"A man's errors are his portals of discovery." -James Joyce
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Showing posts with label tuesday attitude. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tuesday attitude. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: It's the little things.
"Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily." -J. Schiller
Note: Sign up for the Call-To-Action by Oct. 28th. Male, Female, Coed...Advanced and Basic teams welcome!
Note: Sign up for the Call-To-Action by Oct. 28th. Male, Female, Coed...Advanced and Basic teams welcome!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: A present. For you.
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift."-Steve Prefontaine
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: Bully for you.
October is Bullying Prevention month. Since there is little in the way of accountability for bullies (and/or critique of the types of dysfunctional homes that bullies/cyberbullies come from), prevention must take the best and only defense: raising strong, moral, willful, assertive children.
Tell your kids it is okay to fight. -Jeff Martin
We have been told for years that fighting is morally and ethically wrong. That it is never the answer. This belief has threatened our country’s security and now we see the effects it can have on our children. Fighting is not wrong in the cause of self defense. It is not wrong for our nation to proactively protect itself nor is it wrong on a personal level to respond with physical force when threatened.
When I was young and in school a little boy hit me in front of the teacher. He was reprimanded and sent to detention. On the way out of school he told me he was going to do it again the next day. When I told my parents about the incident, they told me if he tried to hit me again, I was to hit him. Actually, they said hit him hard enough that he will never want to hit you again. I did and he didn’t.
A couple of years ago my wife went to pick up one of our boys at preschool. She found him hiding under a desk. When she asked him why he was hiding he said he was hiding from one of the other boys who had choked him several times that day. When my wife approached the teacher she was told that the boy "was having trouble at home and just acting out.” While I sympathize with the child who was having trouble at home, this was somehow supposed to excuse him attacking my son. That night we taught our son a simple Krav Maga self defense technique. He in turn shared his new knowledge with his teacher. His teacher made it very clear to him that under no circumstances was he to defend himself. He was to get her attention instead ( with a child’s hands wrapped around his throat) and she would take care of the problem. We of course
relieved him of that notion.
Think of the different lessons these two stories teach. In the first, my parents taught me not only that I had a right to defend myself but that the responsibility for my safety rested with me.
In the second, the opposite lesson was taught. My son was told his safety was someone else’s responsibility and under no circumstances was he to defend himself. If you have been
taught the first lesson, you react instantly to someone threatening your safety. If you have learned the second, you look for an authority figure to help you when threatened. If there is no authority figure to stop the attack you waste valuable time deciding what to do and how to react. We are complicit in the victimization of children by predators if we are teaching children to
look for an elusive authority figure for help.
A few months ago, we watched in shock, the video of poor Carly Bruscha simply allowing someone she doesn’t know to walk up, grab her arm and pull her away. She looks confused
and frightened on the video. It takes only an instant for her abductor to move her out of the cameras eye. What a different video we might be seeing if at the instant she was touched by
the man she launched into him biting, kicking and using everything she had to keep him away from her. I heard a retired FBI agent say, that they knew of no case where a child who was
fighting back was killed in the course of an abduction. The reverse is not true. If abducted the outcome is almost universally bad.
But to demand that children discard their moral right to protect themselves is
a lesson that should not be taught in any school or in our society. Children
need to know it is morally and ethically right to fight and defend themselves the
instant they are physically threatened. On a news program this morning, they
ended the story by saying there is “evidence the little girl fought her attacker
to the end." The problem is she didn't fight in the beginning.
Building good character goes hand in hand with a belief in the right to self defense. Your children must know when and where to apply the defensive skills you teach them. That responsibility falls squarely on your shoulders and on theirs. If you build good character, then self defense will be exactly that—defense. It will be a reaction to an act of violation, and every child has the
right to defend himself if violated. Our children need to be given permission to fight. Yes, they ALSO need to be taught good judgment so they know when fighting might be wrong.
(crossfit kids newsletter .pdf, issue 1, december 05)
Tell your kids it is okay to fight. -Jeff Martin
We have been told for years that fighting is morally and ethically wrong. That it is never the answer. This belief has threatened our country’s security and now we see the effects it can have on our children. Fighting is not wrong in the cause of self defense. It is not wrong for our nation to proactively protect itself nor is it wrong on a personal level to respond with physical force when threatened.
When I was young and in school a little boy hit me in front of the teacher. He was reprimanded and sent to detention. On the way out of school he told me he was going to do it again the next day. When I told my parents about the incident, they told me if he tried to hit me again, I was to hit him. Actually, they said hit him hard enough that he will never want to hit you again. I did and he didn’t.
A couple of years ago my wife went to pick up one of our boys at preschool. She found him hiding under a desk. When she asked him why he was hiding he said he was hiding from one of the other boys who had choked him several times that day. When my wife approached the teacher she was told that the boy "was having trouble at home and just acting out.” While I sympathize with the child who was having trouble at home, this was somehow supposed to excuse him attacking my son. That night we taught our son a simple Krav Maga self defense technique. He in turn shared his new knowledge with his teacher. His teacher made it very clear to him that under no circumstances was he to defend himself. He was to get her attention instead ( with a child’s hands wrapped around his throat) and she would take care of the problem. We of course
relieved him of that notion.
Think of the different lessons these two stories teach. In the first, my parents taught me not only that I had a right to defend myself but that the responsibility for my safety rested with me.
In the second, the opposite lesson was taught. My son was told his safety was someone else’s responsibility and under no circumstances was he to defend himself. If you have been
taught the first lesson, you react instantly to someone threatening your safety. If you have learned the second, you look for an authority figure to help you when threatened. If there is no authority figure to stop the attack you waste valuable time deciding what to do and how to react. We are complicit in the victimization of children by predators if we are teaching children to
look for an elusive authority figure for help.
A few months ago, we watched in shock, the video of poor Carly Bruscha simply allowing someone she doesn’t know to walk up, grab her arm and pull her away. She looks confused
and frightened on the video. It takes only an instant for her abductor to move her out of the cameras eye. What a different video we might be seeing if at the instant she was touched by
the man she launched into him biting, kicking and using everything she had to keep him away from her. I heard a retired FBI agent say, that they knew of no case where a child who was
fighting back was killed in the course of an abduction. The reverse is not true. If abducted the outcome is almost universally bad.
But to demand that children discard their moral right to protect themselves is
a lesson that should not be taught in any school or in our society. Children
need to know it is morally and ethically right to fight and defend themselves the
instant they are physically threatened. On a news program this morning, they
ended the story by saying there is “evidence the little girl fought her attacker
to the end." The problem is she didn't fight in the beginning.
Building good character goes hand in hand with a belief in the right to self defense. Your children must know when and where to apply the defensive skills you teach them. That responsibility falls squarely on your shoulders and on theirs. If you build good character, then self defense will be exactly that—defense. It will be a reaction to an act of violation, and every child has the
right to defend himself if violated. Our children need to be given permission to fight. Yes, they ALSO need to be taught good judgment so they know when fighting might be wrong.
(crossfit kids newsletter .pdf, issue 1, december 05)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: Try.
"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." - Napoleon Hill
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: If only...
"We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” -Jim Rohn
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: I M Strong
"Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.”
See more IM ABLE Duathlon pics by Donn Shires here.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: Hope
"In all things it is better to hope than to despair."
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: Imagination
"There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds." - G.K. Chesterton
Signing Up for the Weight Loss Challenge? By Mon. Sept 6th...
1) Put name/email on list (need email for Livestrong invite)
2) Take packet, Weigh-In
3) Sign/tear off waiver on bottom of packet front page.
4) Behind desk...pay buy-in, insert waiver, write down weight.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: Music to your ears!
"Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.” (either Nietzsche or Angela Monet)
The primal CF holler...licences a certain intensity for the upcoming hour. What's this "music" signify to you?
Today:
Helen (3 rds: 400m run, 21 Swings, 12 Pull Ups)
The primal CF holler...licences a certain intensity for the upcoming hour. What's this "music" signify to you?
Today:
Helen (3 rds: 400m run, 21 Swings, 12 Pull Ups)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: No traffic jams
It might feel lonely at first, but surely it's contagious...going the extra mile."No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction." - Charles Francis Adams
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Tuesday Attitude
"There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy."
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: Bigger than a breadbox?
“Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” -V. Lombardi
CF provides group conditioning:
1) "If you can't get here on time, then get here early!": Sundry formats of pushup penalty to be implemented.
2) "You're shmoopy. No, you're shmoopy.": Be prepared to demo exercises to expedite the process.
3) "Well don't you see it? Well pick it up!": YOU are responsible for placing correct weights at any weighted exercises. CF will put out weights as a guide and reminder of the exercise, but you must know the exercise and know what weight is appropriate (preferably before the circuit starts).
4) "Want me to drag him outta here, kick the sh%t out of him?": Pay attention. Listen. And Do. Don't sleepwalk. Don't over-analyze.
Ultimately, in group conditioning settings, everyone pays for mess-ups...whether it's generously applied punishment runs or simply the mental anguish of having the rhythm of the class disrupted...everyone pays.
At the same time, this implies that in group conditioning settings, everyone is a significant contributor (see Enso post).
(Identify quotes #3 or #4 for a prize. Post to comments. Only identify 1 per person please.)
CF provides group conditioning:
1) "If you can't get here on time, then get here early!": Sundry formats of pushup penalty to be implemented.
2) "You're shmoopy. No, you're shmoopy.": Be prepared to demo exercises to expedite the process.
3) "Well don't you see it? Well pick it up!": YOU are responsible for placing correct weights at any weighted exercises. CF will put out weights as a guide and reminder of the exercise, but you must know the exercise and know what weight is appropriate (preferably before the circuit starts).
4) "Want me to drag him outta here, kick the sh%t out of him?": Pay attention. Listen. And Do. Don't sleepwalk. Don't over-analyze.
Ultimately, in group conditioning settings, everyone pays for mess-ups...whether it's generously applied punishment runs or simply the mental anguish of having the rhythm of the class disrupted...everyone pays.
At the same time, this implies that in group conditioning settings, everyone is a significant contributor (see Enso post).
(Identify quotes #3 or #4 for a prize. Post to comments. Only identify 1 per person please.)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: "If you saw a heat wave...
would you wave back?" (Stephen Wright)
Seriously, consider this a Black Flag week (indicating dangerous heat levels). See earlier post Beat the Heat and be extra-in-tune to those cues your body is giving you during workouts.
"Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities." (RW Emerson)
Seriously, consider this a Black Flag week (indicating dangerous heat levels). See earlier post Beat the Heat and be extra-in-tune to those cues your body is giving you during workouts.
"Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities." (RW Emerson)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: Phree Your Inner Phool!
"No one ever yet was the poorer in the long run for having once in a lifetime 'let out all the length of all the reins.'"-Mary Cholmondeley
PS. Know any HS Athletes looking to stay fit over the summer? Check out the details here (.pdf) about CF High School Athlete Camps.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: Sacre-bleu!
7-mile hill at Blue Marsh
A mountain HAND-cycle
More like, Sacri-fice!
"Of all the work that produces results, nine tenths must be drudgery. There is no work, from the highest to the lowest, which can be done well by any man who is unwilling to make that sacrifice."
- Edward Henry Bickersteth
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Tuesday Attitude: Puddin' in the effort!
“If you do your fair day's work, you are certain to get your fair day's wage - in praise or pudding, whichever happens to suit your taste." -Alexander Smith
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