Bound Newsletter 5.19.2024
“Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today…”
- Jordan Peterson
The Pros and Cons of Comparing Yourself to Others
In today's hyper-connected world, it’s easy to find yourself comparing your life to those of others. While some argue that comparisons can be motivating, others warn they can be detrimental to your mental health. Let’s explore both sides of this double-edged sword.
The Pros
Motivation and Inspiration
Comparing yourself to someone who has achieved what you aspire to can ignite your drive. Seeing their success might encourage you to work harder, set clearer goals, and pursue your dreams with more determination.
Benchmarking Progress
Comparisons can provide a benchmark for your own progress. By measuring where you stand in relation to others, you can assess your growth and identify areas for improvement. This can be particularly useful in professional settings where performance metrics are important.
Learning Opportunities
Observing others can be educational. You can learn from their successes and mistakes, adopting best practices and avoiding pitfalls they’ve encountered. This can expedite your own journey to success.
The Cons
Lowered Self-Esteem
Constantly comparing yourself to others can erode your self-esteem, especially if you fixate on those who appear more successful or accomplished. This can lead to feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt.
Unfair Comparisons
Often, comparisons are unfair because you’re comparing your behind-the-scenes struggles to someone else’s highlight reel. Social media, in particular, tends to showcase the best moments of people's lives, which are not reflective of their everyday reality.
Stress and Anxiety
The pressure to measure up to others can cause significant stress and anxiety. The relentless pursuit to match or exceed others’ achievements can be exhausting and may detract from your overall well-being and happiness.
Finding a Balance
The key is to use comparisons wisely. Allow others' achievements to inspire and educate you, but avoid letting them undermine your self-worth. Remember, everyone’s journey is unique, and success is not a one-size-fits-all concept. Focus on your personal growth, celebrate your milestones, and be kind to yourself. In the end, the only comparison that truly matters is the one with your past self, striving to be better than you were yesterday
Announcements:
Hero Month Shirts have been ordered. Luckily we ordered 3-5 extras in sizes. They are going to be sold out shortly.
Sugarwod ends 19th of May. I hope you downloaded the csv file. HERE is a how to from Wodify to upload previous workouts
June 1st we will begin collecting the Affiliate Dues. With the recent increases in monthly payments. We are lowering the monthly dues from $50 to $40 a person. This helps us replace rubber plates, dumbbells, purchase new equipment to replace old, this year it helps us with the expensive repairs to our BullDog Scrubber to clean the floors daily. We are also hoping to get some cubbies for main area for bags, a kettlebell stand, new tall rope, wall ball target for last rig, etc.
To minimize the excess costs as well, we would appreciate a check or cash.
Bragging Board:
Welcome William Hudson Haygood
born May 14th, 7lbs 11oz, 20 inches long
Brian Chambers completed The Quest for the Crest 25k this past weekend supported by Julie and kids :)
Grant Grant, Colton Heibeck, and Davis Brown competed in a local Fitness competition this past weekend. Highlighted by Grant Grant completing a 300lb Sandbag to shoulder!
Upcoming Birthdays:
Praneeth Komaragunta - May 20
Antony Korah - May 20
Mary Sanders - May 24
Alex Cory - June 3
Andrew (Seth) Hamlin - June 5
John Molina - June 16
Upcoming Event Dates, Seminars, Challenges, etc
25th Onward Physical Therapy and Kristin Humphries will be hosting a recovery workshop following the MOON workout for Saturday class.
May is HERO month but we are continuing our P.S.W. Challenge this year.
Protein - consume .8-1.2g/pro per lean pound of muscle mass or body weight
No Sugar - avoid all candies or processed carbs (certain starches are ok - rice, sweet potato, oatmeal, etc)
Water - consume 1oz per pound of body weight
Coaches Calendar will no longer be needed. Wodify allows us to show to coach for every class when you view the calendar.
CrossFit Journal Video of the Week: SIMPLE, NOT EASY, WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH
To live a healthy, happy life, all you need to do is eat well, move well and often, and do so with others. Simple.
But in a world with countless demands on our time and attention and structured for the benefit of convenience and profit — not people — living healthily is certainly not easy.
“That’s how we are wired as humans … to look for the easy path,” says Miranda Alcaraz, CrossFit Level 4 Coach and owner of Street Parking. “But we’re also wired as humans to be happiest and to be most effective through struggle and challenging ourselves.”
In this panel discussion at the CrossFit for Health Summit on Feb. 3, 2024, in Austin, Texas, notable figures from the CrossFit community joined Summit speakers for a conversation about doing hard things.
“It’s very important for us to remember that we are physiologically designed to experience hardship,” says Dr. Tom McCoy. “And the more time that we spend in discomfort, the more resilience and capacity and capability we have to manage stressors and other things that come up in our lives.”
Panelists discuss the real challenges people face when it comes to maintaining healthy habits, the power of the shared experience and physical challenges, the problem of willpower, and how to coach others to long-lasting success.
“Doing hard things is the path to you getting better,” Dr. Chris Palmer says.
May 20-May 25 Training Breakdown
