“That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed, but our power to do so is increased.”  Heber J. Grant

Drill Sergeant Kennedy told us, “Nothing brings people together like THE SUCK.”  When an unwitting new recruit took the bait and asked, “What is the THE SUCK?” we spent the next three hours in stunning varieties of the “front leaning rest” cranking out hundreds of push-ups. We spent several more weeks learning many nasty varieties of the suck, compliments of the state of South Carolina.

Kent Sensei taking a breather after confronting The Suck!

CrossFit Mt Olympus is your castle, your sanctuary.  This is where you take off the bulky armor you need outside, train and practice then charge back into the real world–stronger, faster and better at life. The first step to improving is realizing you suck at something (which is just one of the many services we offer!)  CrossFit will quickly expose any shortcomings you have, both physical and mental.  Even personality flaws come to the surface as you apply iron weights to weaknesses.  Sometimes it’s hard to be honest when it means you come in last place, but we learn more from our failures than victories.  We become stronger every time we confront our weaknesses.

We are fortunate to have a safe place to train and practice with people who love us. Come in early, stay late.  Find something you suck at and embrace it.  Practice it.  Schedule your personal skill sessions to work through it with one of our stellar coaches.  You will become a better person.  Remember, we do what we do in here so we can be better out there.

Nicole of CrossFit HQ shows an inspiring example of how to embrace the suck and what comes of it.Do you have the courage to post a video of you FAILING on the way to SUCCESS? Can you do 15 bodyweight overhead squats?

Workout of the Day

5 Rounds of:

5 Overhead Squats (65/95#)
15 Double-unders