Ham Haters / Iron Man Chronicles

5 rounds for time:

10 BW deadlift
20 jump squats
1 ladder sprint (10 total turn arounds)
rest 1 min.

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"My motivation here...just to stay in front of this guy."

 

Motivate…Yourself

By, Lizz Bennett

 

There are only two ways that motivation originates, intrinsically and extrinsically.  Either it comes from inside or out; from within yourself or from the way you compare yourself to others.  Lately I haven’t been able to access either.  I don’t know if it’s because of the crappy weather, the holiday stress or just plain laziness, but I have really questioned my goals as an athlete and my ability to compete.  Everyday has been a fight to get to my workout and make my workout count.  Friday it took 3 miles on the treadmill to get myself out of my head and just run, 3 long painful miles. I won’t lie, 10 miles really helped me feel better but my workouts are suffering and my diet has gone down the toilet which has only contributed to this downward cycle.

 I heard some girls talking today about how they can’t wait for January 1^st to kick it in gear and be perfect on their diet.  My first reaction was, “geez, what are you waiting for?  Why is January 1^st the only, the absolute day to start treating yourself better? I hate New Years resolutions; I haven’t made one in years. I feel like it is just another way for people to allow themselves to fail. I feel like it gives people an excuse to wait.

Although I haven’t been waiting for the first of the year to push myself, I guess I have been waiting for something.  In my experience extrinsic motivation will only get you so far, there will always come a point in a race where it isn’t enough to not let someone pass you or care who is watching.  At some point those things become obsolete as you struggle to keep going.  Competition has its place; don’t get me wrong, it is a huge motivating force.  But when I start to care too much about others and their performance and what I think they might think of me, I am putting too much energy into mixed perceptions and not enough energy into myself.

 The power you get from motivating yourself has longevity and force.  It’s what moves you in a race when it hurts to bad to run so you start to walk, and then it hurts to bad to walk, so you start to run.  It is the absolute belief in yourself and the faith in your preparation. Ultimately it is what will get you across the finish line.

 So what am I waiting for?  Why let a few bad days determine the rest of my training?  I believe that if I push myself through this I will reach a new summit in my training and then I can look back and remember that when I hit my next brick wall.  How am I going to do this?  Well, I could write about it and then put it on the web for peer review.  But I have some other techniques that I have learned.

 Last year I attended a triathlon clinic where we had pro athlete’s and professional sports psychologists come and talk about ways to stay motivated. I have combined their great suggestions with some of my own. It’s a good idea to write these down so that you can look at them when you need a reminder. Ask yourself some questions. 

          -Why am I really doing this?

          -What is it I enjoy most about triathlons?

          -How does this affect my life?

          -What is a favorite race memory?

          -What is a favorite workout that I haven’t done in a while?

          -If I couldn’t do triathlons, what would I do?

          -What part of training do I love the most?

          - What has been my favorite race and why?

          -When I have a great race, I feel…

 

Hopefully these will kick start some positive self-thought.  I definitely need to go through these again and get my head back in the game.  But I am not waiting for January 1^st to do it.  

Comments

[Ryan Rigby]

14:30

[BrianS.]

This one will make you feel your age. I got lapped by some young lady who's name I don't know. I haven't been coughing like this after a workout for a long time. 13:28 (BW+10)

[Suzanne Martin]

Not BW - dead lifts @ 95# - 15:37, my legs are rubber.....

Great perspective, Lizz - I believe it always comes from deep within somewhere!

[Jill Toone]

time 16:15(had to wait) 105 dedlifts

[Lemon]

Manimals today: 24:49 WHAT?! My goal today...no apple pie.

B- that girls name is Marci and she is on all our tails.

[denise]

My time was 14:35 - 115 dl
I felt like puking when I finished.

[Courtney]

What a sucky day to not pay attention to the explanation!!!
17:50 RX+(not by choice, only by stupidity)
Thanks Neil and 6:30er's for not kicking me out :)

[danny]

Lizz, way to go on the training. If nothing else you are keeping me motivated with my training. So something good is coming out of it:)
No Fitzone today for me. Ran 5 miles outside this morning in the cold...
Trying to get a few miles in on the swim this month 30-40 miles of running in and 50-60 miles on the bike trainer. My holiday wont be much of a holiday

[Celesta]

13:38-I think. That was not a fun workout. Even harder when you haven't been for 2 weeks.

[Chaney Packer]

17:45
Wow, that was tough. 135 lbs dead lift. That killed me and made everything else slower.

[FitZoner]

Sprint and stops kill my knee, so I subbed a workout.

for time:
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-3 reps of:

power cleans 135#
pullups
ring dips

15:04

Frickin rough. THIS one needs to come up in the rotation.

[Amanda cella]

125 on DL
16:05
I'm not sure I like ladder runs....

[Becs]

70 lbs DL
20:09
Courtney we missed you!
Great workout!

[Juliann]

Definitely feeling this one today. 18:00. DL 135 lbs. for an RX +. Last time I deadlifted at 90 lbs. Movin' on up! :) Went for a very cold 3 mile run after the workout.

[Juliann]

Forgot to mention one thing: almost met The Yak today.

[Judy B]

18:30 2 rounds at 115 then 3 rounds at 85 (bw in somebody's dreams but I'll just have to borrow somebody else and pretend....)
Lemon--stay away from the apple pie (or at least the crust!) What would cinnamon do to a fresh apple? I've never tried it but you have nothing to lose.

[Kalenica]

Hey Guys

I have being working out. Finally workde through the technicalities of logining.

Today i did pretty good. Here are my numbers.

First Attempt Second Attempt
48 Lunge 26
79 Straps 81
29 push ups 10
20 sit ups 10
150 jumprope

I went hard and fast the first round exhilarating. Second round was more pushing the limit. Thanks for the work out. see you tomorrow.

[Julie G]

15:39; I did 2 rounds of deads at 115 lbs. and the other 3 at 95 lbs. That was a great workout...I still feel beat and it's been 8 hours!

[Katie]

Didn't make it all the way through. The yak kept following me around.

75 # on dead lift only did 4 rounds
I have no idea what my time was, because I had to stop a couple of times to keep from puking and/or passing out.

I felt good about the 75# but am really annoyed I didn't finish the workout - even though I did my best.

[tree]

125lbs deadlifts
15:56
Today didn't seem like a normal fun tuesday...

[ashley]

wow, those deadlifts suck!
115lbs
12:25 RX
thank you neil. I am coughing now

[Lemon]

Danny- Got my bike trainer hooked up and planning on a solid hour tonight. Hitting a run and a swim tomorrow-
I have the long-term IM training plan almost worked out...I would love your thoughts and comparisons to what you have done in the past.

Judy- Another stroke of brilliance!!!! I am all over the fresh apple idea!

Hey guys be careful on running outside in this poisonous air! Here are some tips:
Get high-go up in elevation and do some trail running.
Really avoid the bad inversion days and do some sprint work on the treadmill.
Aqua jogging is a killer workout if it's done right!
And when was the last time you went long on the rower?....killer!

I will post more tips on the site and we will go over more of this on FitZone Radio!

[Craig C]

185 2 rounds
205 last 3 rounds

13:30

[Troy H.]

Lemon - so you're saying "Get High", and then go up in the mountains and do some trail running? Not sure how getting stoned and running around in the mountains helps avoid the poisonous air and is good for you. But hey...you're the expert! :)

[Chad]

Hey when can I get on that work out with Troy
185 deads
13:49