REDEMPTION ROAD CROSSFIT VISION
Our vision maintains three stages.
REDEMPTION ROAD IS SET ON CHANGING THE WORLD
Read about why Redemption Road Fitness works so hard for its cause.
- Beginning at Limon Correction Facility as “Ground Zero”, we work to redevelop what prison is: a divided, hateful, and hopeless state of stagnation.
- Through rehabilitation and ideological development, and accountability to others, we strive for growth in Ethics, Hope, and Purpose.
- Finally, maintaining this same hopeful purpose upon release, we connect with a likewise dedicated community which holds that same forged ethical system. And we remain faithful to a continuing vision of dedicated world change through positive action.
Any person that has had any sort of encounter with the prison system, or has seen a prison show on TV knows that things behind the walls are often very dysfunctional. Black men don’t sit with white men, older men do not speak with younger men, impressionable men do the bidding of predators.
Everyone espouses some form of convict code, but that code varies and is wholly relative. More than this, hate consumes the cells as men fume over violations they feel from the courts, the officers, and the prevalent disrespect.
That fury sits deep within their hearts effecting everything they touch. Hopelessness eventually consumes their hearts as families are pushed away by the system, and relationships crumble under this death-grip, choking away all life. People are left with no family, no marriage, no job skills, no economic security, and no love. This is the time they usually get released from prison: there is a serious problem here.
But there is also a distant and quiet light which shines like a beacon in this darkness. This virtue is the element that is not seen on TV, and it is what no one speaks of to the world. This light is the actions and conduct of a few good people; their hope, determination, and maturity effecting all this pain around them and producing change. It is our experience that sometimes a person truly grows in prison, and if they dedicate to what is good during their suffering, then that goodness is a reliable portrait of a core inward belief.
This character is the rehabilitation produced by a long and challenging road, a Redemption Road which sees individuals as valuable; that sees them as redeemable. Great acts are done in an instant, but a good life is lived as a daily walk. The Redemption Road is the path that is walked upon daily. It does not exist solely upon a gym floor, rather it prevails within the cells and cell houses. It does not rest, and it is only made stronger when tested. If it is tested, it is seen as true because the beliefs and pursuits of the men have been forged by fire.
This rehabilitative process is not something hidden and traveled alone, rather it is a road walked with likewise dedicated men and guided by mentorship. Love, Trust, Duty, Honor, Encouragement; these social qualities are refined through teamwork as these teams overcome physical challenges together. It is quite another thing indeed when these teams consist of every race, age, and background. The teamwork which is developed at the gym carries over into the cell house where the coaches mentor men in academic, spiritual, and emotional therapeutic manners. Through these continuous studies and sessions, and through the teamwork accountability, real morals are built, hope is created, and purpose is found.
Enough could not be said about the trainer/mentor leadership. These men achieve this position only through a constant dedication to these principals. They begin through humility with the core belief in repentance for a mistaken past, regretful and remorseful of their previous ways and ready to pay their debts to the world. This discipline carries forth through their teaching where they must be good athletic coaches, able to critique technique, prevent injury, and program personal and team building routines. They must be respected by their peers through their conduct and adherence to the redeeming qualities of humility of which Redemption Road believes (see our motto). Most of all, their actions and conduct will be mimicked, and so they must recognize and act in view of the infinite value of each human life.
Lastly, this program begins at Limon Correctional Facility as “Ground Zero”, but we do not want this rehabilitation to stop when someone is released from prison, where mentorship is most critical. The rehabilitation begun here is carried out upon release for dedicated participants. A person is less likely to get in trouble at work than they are during their free time, when bored. And so, the community team of Redemption Road is a constant reminder of these men to succeed, knowing that their fellows at Ground Zero are counting on them and look up to them. Furthermore, Redemption Road Fitness is partnering with several addiction recovery gyms which will permit serious Redemption Road participants with gym membership and mentorship: A place like Ground Zero where principals are developed and maintained with accountability.
Redemption Road Fitness is set on changing the world. We are small now, but only in quantity. Our goal is to positively effect every prison in Colorado, and eventually the country. We are currently partnered with mentors from law enforcement, and even work with correctional officers to change lives. We encourage the respect of authority, and the value of life that each of these authorities has. We promote CrossFit methodology and regularly honor fallen heroes, military, police, and civil service members who have died for the protection and livelihood of America. We host hero workouts, and dedicate our sweat and toil to cancer fighters, survivors, and victims on a continual basis. This is the sweat that must fall while traveling the Redemption Road.
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