Travel Tips for Fitness
/How to maintain fitness while traveling
Read More8 Traits of Success
/8 things that successful people have in common. A list that is sure to cause contention.
Read MoreMiskimen's Wrath Part Deux
/Key points or takeaways from yesterday's WOD
Read MoreChoose Your Adventure
/Create or be a victim?
Read MoreThe Zen of Sport
/Last week I wrote a quick article on qualities of a CF'ter (www.crossfitpagosa.com/blog/qualities). As I sit in a coffee shop before a competition that I assume to have my ass handed to me in I think of a quote from John Wooden:
Sports do not build character. They reveal it.
Enduring the Increase
/Why are you being the limit to your potential.
Read MoreLessons from Jason Khalipa
/People sit there and be like "Oh I could do that if I had all day to train. The reality of the situation is a lot of these guys don't.
Read MoreHonest Truth about Vulnerability
/I don't like to do it personally. My 80's action stars that I grew up watching were never vulnerable as they would single-handedly take on the Vietcong or a small Caribbean island of baddies. My vulnerability is also not my story as to how I want to gain attention or look for social value. Why did I do it?
Read MoreThe Stuff I Read
/Today's article will be a short and quick article on the things I read and listen to on a daily basis. Each piece I have selected in order to raise my business knowledge, gain motivation from, learn how to coach better, or round out my personality so that I have balance in my life. This is not a complete list.
Read MoreOur Inner Child
/We all like to think of ourselves as adults who have control and who make our own decisions. We are the Masters of our own Universe. That is not the case though as we will leap to conclusions, react out of emotion, and say/do things that we later regret. Our whole mental existence is built in layers on top of layers, each one being a little more simple and primal than the next. We will at some point, then, act like our inner child.
Read MoreGoing from 330lbs to 230lbs
/For close to a decade, starting in my late teens and going into my later 20's, I was into strength alone. I competed in a sport called Strongman, and despite some international shows in Canada, my main accomplishment was doing very well as an amateur. This article will just be a visual journey of where I started at 26 and finished at 28 as I lost the weight, lost a lot of muscle, and switched athletic endeavors before ending up in CrossFit.
Read MoreSteps for a better Day
/My post today will be short and succinct as the day presents many wonderful opportunities to it.
1. Choose your attitude - it really is that simple. From someone who has done, seen, and thought many things that I would never recommend to someone else the simplest answer turned out to be true. You can pick your attitude and reinforce it by the language you use. In the opening paragraph I used the phrase wonderful opportunities instead of a lot of hectic shit. That difference changes how I feel and react to the day.
2. Be prepared - when you have things in order then you can't be stressed out. When people who are stressed out confront you then you can remain calm in the knowledge that you can help them without putting yourself out.
3. Sleep - emotional stress is the same as physical stress. It's toxic to your body if left too long unaddressed and negatively viewed. Stress prepares our body for action. ACT then sleep to restore your body's balance. Don't stay amped up for too long or you will look like Keith Richards
What to Listen to
/The continued development of a positive mindset takes time and work. We all have individual goals and dreams which means finding those of like mind can prove difficult. If we are classically the "sum of the 5 people around us", how can we improve our surroundings? Podcasts.
Read MoreGoal Setting
/Set goals that yield a positive effect on your life whenever you think about them, long before the outcome is actually achieved. Treat goal setting as a way to enhance your present reality, not as a way to control the future.
Read MoreCoach Lao Tzu
/CrossFit Pagosa hired a coach many years back named Lao Tzu. He wasn't the best for lifting technique and tips but he had great insights on how to motivate each of us in our mental game. Coach Lao Tzu has two important concepts that he wanted me to emphasize: presence and actions.
Read MoreBuffet Time
/Berkshire Hathaway has a letter that it sends out to all its shareholders written by Warren Buffet. His 2014 letter was of special interest because he gave a recap of the past 50 years. He writes his lessons learned, his knowledge, his wisdom, and his predictions. We should all pay attention.
Read MoreLessons from Food
/The nutrition challenge has completed its 3 month journey and the results were inspiring (even I was watching what I eat more closely). As the next one starts I think it's good to recap what we all learned.
Read MoreYoda Speaks
/I will spare you all my Star Wars nerd knowledge and just focus on one thing that Yoda said to Luke Skywalker that, all pop culture nostalgia aside, is deep with wisdom: "Do or do not. There is no try." Heavy. Let's examine why.
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