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Shannon O’Dell on being 41 and qualifying for her second CrossFit Games…“I feel great, so why stop now. I don’t feel like I’m declining. If anything, I feel like I am continually getting better. Besides, there is nothing to slow me down. When it stops being fun or I lose my passion for competing, then that will be the stopping point. It’s nice to know, even at my age, that I’m still able to inspire someone, even if I don’t think I’m that great.
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On July 15, CrossFit South Forney in Forney, TX is partnering with the Forney Professional Firefighters Association to host the “Hometown Throwdown” competition and fish fry to help the Barkham family who’s newborn who was recently born with a heart condition which will require multiple surgeries and extended care.
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Ever attempt to correct a bad habit? The unlearning process is exhaustingly slow (and maddening when trying to relearn how to snatch properly). But one thing we should unlearn is what we’ve been told about nutrition and fat loss.
We are bombarded with headlines like “Don’t eat carbs, they’ll make you fat.” Don’t eat too much protein, it’s hard on your kidneys and you will damage them.” No wonder people are so confused about how to eat and what to eat.
In simple terms, are you undereating or overeating? If you’re not where you want to be in terms of performance in the gym or body composition, it’s safe to say that how much you’re eating (energy input) isn’t lining up with how much energy you’re expending (energy output).
You probably think you are overeating because you have more fat on your body than you would like, but A LOT of people are under-eating without even knowing it.
“Take Yourself to New Heights – Develop Your Love For Details” by Holden Rethwill, CrossFit Invictus
“It’s the little things that matter.”
You’ve probably heard this phrase hundreds of times. Well I’m here to tell you, it’s the truth. Continuing in my book by John Wooden, I stumbled across an excerpt stating, “Develop a love for details. They usually accompany success.”
You may have heard of the myth that it takes 21 days to develop a habit. Whether you agree with this or not, I would like to challenge you to take the next week, not even a full 21 days, and focus on all of the little details in life that you may have previously overlooked. After you’ve made it a week, make it to two weeks, and so on and so forth. Develop the habit of focusing on the little details and I can guarantee you it will take you to new heights you hadn’t reached.