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The Front Door, The Ultimate Milestone
By Lindsey | November 24, 2009
We all remember our big fitness milestones, first pull up, first muscle up, first triple digit lift, first WOD as RX’d, first WOD period…
In reality I think the most important milestone, one that goes unnoticed by most, is getting in here in the first place. It’s much easier to make excuses, stay home, sleep late, make dinner, cart the kids around, take care of the day-to-day which weighs on us so heavily.
The challenge is getting up, getting here, getting through the front door.
After some time that challenge isn’t so much of a challenge, many of us, do it with ease or even look forward to it. But remember that first time? You had never been to CrossFit, maybe you had never worked out, maybe you had a been a bootcamper of sorts, but never tried CrossFit, maybe you were a “globo gym hero” but new to this type of fitness. Whatever it is/was, we all started somewhere. We all faced that challenge.
I was inspired on Saturday by a new member to our box, coming in to meet Cindy for a foundations class; she walked in and she stood over by the door watching…
Watching: the Saturday morning “hooligans play around” after the WOD, doing muscle up work on both the bars and the rings, climbing the rope, doing handstands and generally having fun.
I remembered what that felt like, for me, being the “new kid”, feeling totally out of shape and out of place and thinking “what the hell am I doing here”. I remembered my first day, I was at CrossFit San Diego, and I knew no one in the class or at the gym. I waited by the door like so many of us do, observing those around me, wondering if anyone is going to say hi, wondering just how “in shape these people are” and what they will think of me when I can barely get through the workout that lies ahead. I remember thinking, these people are going to think I am such a loser I should just leave… NOW. I remember waiting… It was terrifying.
Then the workout started and it wasn’t so bad, it was harder than anything I had ever done, but the people were super nice, encouraging and positive.
I thought to myself Saturday and remembered that first time; watching this “new girl” standing in the corner, waiting to get her ass handed to her by one of our favorite people, this girl has guts… good for her!
The strength of spirit it takes to get past all of those things that make you want to turn around and walk away, the strength it takes to get through the front door…
In the spirit of our front door changing in a few days, I’m wondering what got you through the front door?
Was it a persistent friend or the First Responders Challenge? Did you go to bootcamp and get your feet wet? Were you curious enough to take the plunge, or just needed a change?
Whatever it was, we’re glad you’re here and your a part of our family. Hopefully with our newer bigger box opening soon we’ll have many more family members joining us. Rest assure they will be just as terrified as we were.
In the spirit of our new front door, I encourage all of you to share with us what got you here, what got you through the front door, and congratulations on achieving the ultimate, milestone.
Topics: Cynergy Central | 26 Comments »
November 24th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Lindsey what a great blog thanks for sharing. For Me it was the 2008 first Responder challenge and later my team mates after an early injury during the chalenge. When Cindy Keith and especially You (my gracious foundations coach)welcomed me into the box allowing me to build slowly and get through the injury. Cynergy IS my box and I cannot wait to get back.
November 24th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Lindsey, brilliant post!
You are so right….we truly forget how quickly that fear of taking that step in and standing in the doorway on our very first day, soon turns to the fear of a handstand push up, those god forsaken pull ups or our first CrossFit Challenge!
My first CrossFit WOD was in my old, tiny training studio and Keith introduced me to “Angie”! the 100 Pull-Ups I did on the Total Gym…my lats were sore for weeks…I was absolutely hooked…
I truly appreciate where our new CrossFitters are when they first show up…and I encourage all of you to remember that as you introduce yourselves to those new, scared faces….Welcome them to the family!
Celebrate all of the milestones you pass along your journey…no matter how small they may seem….they are so important to acknowledge.
Keep striving for more!
Thanks Lindsey!!
November 24th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Lindsey – Awesome post!
My sister in law talked my wife into getting me to come down to the box on “try it out for free” Friday on January 9th 2009….It’s just like the biggest loser they said!!!
I walked in and didn’t see any treadmills…that’s not like the biggest loser, no bikes…still no biggest loser. I said to myself…this place isn’t very big where the hell is the equipment. Then I saw some gigantic balls on the floor and cannonballs with handles on them….hmmm still not like the biggest loser. It was 10 degrees outside so everyone was bundled up so I couldn’t tell how big or small anyone was so I wasn’t too intimidated until we did 30 seconds of Russian Twists followed by 30 seconds of Jump Rope, 30 seconds of alternating push ups, and 30 seconds of upright rows with some godforesaken black rubber band that little did I know would become one of my best friends in the coming months.
Then – 5 400M Sprints – this is when it hit me. Suzi L took off in our heat right in front of me and I was picking 6 pounds of sand out of my teeth while running down hill and shouting I can’t feel my toes, I can’t see, where is the mailbox, where are all the 300lbers…. I thought this was the f’ing biggest loser.
The irony is that I don’t count this as my first day. Why? #1 Because I’m pretty sure Cindy used the defibrillator on me at some point that day and #2 because I actually came back on Monday.
Cindy saw me walk in and said Wow you came back!!! (Now that I know her better that look I saw in her eyes was not “holy shit I can’t beleive that kid came back”, It was “I am gonna make a lifer out of this kid – give me two months.” Even now walking through the door can still be challenging with life waiting there after we finish our WOD but damn it feels good to get there and get it done!!!
November 24th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
My sister (Lindsey, the wonderful author of this blog) is who got me through the front door. She convinced me, who at the time hadn’t worked out in about three years, to come to crossfit with her one day. And I was terrified! I remember my first workout consisted of learning to squat with a PVC pipe, and I couldn’t walk for a week afterwards. She had to keep convincing me to go with her for the first few weeks, I was too afraid and intimidated to go on my own. But once I got to know the other amazing people at my gym I realized that there was no reason to be afraid. We have all had to start somewhere, and no matter how bad ass we become, we all remember what those first few day were like. Thanks linz for getting my ass out of bed and to the gym, my life has changed because of it. And now I even out lift you on a few things…HA!
November 24th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
I believe the only reason I actually joined crossfit is because I got kicked out of bootcamp. Mari got me to join bootcamp with Holly as my coach for three months the summer of 08, I wanted to join for September but Holly kept telling me to go inside. She said I was ready. Cindy told me I had hit my peek at bootcamp, I needed to go inside. I remember the sounds and sites of inside that box. The bootcamp was in the parking lot and the box overhead door was open a lot. People were grunting and always a lot of banging going on. I would peek and see these women lifting weights and jumping straight up on a box. Sometimes Holly would have her hands bandaged. All those scary sites and sounds. But the coaches and people walking out of the box were positive and nice. After each class the people inside the box would leave smiling (sometimes) but always goodbye to the bootcampers or if they were done with their workout they would cheer us on. Yes, the sites and sounds of the box are frightening but people inside are the ones welcoming you always!
November 24th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
I think I came in to get out of the rain on bootcamp!!!!
JK – I watched for three months in bootcamp – Jamie, Jess and Holly! Frightened by the sight of the walking lunges with the plates overhead and the BOX jumps and then the pullup bars (and maybe Suzie)! But I wanted to do something and bootcamp was coming to an end – so I figured i would do it for one or two months only on the cardio days:) I thought cardio days would only be running and rowing – wrong. I got frustrated for a while because I could not grasp the form of any lift! but once I picked it up and realized I was getting strong – I really impressed myself and started going as many days as i could – it became addictive and once the results started showing it was even more addictive….Then Mike had to see why I liked it so much and now he is addicted…
So I am glad that both of us get to walk through the CF door every day and look forward to what 2010 brings….
Nice post Lindsey – God your sis can out lift you:) Must be strong!
November 24th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
ohhh she just had to add that in there, couldn’t help yourself huh Court…
Jealous, yes, but I couldn’t be more proud…
November 24th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
I first heard about CrossFit while deployed to Afghanistan in late 04. It was actually Dave Castro, now director of HQ training who brought me to the site. My training was growing stagnant and needed a little boost. It took a few days of looking at the WODs on the main site to actually go forward and try one of the workouts. A few colleagues and I experimented with some of the WODs and I haven’t looked back.
The goal of physical training can be summed up in one phrase, To make yourself as indestructible as possible. I knew immediately from the daily grind and suffering that CrossFit was our path.
November 24th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
I did two bootcamps with Holly and felt as if I was peaked. I needed to move to the next level.
I remember my first day walking into the box. Little did I know that the 5 am class were over- acheivers and got to the box at 4:30am so when I arrived at 5 I walked in and had about 12 people stop, turn their heads, and stare right at me. I felt like a deer in the headlights. I wanted to just turn and run.
I dont remember what my first WOD was, I just remeber it was RX and exhausting. I just recall my self dialouge of “you can do it, dont give up, dont give up, dont give up”. Well, I didnt give up and I was extremely relieved when cindy told me to only do 3 of the 5 rounds.
I am glad I returned the next day and that I continue to return each morning at 4:30am…err.. I mean 5am.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
I remember it was the summer 2005 –maybe like February or so– and I was at a cookout with my friend Kevin O’Neill (who some of you will remember from the O-Lifting clinic he did at the box). He said that he just learned about this thing called CrossFit, and he thought it was right up my alley. He said a lot of cops, firefighters, and soldiers were doing it because it really helped get them ready for stuff they may have to do on a daily basis. At the time, I was working as a police physical training instructor –basically running kids into the ground– and thought I was in pretty bad ass shape.
Boy, was I wrong.
My first WOD was done with a friend of mine in the police department gym at UMass. It was something like AMRAP for 20 minutes of 21 jumping pullups and 15 thrusters. At first I thought “Jumping pullups???? What is this crap??” About 5 minutes into that WOD, I wanted to die. I finished it, stopping several times to look into the nearby barrel, wondering if I was about to lose my lunch.
Well, I figured I owed it to myself to give it more than just a one-day trial run, so the next day, I did it again. This time it was “Michael” (3 rounds of 800m run, 50 back extensions, 50 situps). I remember thinking how cool of a tribute it was to a fallen soldier to have everyone doing a workout in their honor. That was the first time I noticed the power of the CF community.
Anyway, I went down all by myself to the UMass track in the POURING rain. I did not know at the time that I was supposed to do the workout in the exact order, and I had no idea how I was going to do the back extensions on the side of the track. I came up with the bright idea that I would do pushups instead of back extensions.
Well, I started and figured out quickly how hard it was, and I was bouncing back and forth between exercises, not knowing any better. Somehow, I ended up FINISHING with a run. I crossed the finish line, walked over to the side, got down on my hands and knees, and began throwing up into a puddle.
And I was hooked.
Realizing that my fitness levels had serious holes in it was one of the best things that has ever happened to me. It has kept me rooted firmly in the CrossFit community, and for that, I’m grateful. Other than my family and friends (which now includes all of you), CrossFit is the best thing that I have going on in my life!
Thanks Keith and Cindy for helping me to beging growing out of the “student” role and into a “teacher” role… but rest assured, I will NEVER stop being a student for as long as I do CrossFit.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Great post Lindsey! I very often say to people that walking through the door is the hardest part…sometimes it still is!
I came to bootcamp because my best friend Kathy talked me into going with her (I am still trying to get her back to crossfit). I was already going to a gym and was ok with what I was doing there. We both struggled through bootcamp more than we thought we would, but at the end of the month we were both so proud of how far we had come. We did another month (this was when they were the same thing month to month). We realized it wasn’t going to give us the same results. When Cindy ever said I should come inside I was blown away. I couldn’t believe she thought I could handle it. The fact that she had faith in me (and still does) when I wasn’t sure myself was all the boost I needed. I am so glad I did. Although each day is challenging in it’s own way…so is life. The family that I have found at the box is the best around!
I am so happy for Cindy and Keith and what the new box will bring to them. They have brought so much to me, and so many others, they deserve all the great things to come.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Wow – pullups on the Total Gym. I forgot about those. I never really made the decision to Crossfit – Cindy made it for me. I’d show up every morning and she told us what to do and we did it. I still remember the look on Nancy Cappellini’s face the first day we had to jump rope, long before we knew Double Unders existed. Little did we know what we were getting into when we moved from the little studio in Whitman to the big box in Hanson!!
Every day at Cynergy is an experience. I never know what to expect when I show up for 5:00 a.m. There are good days, bad days, frustrating days, great days, days I think I’m too old to be doing this and days that give me such an awesome feeling of accomplishment- they all make we want to come back the next day to do it all over again. Every morning I walk into Club Ex after the WOD to shower, I look around at everyone on their treadmills and arc trainers and weight machines and think they have no idea what they are missing out on across the street!! I can’t imagine my life without Crossfit and especially without the Cynergy family.
Can’t wait to see what’s in store with the next move to the bigger box!!
November 24th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Like Hilly my first “Front Door” experience was during the First Responders Challenge and to be dead honest the whole experience is in a deeply buried file in my brain with many other repressed memories..like that day in first grade when…no, no, no better bury that one again!!
How I ended up at the Front Door of Cynergy was somewhat of a tumble of events…sick of losing and gaining weight I lost 70 lbs in WeightWatchers..and had actually taken on a “”routine”" of exercise… walking in a Mall, then the Plymouth Waterfront, then running 3 miles/3 times a week and when all was said and done ..I despised it..loathed it..was bored to tears by it.
I grew up being the “fat kid”. I hated everything “gym”..gym class..gym teachers..gym “rats”. I had joined a “gym” and not surprisingly …hated it. But the hate..like all hate I suspect, grew out of ignorance. I had no idea how to use any of the crap in the gym and was damn sure not going to ask how. So I used the treadmill..and lo and behold was back walking again…like the Mall…except I could watch Montel on the TV….great. Then I heard about a fitness challenge. I heard there was going to be training. I heard you did not need to be “in shape.” So expecting the intensity level of a Men’s Softball league I said “sure” after all if it doesn’t work I can just quit. The rest…well the rest has been an extraordinary 11 months. I am one of those who really need to go to the gym in the morning..before the day offers me the slightest excuse to “not” go. There are the good days and the frustrating and painful. There are times I feel defeated and way over my head. But those days are overwhelmed by a glimpse of real and measured growth, a goal accomplished or a skill mastered. There are those days when someones word of encouragement lifts you literally off the floor or the boost to the spirit of seeing someone else reach a milestone. This is, after all, the season of thanks giving. When I count my many blessings of this last year I certainly count my first encounter with that “Front Door” as a certain blessing and when I think of the many people I have met here, I count them as my continued blessing.
November 25th, 2009 at 7:38 am
I came to crossfit when I saw a sign on Deb Pierce’s front lawn I gave Cindy a call and signed up for bootcamp. A few days later Cindy sent me an e-mail telling me that I would be doing crossfit because there was not going to be a 9am bootcamp! What is crossfit I was terrified about bootcamp but crossfit what is that! Here I am a year and a half later thanks Cindy!
November 25th, 2009 at 10:43 am
2007 ~ Driving around hte mean Streets of Rockland in a Black & WHite..I think i could hear the fat growing :X Felt tired and unmotivated. (It is so easy to fall into contentment) esp. in this job. You just keep buying bigger work pants and letting the blet out a notch here and there, making lame ass excuses as to why.
I drove up Beech Street one day, eating (yes..a Granola bar) ewe..Have a sugar bar!!! and I saw a “Get Fit Quick” Bootcamp sign on the side of the road. I wrote the number down on my ticket book. Let it sit there, staring at me for a week or so.
I finally made the call and CB answered! I almost hung up. “Yeah, Ummm… HI?” I saw your bootcamp sign on the side of the road and was wondering just what bootcamp was. CB took the time with my silly questions and listened to me trying to talk my self out of “Getting Fit”. None the less… I made an apt. with her and sat back thinking…I made step #1. NOW, I have to get my husband to come with me. (Some of you not know him yet..It has been 8 months since he has swung a kettlebell,tossed a Wallball,OHS, DL etc. He had 2 Shoulder surgeries on the same shoulder) He will be back TOMORROW for the team WOD!!
Anyways…I told him I would pay the $500.00 if he would get up at 5:27am to work out Mon-Fri and he accepted the challenge!!!!
TWO years later.. HERE i am. I have never made a better decision in my entire LIFE. I am not sure where I would be right now without Cynergy Crossfit. I LOVE you guys, Seriously..I do.
(No idea what my first cf WOD was) But I do remember Keith telling us… If your gonna do it, Do it right & Don’t cheat the kid’s!
MAYBE some day, I will share my and Cindy’s first conversation! hehehe
That’s all i have to say about that.
DB ~ I scared you
November 25th, 2009 at 11:08 am
I made the decision to join Crossfit in October when I came to the realization that I needed MORE in my life than the everyday grind. I dont want to be labeled as fat and fortyish! I love the camraderie, mutual respect and genuine admiration that flows in the room. I loved being pushed.. (Can’t believe I said that ) sweating like a pig and not having to apologize for grunting. oh yeah the loud music is pretty cool too!
November 25th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Lindsey, great blog and reading these replies is awesome! Don, you’re a riot and your “gym” observations reminded me of my first day.
Getting here was the cap of a long journey of personal growth and improvement (thank you SO much, Suzie!) that’s really to long to get into.
After my foundations class (Lindsey, I am eternally grateful!) I was ready for Monday morning, 5 AM. As Dan Br eluded to, I was also late because as I have subsequently learned from Dianne Shanahan, if you’re not 10 minutes early for crossfit, you’re LATE! It was a cold, dark April morning and as I got out of my car I could see a large class wielding PVC pipe. I mustered up all my courage, walked “confidently” to that door, grabbed the handle while telling myself everything’s going to be OK…and the door was LOCKED!! HOLY SHIT! They are HARDCORE!!!!! Cindy don’t PLAY! Will I be turned away??? I saw my fearless leader turn her attention away from the group towards the goofball late loser at the door and march towards me (s-s-scary!!) then flashed that warm smile we all know so well and said “oh, is that locked? That’s weird..WELCOME!” …freakin PHEW!
I don’t remember what the WOD was (why can’t anyone remember their first WOD??) but there were 2 to choose from. One had jumping rope which I sucked at (oh, did I just use past tense???) so I picked that one…and was the ONLY one in the group to do so. There was also running; the thing I remember most is this; EVERY SINGLE person in that class ran with me on my last 400 m run. EVERY single person. No discussion, they just did it. Don, you see THAT happening at a gym? When, during the Montel commercial maybe?
I have never in my entire life met a better group of human beings all under one collective roof. I feel SO lucky every time I walk thru that door!
November 25th, 2009 at 11:29 am
The inspiration for me to join Cross Fit – is Jill McCaughey. I have known Jill for a long time now and I watched on FaceBook the transformation she took, with her weight loss and then her Cross Fit training. I had seen the signs on the side of the road, but was never one to excercise. And always thought – boot camp cannot be for me. I talked on and off with Jill for a few weeks – and she gave me the old “some people make excuses, and some people make the time”. I tried to tell her there was no way I could afford that much money – and she told me all the ways I could afford it. So – I signed up for boot camp finally. Unfortunately, not enough people wanted to do boot camp at 5am – so Cindy sent us right to foundations. That first week of foundations as we were learning the movements, and watching the 5am cross fit class – I absolutely KNEW this was NOT for me!! There was no way I could do what those people were doing. I’ll tell you – if I hadn’t already paid up front – I probably would have left. But luckily I stuck with it – and have beeen here almost three months now – and I love it! Thank you Jill! and thank you Cindy and Holly for all your hard work!
November 25th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I’m so honored that you all took the time to share your stories, I love the stories, they’re so amazing and each one of you has their own journey and story to tell. I guess since you’re all sharing I should too…
I remember my first WOD like it was yesterday, I cannot BELIEVE that none of you remember your first WOD.
It was 6am class at CrossFit San Diego, I was in fairly good shape (had been a trainer for a while). The WOD was a 5K, but many people can run on their own especially in SD so Michele (of M good meals, a fabulous trainer and equally fabulous person) asked if we would like an “alternate WOD”. I and 3 others stupidly said sure, we could run anytime, I wanted my first CF WOD to be something more than a 5K…
Michele came up with a WOD that to this day is one of the most painful I’ve EVER done.
‘Balls of Fury’
3 Rounds:
50 Wall Ball
50 slam ball
50 med ball cleans
800 m run
It’s never good when about halfway through that WOD your trainer says…”yeah sorry guys, this one’s a little rough”.
That was the first and only time I’ve heard Michele say that. Long story short, I couldn’t walk for about a week, I was in agony, I’ve still haven’t been that sore… and I still went back, like Chip, I was hooked.
Thanks to everyone who shared their amazing stories, keep ‘em coming! They’re all so amazing and inspiring!
November 25th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Hmmm, so is that your way of gently telling us Balls of Fury will rear its ugly head at some point in December, Coach?
I also forgot to thank Shannie for explaining to me that crossfit costs the same as a cup of coffee and muffin daily at DD! Based on Eileen’s comments, I think we can see the “trickle down” effect
November 25th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Thank you Lindsey for your great post. I remember it like it was yesterday – Suzie came home and told me that she thought “Boot Camp” would be fun, and that we should join. I told her that I did boot camp in the Army 30 years ago and it was not “fun” so no. Those of you who know Suzi know that it was not long before I was in the old studio in Whitman signing up with Cindy.
Cindy measured us and told us what to expect from Keith at Boot Camp. She also told Suzie that it was really great that she got her father to come to boot camp with her. I knew at that point that I would grow to love Cindy!
We had an awesome time at 3 boot camps and were then hooked to learn and do more. Unfortunately I have been out of the game for 7 months now (2 shoulder surgeries) but am only inches away from being back. I can’t wait. Cindy and Keith have created something really special – almost magical. (as some would say, like a cult without the creapy leaders.)
As Thanksgiving is upon us I would like to take a moment and thank both Cindy and Keith, from the bottom of my heart, for all that they have done for Suzie and I and the positive impact that they have had on hundreds of people.
I hereby propose a Thanksgiving Toast to Mr. and Mrs. Brown, for I am truly thankful for all that you have brought to Suzie and my life.
Thank you for you.
November 25th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
I too was intimidated about signing up after seeing a lawn sign and checking out the web site, but after a week or two of putting it off I grew a pair and walked in to sign up. Cindy’s bright smile made me feel at ease. I thought I was signing up for Boot Camp but when I showed up for my first WOD Keith said “you’re doing CrossFit”. I was like “ummmm OK”. What was I in for? My first WOD back in March ’08 involved squats of some kind. It might have been a tabata but I’m not sure. All I remember is that for the next 4 days I couldn’t use stairs or walk without looking like I crapped my pants. I went back though and have never once thought of quitting. CCF and CrossFit is the best thing to happen to me (except for my kids of course!).
My funniest memory? Early on I remember saying to Keith “I don’t see air conditioning in here. What do we do in the summer?”. His response was classic: “we sweat!”. I love it!
Thank you to everyone in the CCF community. You made me and every new comer feel welcome and wanted. A shout out to my CFW’s at 6AM. You ladies ROCK! You keep my spirits up when I’m DFL and you inspire and motivate me each and every day.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Scott ~ WE SWEAT! LOL
DFL is O.K. with US!
Keep em comin guys! Love it, Great tread Lindsey!
November 25th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
I first learned about Cynergy when they were in the old Whitman location (confession time – I used to take a knitting class in that building – yes – it is true – in addition to Crossfit, I also knit – contradiction? Maybe!) Anyway, I would walk past the floor it was on hearing some strange noises and I was very intrigued – but too afraid to even go in there and see what it was about. Several months later, I finally got a friend to joint Bootcamp with me (I wouldn’t do it alone!). My first day of Bootcamp, I felt like I was going to die (seriously), but I instantly loved it and kept coming back. I would run around after Sue and John Llewellyn gasping for breath trying to keep them in my sight (Two years later and I still do this and I still can’t catch them
). I did another session of Bootcamp. It was then December and Bootcamp was done for the season. I knew stopping for me was not an option so I headed inside. I was seeing results and feeling so good mentally and physically. I have no idea what my first Crossfit WOD was (I think I have mentally blocked this out) – but I was instantly addicted. I had never before lifted weights and I loved it! It has really been an incredible couple of years there watching the Cynergy Community expand and watching ordinary people do some pretty extraordinary things day in and day out. I would encourage anyone to try it. To me – the hardest part was signing up. It was very intimidating – I was not an athlete when I joined, but someone who had gotten very overweight and sat at a desk every day. Since the day I signed up though, I have never felt anything but 100% welcome and supported by each and every person there (trainers and members) and this is what makes it such an amazing place. Cindy and Keith – Congrats on your new Box. I look forward to seeing all of the amazing things people will do in that space. I wish you continued success – you deserve every bit of it! I am forever grateful for what Cynergy has done for me.
November 25th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
“The goal of physical training can be summed up in one phrase, To make yourself as indestructible as possible.” ok..now THAT is a quote worth remembering! Thanks Dan.
November 26th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Wow! What an incredible series of stories and experiences….I am quite simply…overwhelmed!
The events in our lives are truly unique. The directions we take, the choices we make and the people we meet have all brought us down a path that has intersected here. I LOVE that!
You all have made me laugh and you have made me cry as I read and re-read these posts.
You give us way too much credit….Keith and I have created the container, YOU have made this community what it is…a Family.
As we close the doors in what has been our ‘home’ for the past 2+ years, I am full of pride as I think back to all of what has taken place here…the goals achieved, the hard challenges fought, the PR’s set and broken, the weights lifted and lost, the blood, the sweat and the tears….but most importantly the lifelong friendships made. It doesn’t get much better than that.
So John, I clink my glass to your toast and I make one to all of you…Thank you for giving all you have to yourselves and to one another. Here’s to the next chapter. BRING IT!
I Love you guys!