Thursday- 09/29/11- Week 6/3- Guts

"There's no substitute for guts." - Paul Bear Bryant

Week 6 Oly
-Clean segment pull (1", knee, hip, finish) + clean - 1+1 x 4 sets
-Clean & Jerk- 75% x 2+1 x 5
-Clean pull- 85% x 3, 90% x 3, 95% x 3
-Snatch balance- 5 x 2

Week 3 Oly
-Clean segment pull (1", knee, hip, finish) + clean pull- (1+1) x 4 sets- 133, 155, 177, 199
-Clean & Jerk- 70% x 3+1 x 5- 150
-Snatch balance- 5 x 3- 95, 95, 117, 137, 157(2/1)

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-5 rounds for time- 10 burpees, 1 rope climb- 3:17
-GH raises- 3 x 8- getting better with these, still not quite staying as straight as i need to tho
-Mobility- done

With the current training schedule where I am going Mon-Thurs on, Fri-off, Sat-Max, Sun- off, I usually feel pretty worn down by Thursday.  Its hard to come in the gym 4 days in a row and push it as hard as you can.  But you know what, this aint supposed to be easy.  We all know that.  Deep down I want it to be tough.  If it was easy, what would that prove.  Coming in and pushing hard for the 4th day in a row, takes something that many people dont choose to have; it takes guts.  To me, having guts means not taking the easy way out.  Its standing up and doing what is right.  Every second of every day we all have the opportunity to quit, or to do what we know we shouldnt.  Whether it be stopping short in training because we want the discomfort to stop, stopping into that fast food restaurant and deviating from our diet, or cutting the corner and not doing what we know is right in our everyday lives.  Sometimes other people may notice this, but more often than not, its just us.  Deep down we know whether or not we stopped just short of doing our very best.  I am guilty of this on just about everyday, ok everyday.  I know I will never be perfect, but dadgummit, its the effort that counts.  That's where guts come in.  It takes guts to give it everything you have in everything you do.  Not just in training, but in every aspect of your life.  When something goes wrong, or when your tired, its easy to just get mad and throw a fit or to just quit.  It takes guts to stay calm, think about the problem and find a solution, or to dig deep and keep going.  When I think about it, the athletes and people that I really admire and respect arent usually the ones that are the most talented, but the ones who work the hardest.  The ones who despite themselves or their circumstances, rise up and work themselves to success.  You dont get to choose whether or not you have, talent, size, speed, intelligence, etc, but everyday and in everything you do you have the opportunity to show whether or not you will choose to have the guts to do what is right and give your all.  Today is my 4th day on, today is my gut check.  I will get better today!