One last blog article from Coach Alexa as she takes on her new adventure.
There is a phrase that I run into coaching that makes my blood curl. It is my least favorite thing to hear an athlete say. That phrase is “I can’t.” There have been countless times I have been coaching someone, offered a challenging but do-able modification or progression that I am certain the athlete is capable of doing, that will take them to the next level, to be told “I can’t.”
Coaches care. We care about your growth as athletes and as people. We put in the time not because we think that having more people on the planet who can deadlift 300 pounds will make the world a better place, but because we love helping people defy their own expectations of what they think they are capable of doing. Nothing is more rewarding than watching someone come to that realization. PR’s are a celebration of just that, the weight/ reps and time are just a number. It is the feeling of breaking through a wall that stays with you.
Often times in life we are not aware of our own potential. It takes the eyes of a “coach” who believes in you to help you to recognize what they already know you can do. Sometimes that coach is a CrossFit coach, other times it’s just someone who loves you or believes in you. Listen to the coaches in your life and remove the phrase “I can’t” from your vocabulary. If you’re ever tempted to say it, just replace it with “I can’t do that yet” or “I can’t do that today.” If someone who cares about you thinks you can do it, chances are you probably can.