yes, probably, if I spent all of my time practicing Olympic lifting. But what is my goal? My goal is to achieve optimum physical competence, therefore I cannot afford to spend all of my time practicing Olympic lifting while neglecting development of other areas such as endurance and stamina.
Could I achieve greater breadth and depth of medical knowledge? Absolutely, if I spent all of my time pouring over my textbooks and memorizing every word. But what is my goal? My goal is to become an excellent physician researcher, so my medical knowledge will be useless if I have not also developed skills such as communicating with patients and clinical reasoning."
"The beauty of CrossFit is that it cannot be bested by our fancy façades – no matter who you are, how much money you make, or what kind of clothes you are wearing, CrossFit will force you to come face-to-face with your imperfections. In so doing, CrossFit allows us to conquer these weaknesses that we otherwise might have shrugged off, avoided, or kept hidden to ourselves. By calling our bluff – exposing weaknesses in the gym and showing us that it is possible to make improvements, CrossFit empowers us to extend this behavior to other aspects of our life. And though we may feel vulnerable at first, identifying, rather than ignoring, our shortcomings and taking steps to overcome them paves the way for an exponentially more fulfilling life."
~Julie Foucher
