Why Failure is a Good Thing
Failing is trying. It means you are going for something that you truly believe in. You are trying to achieve something that is truly novel and difficult; you may never have accomplished it before, or haven’t been able to do it in 10 years. This alone is an important piece of knowledge.
Failing is learning. By failing, we get to reassess our goals. We can delve into if we really believed in our goals or if we really want to achieve them. It is an honest look inside ourselves. Is this a goal we don’t truly believe in, or does our process to get there just need some tweaking, more dedication or a different path altogether??
Lastly, failing is improving. Even if you set a a goal that you think is nigh impossible, you get better. But how?? It is possible to reach for the stars and just miss, but accomplish 100% of what you are humanly capable of, than reach for something easy and easily achieve it, yet accomplish only 30% of what you are capable of. At least stretching yourself and reaching for that which is difficult allows you to see how far you can go. (see graph below from Lululemon for a visual representation)
From Cody- Crossfit Southbay
WOD:
Back Squat- 5×5
then…
“The Bar Fight” 500m Row
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