Tues, Mar 30th, 2010

These guys are kind of a big deal in Saskatchewan.

Training:
A1. Back Squat @ 40X0; 4-6 x 5; rest 20 sec
A2. DB Walking Lunges @ 20X0; 8 steps/leg x 5; rest 120 sec
A3. Weighted Chin Ups @ 30X0; 2-3 x 5; rest 20 sec
A4. Kipping Chin Ups - chin over vertical plane; 20 x 5; rest 120 sec
B. GHD Sit Ups - 2 hands overhead @ 3131; 15-20 x 5; rest 60 sec

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competitor comments i thought i would post:
"One memory from the weekend still sticks with me. I was warming up for
my heat on Sunday upstairs on the mezzanine level. I had my Ipod on and
was trying to get my quads working again. One of the heats started and
all the athletes began doing their chin ups. They finished one by one
and went down the stairs and as they went, the spectators switched their
focus from the chin up bar to the floor below. I continued my warm up
and as I was moving around I realized that every athlete from the heat
had moved down the stairs except one. A woman was still on the chin up
bar trying to get her first 30 chin ups. She was doing singles and
failing more reps than completing. I realized that not one spectator was
watching her, it was just her and the judge. I watched for a few reps
and then felt compelled to move closer and cheer. She struggled with
each rep to get her chin over the bar but never once walked away from
the bar. She would just chalk up and try again. She never did complete
the chipper on Sunday due to the fact that she could not do the chin
ups. It struck me after the heat was over. She woke up that morning as
sore as the rest of us. She got out of bed, fueled and drove to the
event just like the rest of us. She warmed up the same as the rest of
us and when the 3.2.1 GO was announced she began her effort. Watching
how much trouble she had with chins, she must have known that she would
not be able to complete that event but she still showed up and tried.
Anyone who doubts what this community does for people's self esteem
should come to an event and watch as I found ordinary people performing
extraordinary efforts. To show up knowing that in the end you may not
finish 1st or even finish but still be willing to try your guts out is
absolutely amazing!

I asked my Dad his thoughts on the event just before we left to come
back. He had two revelations for me, he said that
these competitors must be the most honest people in the world because he
could not believe that people would leave their purses, bags and
personal items all over the place without a worry that anything would be
touched. He remarked that it showed true focus on why everyone was
there, to be a part of the competition. His second revelation for me
was that I ran like a princess and if I would have run faster I would
have had much faster times. That is my Dad, honest and always willing
to point out the fact that I would have had 4 goals instead of a hat
trick if I would have hit the net on the last shot."

You can achieve anything you want in life if you have the courage to dream it,
the intelligence to make a realistic plan,
and the will to see that plan through to the end.
- Sidney A. Friedman