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Rough Love

Rough Love

Some birds just need more time in the nest.

After 4-years coaching effort on the part of the CFV coaching team, this little bird is finally ready to flap his wings and see what life outside the nest might hold.

As this will be my last programming week at CFV I intend to take some liberties with my coming posts in order to share how it really is for those of you who don’t yet know.

I will try to keep these posts from sounding like a series of love letters to Patty but it will be difficult. The Boss-man deserves a lot more credit than I can squeeze into 6 blog posts (but he’ll have to make do).

(If you are easily offended or tend to take everything you read seriously please skip the rest of this post)

Patty pushes all my buttons.
Can’t say he and I see eye-to-eye on everything.
Probably never will.

His rough brand of love would often be easier to enjoy if served with a heaping handful of KY.
He provokes me as much as he provokes you.
But that is where the coaching opportunity arises, isn’t it?

Fran leaves me feeling emotionally and physically wrecked too and she never fails to make me just a little bit fitter and a little bit better. So it is with Patty’s brand of coaching.
The love, growth and benefit is there for you if you are ready to face it.

I could have found a gentler coach or gone jogging on a treadmill but would that have gotten me the results I have experienced courtesy of Patty, Fran and CFV?

With Patty I used to think it was “love him or hate him” but over time I’ve learned that it is more accurate to say “love him, and hate him”.

He calls on me (and you) to be bigger people than we think we can be.
We’re not always ready to be confronted that way and we may hate it in the moment.
But it isn’t always the people who tell you what you want to hear who have your best interests at heart.

So, before I fly this crazy CFV coop, please bear with me if some of my posts sound too sappy.
I still chafe under the coaching but the love that underlies it is the greatest balm in the world.

Grease up and take the fucking coaching!

Love ya Boss.

Warm Up: Shoulder Stabilization Exercises courtesy of Canadian Olympian Christine Gerard

Check the video from this weekend’s fantasic seminar or ask one of the many apprentices/athletes who attended it.

Tech: OHS 3-3-2-2-1-1

WOD:
3 Rounds
10 OHS (85/135)
50 Double Unders
No racks for WOD.  Run heats if short on ropes.  Strong skippers first.

The Meadowlark

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  • By Eunice 26 Feb 2012

    This compelled me to write, Corey. Thanks!

    For some reason, our society seems to think that a place of work should be a ‘professional’ place…whatever that even means. From what I can see, ‘professional’ seems to mean painfully politically correct, totally closed and insincere, without the slightest hint of raw, natural emotion.

    Patty, I love what you’ve created here for us: a place where were have total freedom, not just freedom to create out own schedules and freedom to be creative and entrepreneurial, we have freedom to feel and freedom to speak what’s really on our minds without worrying about repercussions (I don’t know too many corporations where an employee can say he loves and hates his boss publicly on a post that 500 people will read – nice work, Corey).

    I don’t know many people who show up to work everyday feeling as comfortable as they feel when they arrive home after work. I don’t for a second take this for granted.

    In short: I love this place, and every slightly inappropriate aspect about it!

  • By Wendy 26 Feb 2012

    “it isn’t always the people who tell you what you want to hear who have your best interests at heart.”

    So. F*cking. True.

    Love you, Corey (and Patty!)

  • By Pinky 27 Feb 2012

    Oh man! I am feeling so much love for my cfvers right now, it’s crazy!! Seriously, our community is magic, we take care of eachother, genuinely love eachother and would do pretty much anything to help our ‘family!’
    (except Fran at wreck beach…sorry Corey;), totally just thot of this, heehee)

  • By Too tall 27 Feb 2012

    Damn Corey… you are bringing tears to my eyes.. I’ll miss you so much but right now, I am happy that you will take joy in making me suffer and making sure my gang is ready for Tough Mudder.. I just love to hate you and the way you push me…

  • By patty 27 Feb 2012

    Thanks for the love in Meadow X

    Thought I was taking it easy on ya the last 6-9 months

    I will pick up the pace in march for ya

  • By corey 27 Feb 2012

    Thx for the warning boss. Will stock up on lube.

  • By Squad 27 Feb 2012

    Corey, your sappy post got me all teary this morning. Thanks for the CFV and Patty love, and know that you’ll be missed. (even by those of us who rarely make it to an am WOD)

    Looking forward to your programming–already stoked for tonight!

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