Testing week went really well last week!
I PR'ed in all of our lifts for one rep maxes:
Hang Snatch: 140 lbs (+20 lb)
Hang Clean: 175 lbs (+15 lbs)
Back Squat: 220 lbs (+35 lbs from anything I did last year and 1st time back over 200 since moving to NC... also +15 lb PR)
Jumping has also been going really well. We followed up testing week with an in-house 6L competition where I tied my best mark from a 6L approach with 14'. This is the highest "season opener" I've ever had.
Most recently, I moved back to full approach yesterday. Moving back to a long run can be a little nerve-racking at first, especially when you haven't done it in awhile. You are carrying more speed and as you dial in your run and rhythm there are more variables to play with. This is why consistency is so important.
Anyways, I am proud of how my first day went back from long run. I took each jump with good, big, powerful steps and had a lot of fun, growing confidence with each jump. I am excited to be on bigger poles and grips than ever for this time of the year... I am already gripping 14'3" which is the highest I think I have ever gripped on a pole. It is easy to see that good things are about to happen this season.
This is where I need to take a step back and not get caught up in the results, or even the anticipation of them. With bigger improvements in the weight room, poles, grips, and speed, I have the expectations that I will jump higher. In these thoughts I sometimes get lost in how it will feel when I jump X bar, or Y pole, or Z grip.
In a way, I know progress is coming and I want to be prepared for more than I have done. When I am doing something I have never done before, I don't want to be caught off-guard. At my last meet, I sort of got satisfied after I jumped 14' and mentally checked out and left some height on the table, instead of pushing through and doing what I am capable of.
These thoughts are positive and coming from a place of confidence; however, they are results-focused. Therefore, they are limiting beliefs. I will limit my performance by putting a number on them.
Keeping this in mind, I want to continue to take the process-oriented approach. Taking each attempt one jump at a time. Simple execution. Not getting ahead of myself. Staying present in the moment, enjoying the process and act of doing. Then, making whatever adjustments as necessary.
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