Dear CrossFit, Results = f(c, e, cl, ocf)

Dear CrossFit,

I’ve been “on tour” most of the summer, and thus away from my regular CrossFit box.  I got back in the box today and, once the oxygen deprivation had worn off, I realized, once again, that you aren’t working as hard when you are outside the box.  I actually came up with the following equation:

results = f(c, e, cl, ocf)

The results you achieve out of any workout are a function of (c) the coach, (e) the equipment available, (cl) the clock running, and (ocf) other crossfitters.

If you are on your own, there’s no coach.

If you are on your own, you probably don’t have much equipment.

The coach likely has a lot of equipment in the box and can make sure you are using it properly.

If you are on your own, there might or might not be a clock or stopwatch, but if there is, you’re the only one that cares about i.

It’s the other crossfitters who dominate this equation.  There is a little co-ompetition going on in every WOD.  You know, I know, Bob Dole knows it.  They’re racing the same clock that you are.  Maybe they’ve got different weights or differently scaled movements, but you all know the clock is running and other people are trying to beat it.  When you WOD on your own, you always finish first and you always finish last, think about that.

I wonder what tomorrow’s WOD will be…