Let me just say, if you only learn one thing from my experience it's this:
When you set a goal, don't merely work towards that goal, plot your course from where you are to where you are going.
I trained hard for nearly a year for this event and I was totally unprepared. Why?
I did not train according to a defined goal. Oh, I trained hard, but I didn't train according to the standards I would need to fulfill. I trained in such a way that I could bring people along with me. (that's not so bad, by the way but that's what I did). When took my first test I was completely unprepared for the format. I had not trained that way, I had the tools but didn't push myself in the right way. I had the Olympic bar but didn't use it often because I was busy training 12 other people.
It's not only about "beginning with the end in mind", it's about plotting a course from A to B.
This fact has completely revolutionized the way I am now going. More on that in another post.
In the end, I accomplished my goal. The goal was to try as hard as I could and not give up. I ended at the point I was disqualified for not being able to complete a single rep at the prescribed weight. I could have tailored my training better but in the end, I only had 30-40 minutes a day to train and that would not produce the kind of athlete needed to compete in "the games". I would have to ditch the people I was training with and go solo.
In the end, I think I would rather have relationships than status.
Get strong!
Brian
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