2 Thoughts to Ponder
/2 simple thoughts that can have profound implications.
Read MoreBreakdown to Breakthrough
/Break on through the to other side - Jim Morrison
Read MoreThose "Days"
/We all have days were we feel "off." We wake up and don't have much energy, our eyes feel heavy, and the legs are filled with lead. We get up and go about our routine but we can't seem to shake the fog. Our whole day shifts later and later as we realize that not much is going to get done till the body wakes up fully. These "blah" days affect us all so how do we deal with them?
Read MoreMental Chatter
/There are many thoughts that run through our head. We will have thoughts of scarcity, abundance, fear, confidence, ego, humility, feeling swole and on the gain train, and feeling like we suddenly became fat. Which thoughts do we pay attention to, when do we pay attention to them, and how do we ignore the negative? Lets go through a couple common thoughts that you will experience as you work out.
Read MoreWhat My Training and Diet Look Like
/In this article I will write out my entire day for 8/28 to show what I eat, when I eat it, when I train, and any personal thoughts to go along with the outline. Based off this you can make many conclusions: 1.) That is the missing key, 2.) I will start doing that, 3.) He is crazy. The conclusion you make is your own and is neither right or wrong. Your conclusion and actions based off of it are just as valid as mine. Every destination, dream, hope, goal, and body composition has a price to be paid. We all do the best we can with the amount of stress, understanding, knowledge, time, support, ability to moderate stress, and will power that we currently have.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreThe Greatest Teacher
/There is a common theme to all my articles - your mindset. The reason is that your mind is the greatest tool that you must be training every day. If you do not train it then it will run you instead of you running it. This is the first lesson it teaches.
Read MoreThe Impatiently Patient
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A farmer wakes up hungry one day in the late fall and goes out to his fields to get some food. There is no food in his fields. The soil hasn’t been tilled and his barn is full of seed. What is wrong with this picture? Why is it ridiculous for us to assume that a farmer that does not work in the spring should have a harvest in the fall? We can look at this in terms of IP vs PI.
Read MoreThe One You Feed
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You may like to think that you are you. That me, myself, and I are all one person and we are all in agreement. A basic understanding of human psychology will prove that to be otherwise and in fact there is an old Indian fable emphasising this point. The tale is about two wolves inside you that are polar opposites, battling inside you. It's the wolf that you feed that will win in the end. Which one are you feeding?
Read MoreThe Open Ego
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The first workout of the Open is validated and we just turned in our scores for the second workout of 2015. How are you feeling about it? Are you proud or are you reasoning the score away? Which path you take is telling of your mental state.
Read MoreHow to Approach Training
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How should you approach training and what variables come into play in its many aspects. From the motivation to train, to making sure your knowledge is up to date, to controlling internal factors over external - how should we look and move forward with our workouts?
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Why You Must Lift
/We all go to the box and torture ourselves for various reasons: to feel strong and confident, to get out of the office, or even to help prevent injuries. At its core then the box should be a place where you get better at life. You shouldn’t train to be a specialist at moving odd machines and alien weights that only exist inside its four walls. So how can the WOD at the box accomplish real world benefit?
Read MoreFear
/A workout can test your character. The barbell can question your courage. The burn in your lungs will push your determination. CrossFit is an excellent judge of who you are and what you are made of. The WOD’s can cause us anxiety and fear, which is a very real and healthy reaction that we ultimately need to apply to our greatest task: life.
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