Over the weekend I had the honor, along with my wife and son, to attend a close friend's wedding ceremony. It was awesome to see everyone who was there, close friends that I have not seen in about a year or so, and to see our friend's tie the knot. One thing was evident; happiness. My friends have all experienced different levels of success. Success by definition is "the achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted." The definition of happiness is "enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy." Do they go hand-in-hand? If you're successful are you happy? Or if you're happy are you successful? I guess it depends on how you interpret the two. But more then likely the answer is yes. So what makes you happy? Your job? Money? People? PR's? Squats? I know one thing is for sure. We were all surrounded by happy people which in turn makes us happy. Pretty simple, right? Sure saying happy so many times seems childish, but really, the excitement that a child shows for even the smallest of accomplishments should never be lost in us. Celebrate everything. Make life happy. Let people know what you're feeling. It doesn't have to be mushy and gooey, just let them know. However you want. This means be you. Be true to yourself and everything else will fall into place. It was awesome to see all of my friends being "successful" in many different ways. Things changed and I don't see everyone as much we would like to, but it's pretty cool to see everyone truly happy. Surround yourself with positive people and good things happen; like happiness and awesomeness. Nothing beats family and friends.
Over the last three months or so my training has taken some hits and changed a bit. I programmed for myself for a little while, but found that maybe I just wasn't putting enough into it. Then I reverted back to Crossfit, and now I'm working off the Crossfit Football programming. I'm not a football guy and would probably cry if I was tackled by one of those guys/girls, but the training is pretty awesome. They blend power, strength, and speed based movements with a little traditional Crossfit in their daily wod. I've found new 5 rep maxes in just about everything. They also mix in quite a bit of hammer swings, tire flips, jumps, hill sprints, and farmer's walks which all make me feel pretty bad ass.
I always find myself coming back to one gut busting workout no matter what "program" I follow.
"Sarah"
For time:
21-15-9
225lb Deadlift
Ring Dips
4:54....A PR by a minute. This workout might be named something different or for someone else, but I named it after a friend who had passed away. The workout itself pushes me to new levels.
Power Snatch PR - 160lbs this morning 7/2/13. No need to watch, but I filmed it so I could see what form is like before I went heavy.
Just a little morning snatch and then finished it off with the daily wod:
21, 15, 9 reps of:
One arm KB power snatch LT - 1.5 pood
One arm KB power snatch RT - 1.5 pood
Toes to Bar.....9:52
One arm KB power snatch RT - 1.5 pood
Toes to Bar.....9:52
Training, writing about training, brainstorming some new ideas makes me happy, and training with my wife, brothers, friends makes me really happy. I was going to delete that last sentence because it really doesn't make a whole lot of sense. But that's for you to decide.
It's awesome to share ideas and push each other to that next level. Drop a note, comment, like, share, or retweet.
This post is a wake up call for me. I've spent the last 2 months trying to figure out what the hell I'm doing, and I don't know if I'll ever know. Don't let your job define you, instead define your job. It's not your life. In the words of Dupree "Work to live don't live to work".
And don't forget to stay grounded and celebrate the little things. Shout out to Chief and Cara. Congrats!
Train like an animal. Let it go, bleed, sweat, and be awesome.
Keep the Hot Shot firefighters in your thoughts and prayers.
