Tex | 30.10.2012

Countdown 30 days! Over this time period I will be pulling a lot from the archives to deliver quality information that some of you may have missed, forgotten about, or just need a reminder. Today’s repost is all about goal setting and writing, and I want to see what you come up with. Either post your goals, email your goals or tell me in person! 30 Days until the gym closes down, let me see some 30 day goal, 6 month goals and 1 year goals. I will be checking up on you!

We will also be hosting a workout fundraiser for Wade’s Wings, for neuroblastoma cancer research, on 11-12-12 inline with CrossFit Football. Please help us reach our fundraising goal of $1000, any amount or sharing with your friends and family will help. Thank you. Our page can be found here.

Repost: Goal Setting by Jim Bathurst

It’s often said that if you don’t know where you are going, then any road will get you there. The same can be said of one’s training. If you have no goals, then your training will quickly lack focus and direction. Light focused is a laser, and training focused can be similarly powerful. So where do we start?

Be specific
In establishing goals, you must be as specific as you can. “Get stronger” means different things to different people. Make your goal quantifiable. “Add 10 lbs onto my bench press” is quantifiable and easy to measure. You either do it, or not.

Set a deadline
Set a specific date when you establish your goals. Another popular saying is “if it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” Even if you have to change your deadline due to unforeseen circumstances, setting a date gives you a specific time to evaluate your progress. Have you completed your goal? Have you worked hard enough toward it? Is your goal realistic or unrealistic?

Competition is a phenomenal way to establish a deadline for a goal. Looking to lift a certain amount of weight in a contest, or run a time in a race will make you accountable. The fear of a looming competition also tends to motivate many people.

Keep your goals few
To continue with the sayings – “You can’t ride two horses with one saddle.” If you are trying to increase your deadlift while also getting ripped for the beach, then you are most likely pulling yourself in opposite directions. Having a thousand different goals will also cause problems, as there is no way to progress on everything at once.

CrossFit espouses proficiency in everything, but we all know in ourselves that there are certain areas that we need more work than others. Set just a few specific goals. You will use your extra time and energy to work toward those goals. I see many athletes working on their pull-ups after class, or their mobility in the off days. This is good. They are not trying to spend their time improving absolutely everything. Prioritize and conquer.

Tell your goals to others
CrossFit is a fantastic training environment because of its community. Talking with fellow teammates, you can let them know of your goals. These people can then hold you accountable (as you can hold them accountable too). Blogging and Facebook postings are another way to let people know of your training intentions. If you tell no one of your goals, then it doesn’t hurt so much if you fail to achieve them. There is less emotional investment, and many seemingly important goals fall by the wayside.

So do you know what your goals are? Are you focused or floundering? Set some targets to hit, and you’re guaranteed to improve in your training!

SWOD:

Power Clean and Split Jerk

1, 1, 1, 1, 1

DWOD:

Complete for time: