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| Great song by Nicole Mullen EVERYDAY PEOPLE |
What an extraordinary year at our Synergy Strength home. MU PR's all around for so many of us, 531lb. back squat, a 1:58 FRAN, a baby boy lifter and CrossFitter on the way for a special couple and new Synergy locations to help more people get fit and fitter!! There was a Bronze medal in there too.
Whats' really cool about this is we are all everyday people doing these extraordinary things TOGETHER. I know exactly where every success comes from in my life. I also know there are many more in the plan for me if I will just acknowledge them. I'm listing to this great audio book, "The Power Of I AM" by Joel Olsteen. It's a story about the words we choose to speak and the great power they hold.
There is more hope for a stupid fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
Proverbs 29:20 (GNT)
I have started being especially mindful of the words I speak to myself. Words I put after I AM. I AM excelling at butterfly pull-ups. I AM well prepared for The Open. I AM approved and anointed. As everyday as I AM, I also know that I will do extraordinary things because I AM a child of the most awesome, high God.
OOoooo... did I just mention The Open??
Only days until we register for The Open. I've had several enquiries as to whether I'm going to compete again. It makes me smile 'cause it's like asking me if I'm going to breathe today. My lovely sister who made the trip to Carson to watch me in 2015 said, "You're going to do that AGAIN?" Hahahahah, yup.
Yes, yes I am going to compete again. It's been woven into my fabric, it's in my DNA, if you look closely at my eyes you can see that word, tell me you're out to best me in a workout and pay attention to the look I give you. Where can one find more fun?
Lately I've been coaching on the importance of having a plan to reach a goal for a workout. A member told me the plan for 15.5 was not to die. We explained to her that not dieing is NOT a plan, it's the goal. What's your plan to make that goal happen? In the end no one died from 15.5 and we learned the value of a plan.
What's my goal for this year of competing? My goal is to win GOLD at the Games in 2016. Here's a start to the plan to make that happen:
1) close the gaps in my CrossFit skills (butterfly pull-ups, MU's, Oly lifts)
2) ensure my level of fitness is at it's peak (run this winter 'cause it's going to be a good winter to run in SK)
3) master reading a workout to optimize my strengths and minimize my weaknesses
4) focus on performance not outcomes
Sounds solid to me. Wait though till Coach Chad reads this. It will be followed by a text with a subliminal message and maybe a summoning to his office. On a side note, a gal walked into the NE location on a Wednesday when Coach Chad was there and she asked, "Are you Laurie?" And he quickly replied, "I wish I was but no." Mostly true.
I'm very excited for The Open to start as SO many of us at Synergy are. We've been working hard, calling each other out and getting the extra reps. In essence taking Coach Benko's programming and hammer smashing it. WE ARE READY!!
I'm an everyday person doing the extraordinary because I have an extraordinary God who has given me an extraordinary CrossFit community. Do you believe the same about yourself? Try it.
I know where it all comes from.
For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our God?
It is God who arms me with strength[a]
and keeps my way secure.
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he causes me to stand on the heights.
For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our God?
It is God who arms me with strength[a]
and keeps my way secure.
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he causes me to stand on the heights.
