WHAT’S YOUR TAKE-AWAY?
After finishing 26.2 yesterday with my pal Dean, we sat out entrance and commiserated collectively about NOT getting a muscle up. We each agreed that our weak point was uncovered – we didn’t apply them or work on them a lot at everywhere in the final a number of months. We additionally dedicated to engaged on strict pull-ups and possibly even a strict muscle-up by the top of the yr (calling Dean out). That’s our take-away.
Each Open exercise leaves a mark. Generally it’s pleasure, generally it’s frustration, generally it’s a shock you didn’t see coming. That’s regular. The Open has a method of holding up a mirror: it exhibits you precisely the place you might be in the present day. The query that issues isn’t whether or not you had been thrilled or upset when the clock stopped — it’s what you’re taking away from the expertise.
Our members have already accomplished the primary two exercises practically 500 instances, together with re-tests. That’s 500 probabilities to be taught one thing about pacing, preparation, mindset, or just the way you reply when issues get uncomfortable. The athletes who develop probably the most aren’t those who all the time love their outcome. They’re those who take a look at it truthfully and ask, “What can I do higher subsequent time?”
So no matter your response was after every exercise — reduction, frustration, pleasure, or motivation — use it. Let it sharpen your focus. The Open isn’t only a check of health; it’s suggestions. The athletes who enhance probably the most are those who flip that suggestions into motion.
As Yvonne usually says, “In case you’re not profitable, you’re studying.”
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