“The grass is greener where you water it.” While the well-known statement is a bit cliche, it’s absolutely true. Often in life you look around then look at yourselves and you’re unhappy with what you see in the mirror, both figuratively and literally. You may be envious of someone else’s achievement or success, angry at our
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Stop wishing and start working. The path to success is filled with hard work, failure, and sacrifice. Warm Up AMRAP 10 EZ 500m row/400m jog 50 reverse single unders 50′ core bear crawl Metcon Every 2 min x 10 sets: Set 1 – 15 cal Rowing + 10 Wall Balls (20/14) Set 2 –
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Appreciate what you have in your life, where you are, and what you’ve accomplished. Setting goals and moving forward is important but, if you’re not happy with what you have or what you’ve done, what makes you think you’ll be happy with more? Reflect. Give gratitude. Continue the journey. Back Squat Build to “tough”
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Get uncomfortable. Take chances. Get out of cruise control and start making intentional decisions. Make thoughtful, intentional decisions about your company, how you spend your time, and your health. Stop. Reflect. Be intentional. Front Squat (4-4-4-4 @ 32X1) All sets challenging. Aim for 65-70% Snatch (EMOM 5: 2 snatches) 2 sets @ 65% 2 sets
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Improvement in health, sport, fitness, or performance is not dependent on 5 star, PR days. Improvement is achieved through consistency. Show up and do the work. Don’t get down about the days that don’t go well; if you do, you’re likely to develop a habit of bad training and end up stringing these together. Show
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“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can” – Arthur Ashe Clean and Jerk (EMOM 15: 1x C&J) 5 sets @ 64-67% 5 sets @ 70-74% 5 sets @ 75-78% Metcon (For Time) 3 rounds for time: 25 c2b 25 HR push-ups
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.” – St. Jerome Snatch Warmup Series – DROM Drills – PVC/Barbell Warmup Snatch (work to TOUGH single for the day) Snatch Balance (5×5) Begin at 50% of 1rm snatch. Build each set. (5-10lbs) Rest 1:30 b/t sets MetCon
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Kalamazoo Strength and Conditioning is a community. A group of people with diverse characteristics who are linked by social ties, share common perspectives, and engage in joint action in geographical locations or settings. This is important for a couple different reasons. Most importantly, the opportunity to meet new people with two notable traits: a common
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Desire to improve. Not a desire to win, to PR, or achieve some insanely notable feat, but to just improve. Improvement over time. Slow and steady. Improvement that you know isn’t a fluke or a stroke of good luck. When you’ve worked hard, paid your dues, and put in the consistent effort to earn the
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Just because you’re alive, doesn’t mean you’re living. Be intentional. Weightlifting 15min to build to “Tough” Clean single Metcon (Time) For Time 21-15-9 ring dips pull-ups box jumps (24″/20″)
