Below are fifty rules/guidelines/recommendations I have collected during the past three years as a CrossFit addict. Trust me, it doesn’t mean I do all of them. Do as I say, not as I do. Isn’t that the way it is supposed to work?

1. Make Under Armour a liar every WOD. Shirt can’t wic away awesome! It means you should give every WOD your all and leave nothing in the tank.
2. Finish the round. Doesn’t matter what the clock says. It matters that you finish.
3. Failing on a rep is good. If you aren’t failing, you aren’t pushing.
4. Squat, Dead lift, Press, Bench, and sadly running too, should be done every week.
5. Keep your gym bag stocked and in your car.
6. PVC Pipe, lacrosse ball, field hockey ball, giant bands, should be in your living room for all to see.
7. Mobility is a WOD, one you can do seven days a week
8. Coffee, unsalted butter and coconut oil = breakfast
9. Tequila, a juiced lime, and a salted rim = happy hour!
10. Don’t take it too seriously…see rule above
11. Food doesn’t have ingredients listed on a label
12. Join a farm Co-op. Best vegetables you will get, hands down.
13. Buy a cow, then eat the cow
14. Visit other boxes often
15. Do the whole warm up like it’s your favorite WOD.
16. Show up ten minutes earlier than you normally would
17. Stay fifteen minutes later than you normally would
18. Athletic tape, wrist wraps, knee sleeves, oly shoes, jump rope, nanos/innov8’s. Buy the toys because they are the tools of the trade.
19. Don’t be the no rep person….
20. Introduce yourself to all drop ins and newbies. You were one too
21. Chalk makes you stronger
22. Once in a while, forget what you know, and do it EXACTLY like the coach tells you
23. Kill Cliff, Progenex, coconut water, whole food, whatever your post WOD plan is, just make sure you have one. Need to rehydrate and feed the machine
24. Your Box has a sticker, I am sure,…put one on your car and help advertise
25. Sweat angels are beautiful
26. Coming close to throwing up is ok
27. Double unders suck. Get over it. Practice them
28. There are no quick fixes
29. Supplements do not replace real food
30. Clean up your stuff. Bars go on a rack. Clips go in a bucket. Plates either go on a tree or on a stack. KB’s and DB’s have a shelf.
31. Always smile, even when the coach puts up 800m Med Ball Indian run for the warm up. Coaches are people too….they make mistakes.
32. The coach doesn’t want to hear you bitch.
33. It’s Saturday at 800am, a few people are hungover. Don’t call them out. It’s not cool. They know they drank last night…..and so does everyone else.
34. A “nice job” or a high five go a very long way with new members and drop ins
35. F&*K cliques. The Box is a team. Support everyone.
36. Take different classes so you get different coaches
37. WOD/running/swimming early in the morning ensures a good night’s sleep
38. Be truthful with scores, don’t cheat yourself
39. Pick a goal every month and then work on it every time you are in the box. Even when you are beat and want to go home.
40. Coffee is the lifeblood that drives success!!!!
41. Tequila seems to always take things up a notch…..
42. Bacon makes everything better….just try not to eat it at every meal
43. Progenex, aka, awesome-sauce is the best tasting protein ever. It’s also expensive, however it’s worth it if it helps you recover faster
44. Fish oil fixes just about everything. Creaky joints, good for the heart, etc. Take lots of it. You’ll know when you have had too much.
45. Don’t let the muscle between you ears be the strongest one. It’s the only part of you that knows how much the bar/kb/db weighs.
46. Listen to the coach when they tell you it’s too much weight. Putting yourself in danger to do it Rx is silly.
47. Leave the music alone. Owner and coaches get to change it. Nobody else.
48. Take three to five minutes to get your head right before you get out of the car. Work stays in the car. Life stays in the car. This is all about you.
49. Don’t worry about 100% pale…do what works for you. Your are the expert on how you feel.
50. Sign up for local competitions. Good way to meet people and you will do way more when you are in front of a crowd than when you are doing a regular WOD. Waaaaaaaayyy more.

Who has some more recommendations?