Hard Isn’t a Punishment. It’s a Proving Ground. - Thursday, June 12th, 2025

Hard Isn’t a Punishment. It’s a Proving Ground.

It’s something that I’ve started to post a lot. Adding it to instagram posts, as a reminder. Hard isn’t a punishment. It’s a proving ground.
But what does that actually mean?

For a lot of people, the word hard carries baggage.
Hard is something we try out best to avoid. It’s something we might associate with failure, pain, or struggle. But inside the walls of CrossFit Indestri, we’re trying our best to flip that mindset. Hard isn’t something you should run from, it’s something you should step into, on purpose.

Because the doing hard things is where growth happens. Choosing to show up for a workout that scares you a little, pushing through the last round when quitting would be easier, lifting the weight that challenges your form and focus, that’s the proving ground.

Hard is not about punishing your body. It’s not about grinding yourself down to earn your worth, (or a meal). Hard is about discovering what you’re capable of when things aren’t easy.

We don’t train so that life won’t be hard, we train so we’re ready when it is.

You do hard things inside the gym, so that when challenges show up outside the gym, whether it’s a tough conversation, a hard decision, or a season of life that tests you, you’ve already proven you can handle hard things. You’ve trained for it, and you’ve built confidence to know you can do it.

You’ve built grit under a pressure, you’ve found composure under fatigue, you’ve done the work, and you didn’t back down.

So the next time a workout gets uncomfortable, remember:
hard isn’t punishment, it’s a proving ground.

This is where you get better.
This is where you earn it.

Thursday, June 12th, 2025

Focus:

Movement Prep

WOD:

10 min EMOM
Min 1 - 12/8 Cal Ski
Min 2 - Sled Push
2 min Rest

10 min EMOM
Min 1 - 12/8 Echo/Assault Bike
Min 2 - Burpee Box Jump Over Wall
2 min Rest

10 min EMOM
Min 1 - 12/8 Cal C2 Bike
Min 2 - Farmer Carry 24/16

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