Writer's Block

So I have been sitting here for awhile trying to decide what to post on and I am really drawing a blank. I feel like I have touched on a lot of things that I am still kind of facing as a struggle and I am not sure I have found a glaring strength to write about yet. So instead of one specific topic, I will just kind of write about the recent few weeks.

My awesome teammates.
CrossFit St. Louis Black above.
A good number of CrossFit St. Louis competitors below.

The biggest thing in my CrossFit life is that I competed with my awesome teammates at the Heart of America Competition last weekend! We ended up placing 6th overall, which is the best we have ever done, and I had a blast. The workouts were very individually focused and there was a big placement on max lifts, which aren't necessarily are strength, but overall we did pretty well. I think as a team the girls worked great. For the most part we were able to compliment each other's strengths and weaknesses and that helped us excel. I honestly didn't get to work with any of the guys once, so I am not sure how they really worked together haha.

I feel I preformed really well given the tasks I was put up to. I was 5# under my max snatch, cycled a 125# barbell for shoulders to overhead really well, rowed crazy fast out of my mind, ran with a 70# sandbag for 400 meters, performed some GHD sit-ups crazy fast, and did come lovely chicken wing muscle ups after being exhausted from a 300 meter row sprint. My team overall also put up great performances, we were consistent throughout the weekend and showed we can compete with anyone really.

The weekend made me excited for what's in our future. I am not sure if we will be a regionals team yet, but if we choose to push for a team, I know we will be able to put a great team together. We have the tools and some great individuals, but we have to come together as a team to actually make it work. Either way, these next few months will be exciting!

Outside of CrossFit, I have really started to settle into my job and enjoy it most days. Some days just get crazy hectic, but overall it has been a really great experience. I feel very lucky that I truly enjoy my job and that most days fly by. My patient's are really what make my job for the most part, being able to play a role in getting them back to normal is really something that makes me smile. Discharging my first few patients, that I also evaluated, is a cool experience because it was really all me playing a role in getting them better.

I feel like I am slowly starting to get into a routine with work and working out, but some days are still just crazy. If I have to work from 6 am to 5 pm and try to fit a workout in during the evening, it is just tough. After a long day of being on my feet and making sure I am taking care of everyone the best I can, it is hard to get motivated to get to the gym and give it the rest of my strength.

How awesome are these shirts?

I recently read a blog post by Stacey Tovar, a huge CrossFit athlete, about if you want to be a big sponsored CrossFit athlete, you probably have to quit your day job. And after my first three months of working, I can see her point. I don't think it is impossible, but if you truly want to succeed in this sport at your highest potential, you have to make CrossFit your job. You could have a full time job on top of it, but outside of work and working out, you won't be doing much.

I am currently kind of in this situation of I could possibly be a lot more, but I could also achieve my full potential while working full time as well. I want to see what I can accomplish, but I also have to keep my expectations reasonable. I know that I will only be able to exercise at this caliber for so long, there are injuries, family, and a bunch of other things that pop up in the way. So while I try to find what my potential is in the CrossFit community and work full time, I have come to the conclusion that as long as I am enjoying what I am doing that is good enough for me. I know at this point in my young adult life career that I have worked too hard to get where I am and I don't want to give it up, so I just need to find a happy balance of PT and CrossFit and all will be good.

Probably the most exciting thing that has happened the past few weeks was seeing Taylor Swift in St. Louis. She was absolutely amazing and if the tickets didn't cost so much money, I would have seen her both nights, no questions asked. If you have the opportunity to see her, go. It will be worth it.