Back to the Basics – Crossfit Formed in Fundamentals [VIDEO]

I love fundamentals.

I'm not sure why, in my older age, I've developed such a fondness for the basics of the sports I like to play. Maybe it's because of a phrase I heard recently that I love.

I am not afraid of the 10,000 strikes you know that you have practiced one time. I am deathly afraid of the one strike you know that you have practiced 10,000 times.

Some people attribute that quote to Bruce Lee. Others to the Shaolin Monks. Either way, it makes sense.

Yeah, things can get a little fancy in Crossfit workouts. However, as you can see in the video, we also stuck to the basics. So much so that Justin introduced me to an exercise that is one of the first things that young gymnasts learn when they start the activity--hollow--performed at various times perfectly by these ladies in this video.

When we got into that, I knew that I was in the right place. I don't want to try to advance to higher levels if my strength, capability, ability and understanding of different disciplines is lacking.

In a nod to Shunryu Suzuki's ideals put forth in Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, approaching all circumstances with the mind of a beginner helps us learn more, be more and do more.