It helps to have a MOTIVE in order to stay MOTIVATED to train. That means you should all figure out what you're training for. And NO, a shape doesn't count. Neither does looking good in a bikini or a dress. That's not what we do here. That's what you can do in your kitchen, not under the bar. And I'm not about to train someone who's reasons are nonsensical. I urge you all to find something you like competing in: golf, botche ball, darts, basketball, cage-fighting, alligator wrestling, BASE jumping.. whatever. Then transfer your daily training into those activities.
Just ask Paul Babbin about his experiences at the tough mudder race. He had to bear crawl, and wade through mud and crawl through pipes, jump over things, and even run occasionally. The first thing he tells me is how much HIS training hard has transferred into HIM being a better competitor. He didn't just "endure" the race, he PERFORMED. Well done Paul, and others who I didn't mention.
Here's something for you all to do this week:
20 minute AMRAP:
- SPRINT 200 meters (half lap)
- 20 Situps
Go fast, go hard, earn that sweat.
here's some reading for the nerds out there;
The barefoot running debate: Born to run, shoes & injury: the latest thinking
Why Shoes Make "Normal" Gait Impossible
It's Not That Hard, People Evolution of the food pyramid.
FORGET THE FAT-BURN ZONE This may be a repost, but I really like this one.
Enjoy!
I can honestly say that it was never my goal to look good in a bikini or a dress.
ReplyDelete~Louis
I ride horses (and sometimes chase cows with them) All this training creates the body awareness I need to feel my horse, which is the key to real horsemanship. I also train to test myself and challenge my limits. Physicality is one of the great joys of life.
ReplyDeleteThat's not what your application said, Louis.
ReplyDelete-RUS
I train because ingraining it into the body, writes it into the mind.
ReplyDeleteI train for consistency, positively collaborating leadership, changing uncomfortably, while growing, moving to reduce complacency while challenging my self assumptions, gaining and showing accountability, promoting incremental adjustments.
I train to set goals, attain them, demolish them without attaching to them and repeat.
I train to be in the moment where breath, body and mind are one and where still awareness is revealed through active energy and as energy potential.
HUA
WOD results: I got fully through 8 rounds; completed 9 total, but needed a little extra time to finish some sit-ups after the clock ran out. It may not sound impressive, but I am making progress with the running, which pleases me.
ReplyDeleteRus, this is what you are training me for:
training goals (for the summer)
1) Deadlift 250 lbs, preferably 275 lbs.
2) Improve my running so it doesn't suck so much. I'm aiming for a sub-9 minute mile, which would be a real accomplishment for me.
3) Be able to do a pull-up from a dead hang. (One can always dream).
4) Train so I can dominate Louis and Brian in racquetball!! :)
Completed the WOD yesterday at 10 rounds. Would've done more, but regrettably ate a big piece of chocolate birthday cake just before coming to the workout. I nearly puked it all towards the end, but managed to hold it down.
ReplyDeleteMy motive for training is: to be able to do a decent pull up before the end of summer; deadlift more than 300 lbs; and improve my piano playing stamina. The latter seems strange but the increased strength and flexibility in my arms and shoulders, I've noticed, really helps - not to mention that I can memorize complex music much more readily. Gradus ad Parnassum!
7 rounds. I train to live well.
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