Now that the CrossFit Games have started, it has been a source of motivation to work hard in the gym. Honestly, I have been wondering about what it would take to train for something like the CrossFit Games. Each CrossFit competitor is someone that I not only look up to, but also individuals that I admire.
Two CrossFit athletes that I am rooting for:
Rich Froning
Galatians 6:14 "May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Chris, through which the world has been crucified to me, and to the world."
"Christ is the reason for everything and that's what I need to be living for," he told US website theblaze.com.
When most athletes credit religion for their success, they can come across as preachy or boastful. Not Froning, who is refreshingly upfront about the role his devotion plays in his success and even his occasional failures.
"May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world," he told TheBlaze.
"For me, that's really how it is. It doesn't matter what I've done. When I retire or when I walk away from competing from CrossFit, I won't have it anymore [but] Christ will always be there."
It's not just because they're awesome at CrossFit, that they're in the lime-light, or the fact that they're rather likable, it's because they represent something other than themselves.
Lindsey Smith - based off of my knowledge via social media and the internet - is a wife, mother, coach and one heck of an athlete. I'm pretty sure that I follow most of her social media accounts - as if that doesn't sound creepy.
It's encouraging to know that there are people in this life that have a supportive, loving and encouraging family while accomplishing something so challenging. Not to mention, she has the most adorable daughter on planet earth.
Whether I will ever meet Lindsey Smith in person or not, she will always be someone that I - personally - look up to as both an athlete and well-rounded woman who stands for something greater than herself - much like Rich Froning.
If you clicked on the article above, you will come to find that Rich Froning is a beast. I cannot believe some of the things that he can physically accomplish! Pure craziness.
To be honest, it's not his skill that makes me respect him as an athlete, but his faith. The simple fact that he can humble himself and give glory and fame elsewhere... that's beyond respectable in my opinion.
Nevertheless, my prayers and support will be sent from the East coast to the West coast during the Games.
"But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
