Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Tuesday Attitude: Try.

"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." - Napoleon Hill
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Wakinyan4 said...

Every so often I am truly amazed at the velocity at which some people can apply to a series of movements which are, to me, very difficult to do correctly fast! I sometimes almost feel like I'm missing something, but I'm not sure what that "thing" is. I only permit myself to work towards perfecting technique and form first, hoping that speed will come. That does not seem to happen, and I don't think it's a lack of effort. I never was a "speedy" kind of person at anything, except maybe pedaling a MTB, so maybe it's just an acceptance thing...but damnit sometimes I really loathe that word and sometimes I walk away from class thinking WTF I am doing here? Last night was one of those nights!

October 5, 2010 at 6:58 AM
Unknown said...

Johnnie, I wasn't there-but having partnered up with you many times--I KNOW for a fact that you push yourself to the extreme each workout! I've heard & shared enough f*bombs to prove it!

I too walk away saying "wtf", but let's continue to say it & NEVER ever skip a class just because we think we can't compete or keep up!

October 5, 2010 at 7:10 AM
Matt_D said...

For you JJ:
Power = mxa,
where a = d/t
(that's the math).

But how do we move a distance in the shortest amount of time? f(Intention)=d/t (that's not really math).

In other words, if I gave you 100lbs and told you to move it 100' slowly...then told you to move it 100' quickly, you could do both tasks slow and fast, right? And the only major difference is in your Intention (some abstract, mystical mental construct...some weird "intent" in your being saying "go slow" or "go fast").

"Hoping" might be the problem.
INTENT of VELOCITY.
Not hope or faith...Speed must be purposefully willed.
(other notable variables: proper form, slow/fast twitch muscle proportion, fuel availability, fatigue, flexibility, etc.)
PS. As long as you producing as much Power as you can (intention) throughout class, then that's fast enough (not compared to others).
PSS. If none of that works, then just rest in the air.

October 5, 2010 at 7:55 AM
Jan said...

"As long as you're producing as much Power as you can (intention) throughout class, then that's fast enough (not compared to others)." Well said, MD!

General speediness (relative to each individual) is most certainly called into action at will. Matt ran by me in the 1st 50' of the 1st 800 and said, "Is that a Helton pace?" And I put the hammer down, by choice. I also felt like I was going to lose my bowels about 3 times during that workout as a side effect of pushing beyond my comfort zone. By choice, I was willing to accept hitting a wall or crapping my pants for the sake of speed and Helton. (Sorry to be so descriptive, but I think you can all relate.) I've seen you push yourself at will many'a time, JJ - so you just need to figure out how to tap into it if that's what you want. Or why you're choosing not to. No matter what your pace was, I think we all had to step out numerous times last night for a reprieve.

I think it's also interesting that the form god and goddess last night were Matt and Gretchen; M finished early in the round while G finished later in the round. Were they both pushing themselves? Absolutely! Did they both have perfect form? Absolutely! You gotta do what YOU can do!!!!

October 5, 2010 at 9:34 AM
Gretch said...

Last night was a tough one and thank you JD for the compliment! I was not feeling the speed so I focused on form and was able to power though all those burpees and cleans at my own pace. Great job taking off after the Helton comment- you really kicked it into high gear!
JJ - it's not about comparing to everyone else. As long as you are pushing yourself more every day, you will continue to improve :).

PS - is anyone doing the Reading Hospital run this weekend?

October 5, 2010 at 10:42 AM

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