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Squat 5,5,5,5,5

 

Back: Dave, Jordan, Nik, Hubie, Steve, Jay

Front: Zach, Chuck

Why?

"I don't want to start."  I had never heard those words come out of Hubie's mouth before.  At least not with any hint of sincerity.  The WOD was no harder than many others we had done.  No different.  Except that it would be Hubie's last one at Crossfit Buffalo.

The effect spilled over.  I knew what the WOD was but until he looked at me and said that it did not hit home.

It hit home that its not just a workout or a program.  Not just a gym. It never was.  And its not a cult or some secret society or any of the other monikers people have come up with.

Over a year ago Hubie came in to stay for "A month or so...Just to learn some form and technique."  A few months later he came in and said "How do you leave this?"

What is "this"?

To me this is Hubie going from a "month or so" to being part of the backbone of this gym.  Coaching, performing, and inspiring without rhyme or reason save an inherent desire and passion to do so.  To me this is Colin going through hell week  to  become a SEAL when a year ago he sat at a desk hating his life.  Its a snickers bar and a banana.  It's Barb at 63 yrs young grinding out power cleans next to college kids who are willing themselves to work as hard as she is.  And Barb deadlifting over 200lbs when 15 lbs used to be daunting to her.  It's friends whom you have known for a short time who will drive forty miles through one of the worst winter storms in years to get to your fathers funeral when people who live right around the corner would not.  It's Darryl finding a place in this world that will let him use all of his abilities to their fullest.  It's Amber saying "I never knew I could do that".  It's Ed not saying a word through immense knee pain everyday.  It's Steve getting 38 pull-ups with a bad arm. It's where standards are set.

It's where you feel sorry for the person who has never felt the sting of salty sweat running over chalk covered hands into shins ripped open by a rusty bar.  It's where you have every reason to quit but you don't because nobody else is.

This is why I Crossfit. 

Comments

[jordan]

I remember saying to Hubie- Just give it a month...- well a short time later he was teaching me. Thanks for all the help Hillbilly. See you next week.

5 rep max Squat- 315lbs
5 rep max Bench- 275 lbs x 4

[Hubie]

Its with great emotion that I say, "thank you Crossfit Buffalo."

Leaving is starting to settle in as a reality and its not easy. Good luck to everyone.

Dave, thanks for the post...wow, just wow.

[Chuckp]

5 rep max- 265lbs.

The whole thing still hasn't really set in for me yet. Things like this usually take some time for me to let settle because I just block it and keep occupied. I'm speaking solely for myself here when I say thank you for walking in those doors last February Hubie. You've been a great competitor, motivator, inspiration and most of all a great friend. It was hard not being around when I was in Georgia, I can only imagine how much it's going to suck knowing this is a permanent thing when I actually let it sink it.

[Chuckp]

Fuck... I meant sink in. Not sink it. What an ass.

[Dave]

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[doc]

Hubie... Quiet, Confident, Cool as shit.
Fired me up with that quiet front and the few words. Dedicated your time to helping the newbies. Powerful and determined.
Will miss ya.

[Moe]

I don't know about quiet...I could always hear Hubie's mouth from a mile away :) It's been 3 days and it feels like forever...can't wait for Columbus. Yeah, thanks for the post Dave, I hadn't had a good cry in about 5 minutes.

[Bethany Wadsworth]

Nice post!

[Andrew]

I'm with Moe on this one. It was pretty quiet at the gym today.

I'm sad I couldn't be around this weekend for the send-off. Hubie, you've helped me push myself and improve my form so much since I started, and you've been a good friend. Kick some ass over in Ohio.

[Keith W.]

AWESOME post!

[Randy Raetz]

Dave- You hit the nail on the head with this post man. You totally captured what it is to be part of Crossfit. We are going to roadtrip from Rochester and do a WOD with you guys sometime this spring, and then hopefully stop at Duff's to ruin it with wings and beers. Keep up the great work! See ya- Randy

[Physical Therapy Software]

Being able to do 38 pull-ups with a bad arm is incredible! There are so many individual accomplishments being completed each day that go largely unnoticed, but they really are significant events.