Goulash Post!!! (A little bit of everything mixed in)

Well its been quite awhile since Ive posted a blog but a lot has happened and changed since then as well!!! I am super stoked on where my life is heading  and how much I have learned in just the past month and a half.  I have grown mentally, physically, emotionally, and hope soon financially but that is in due time..... In the past month in a half I have incurred a muscle injury in my back which took me away from what I love to do.....Crossfit!! Im at a job I dont necessarily like,  my girlfriend and I were learning a great deal about each other, which can sometimes be a hard task, and bills were coming in and the cash coming in was barely covering them especially since I was taking time off work because of my injury!! I was SO crushed, I was depressed, and even started questioning if I wanted to even be a trainer! 

 But I had a huge support group... Thank you Justina for pushing me and helping me realize my true potential and thank you Joss for being the motivator who always opens my eyes and gives me a calming and rejuvenating breathe of insight! Thank you Je'von for your wealth of knowledge and the ability to articulate the ways of training. I have learned SO much from you!  To those I did not mention, you also had a big part of making me who I am! So to all of you, THANK YOU!

So now my back is strong and I am even stronger from the rest, go figure, another thing learned ahaha. I am also Crossfit Certifield Level 1!  I get my CSCS on July 6th (pending test goes well). I have a new found passion for training and I am even beginning to pick up clients and working on starting bootcamps!! And my friendships and relationships are proving to be stronger than ever!  So all I have to do now is take some advice from Je'von and take the "first step".  I hope to see you on the journey!!

Breaking Point!!!

This past weekend I competed in the Crossfit Challenge Finals at Crossfit Central and had a high hope of finishing in the top 2 spots. I had done almost everything right to prepare for this "battle" from sleep, diet, and programming of my workout. In the previous challenge, pushing myself seemed to be my weakness because I didnt want to reach that breaking point. So that is what I worked on, pushing myself, perseverance.

I killed the first workout of the finals, heading into the next workout with about a 45 second cushion and feeling very confident!...

During that second workout I was going fairly strong until my body basically gave out on me, my body was telling me that I was done. Though the thought of getting a DNF (did not finish) almost sounded great to me at one point during the second workout.... But I had GREAT support, and I could not let them down....Now think about that, everything within me was telling me to quit, I had reached my breaking point. Never in all of my training over the years did I EVER just want to say "Im done!!!"..... But I didnt quit, on the last segment of the workout, which was a 5oo meter row, I was not there but my body was moving... And I have never been SO exhausted. But I even had other competitors I was competeing against along with my friends, pushing me, telling me I was almost finished!...

At the end of the workout, I was embarassed, pissed, and discouraged to know that I had blown my chance at the top 2 spots! But once I calmed down and had some positive words spoken to me, I came to realize that I accomplished something astronomical (to me). To be able to reach a point where you want to quit, reaching your "breaking point," and still can persist and move on to finish, is a feat within itself! After it was all said and done, that morning was a humbling endeavor that has given me a new light on crossfit that has ignited an insatiable fire within me so I can take it to the next level of training!!

Have you tested your breaking point? I challenge you to find what you're made of! You might be surprised of what you may find!

The Truth Hurts So Good!!

Truth. What is truth? That has long been argued by philosophers for centuries! It can be subjective, objective, relative, or absolute. I believe it is based on your upbringing and the good and bad experiences throughout a person's life. But that is just my opinion.

Many people are hurt by lies. Why do we lie? One of my favorite sayings is, " the truth hurts but not as bad as a circle of lies unraveled!" I have made a commitment to always try and tell the truth no matter what. It sometimes is easier to say than do, especially when someone you care about is involved. Have you tried telling the truth in a hard situation? From personal experience, it may be difficult in the present but beneficial in the future! So let the truth be told and try to surround yourself with honest and genuine people!

FIGHT THE PAIN!

Pain is defined as mental or emotional suffering or torment. But as most things with enough perserverance it can be overcome. Have you overcome the physical and emotional barriers that are hindering your goals or dreams? Try and find that something that inspires you to run through those barriers!!