CHANGE IS THE POINT

I get overwhelmed making big decisions… The classic “paralysis by analysis”… “If this then what?”… “In committing myself here, what am I sacrificing over there?”… “If I make the wrong decision now, what will my life be like 5 years down the road?”. Questions such have these have plagued me. Recently I had time to…

Today I sipped on a $20 filter coffee. I didn’t question the value at all. And as soon as I tasted the sweet golden liquid I knew it was absolutely worth the investment. I found the cafe by accident taking the scenic route on my bike on my way to the library. Something about the…

Empty it. It is as simple as that. Why is what you know, so important to you anyway. You started to change. And now the chance is here. Yet you still cling to your beliefs. And these are what holds you back. So once again, here’s your chance. To empty what you know. For a…

Expectation is lazy.  Assumption made to survive.  When it is not met. You realise how futile it is. You chastise yourself for believing.  Delve deep within your psyche. Then recognise that the fault. Was all yours.  You offloaded responsibility. And tethered yourself to that. When the other had no intent to oblige. Expectation is not…

7:53am: the machine goes on. It will take 20 minutes to warm from here, patience necessary. 8:14am: preparation commences. The machine is flushed, beans are measured then ground, pressure is applied. The first dregs come dripping out. Too slow. The pin is pulled not even a quarter of the way through the process. The liquid…

The sticking point isn’t physical. Not the 2 inches off the chest in a bench press. Nor the bottom of the hole in a squat. The sticking point isn’t physical. It’s psychological. One’s inability to recognise and address weakness. The sticking point is psychological. A lack of awareness; a deficiency in a knowledge of self.…

Awareness. Action. Integration. The first two are interchangeable.They are ordered on inclination. Integration always follows. My process has traditionally manifested as per the original algorithm. I cognitively scrutinize as a means of producing awareness prior to acting. This has served me well. Sometimes. In other circumstances, it has inhibited action; the vital next step. I…

Attention. And Intent.  These are the two things essential to warming up. Without them, and your warm up isn’t a warm up.  It becomes a meaningless process of going through the motions as you convince yourself that your half-hearted inchworms are going to help with your deadlifts later that day.  You have often heard of…

Most people fail at change because they don’t address the psychological aspect. In fitness, the illusion of bigger muscles, increased work capacities or leaner physiques amplify this. Bodybuilders however, compile some of the most insecure people in the industry. Elite CrossFitters can be exceptionally one dimensional. Because how you look on stage after 8 weeks…

A good night’s sleep will change who you are. You can wake up one day after a terrible one and be the most insufferable person because of it. You look towards your peers and resent them, thinking “why are they so obnoxiously cheerful”. You ‘will’ your way through the day. One task takes an immense…

Injuries are an inevitable part of any physical endeavour; whether these are serious and debilitating in nature – a torn pectoral muscle, a rolled ankle – or small and unsuspecting – the micro tears that occur during the process of adaptation.  Physiologically, injury occurs when one exceeds their capacity to handle stress. Read that again. It…

Strength is the ability to produce force to overcome resistance.  In the gym, the weight on the bar represents the resistance and strength is the ability to move it.  Someone who is stronger can produce more force and therefore move greater loads. This is the perspective that most are familiar with. But there is another…

What will you change? For those that competed over the last 3 weeks, this question should be top of mind. Workouts present a test. Testing is an opportunity to become acquainted with one’s weaknesses. It should be based on an internal gauge of what these are, fuelled by the experiences during testing. In certain cases,…