1 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: What's going on? Everyone? Emily A body here. You are 2 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: listening to another installment of five Minute Friday from Hurdle. Y'all, 3 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: I am on cloud nine. I'm on cloud nine because 4 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: yesterday I landed my first unassisted pull up since goodness 5 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: eight years ago, two thousand and sixteen. Let me tell you, 6 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: in twenty sixteen, I was in a big CrossFit phase. 7 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: I don't know many of you that have been around 8 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: these parts for that long, but I fell head over 9 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: heels in love with CrossFit for about two year years 10 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: from twenty fifteen to twenty seventeen. And during that time, 11 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: I was exposed for the first time to so many 12 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: of the things that I love doing today, primarily Olympic lifting. 13 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 1: And I worked for so long I remember to get 14 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: that first pull up, which I didn't hold on too 15 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: for all that long because pulling up and lifting and 16 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: moving your own body weight is not an easy thing. 17 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: So I know you're wondering, how did you get to 18 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: this point yesterday? Well, let me tell you. In April 19 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: of this year, I completely changed the way that I 20 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: started training. I was working one on one with a 21 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: coach and I'm still working with the same coach and 22 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: we were able to shift from using dumbbells and kettlebells 23 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: in the gym that's in my building to a bar 24 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: bell head approach because I joined a different gym. My 25 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: reason for joining the gym is that I was in 26 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: this place where I knew that nothing changes of nothing changes, 27 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: and I was feeling a little stuck stagnant in my 28 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: body and wanted to try training differently to see if 29 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: it would make a difference for me. And so the 30 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: gym that I chose was one that had all of 31 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: the bells and whistles, all of the available equipment, and 32 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: I knew that I would be able to get back 33 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: into Olympic lifting, something that I had previously really enjoyed 34 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: until I got injured in twenty seventeen. So with all 35 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: this said, I have been training in this way, which 36 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: is about four days a week, focusing on a few 37 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: different Olympic lifting movements, and then supplemental training that involves 38 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: kettlebells and dumbbells. I have been training this way since April, 39 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: and I would say the last time I tried to 40 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: do a pull up and was unsuccessful was about maybe 41 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:12,399 Speaker 1: two months ago. So while I haven't been training for 42 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: this specifically, I have been training in a way that's 43 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: been building strength that is essential to executing a pull up. 44 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: That means building strength within my shoulders, building strength within 45 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 1: my core, building strength within my lats. And in yesterday 46 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: morning's workout, I was doing a lat pull down, which 47 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: is essentially, when you're sitting on a small bench, you 48 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: grab a bar that is directly above your shoulders and 49 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: you pull it down to meet your shoulders, lifting a 50 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: weight in front of you, and then you lift it 51 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: back up slowly and in control. And I did that, 52 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: and I thought, I wonder if I can pull my 53 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: own body weight up, And so I walked over to 54 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: a rack and I set up my camera because I 55 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: wanted to see what muscles I was engaging as I 56 00:03:55,040 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: went for this attempt. And literally, to my own surprise, yes, 57 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: I did it. And it's funny because it's something that 58 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: I built up for so long. It's like such a 59 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: big strength test, right, such a big indicator of how 60 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: far I've come. It's a lot like push ups in 61 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: that sense, right, Like they're very hard to master. Unless 62 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: you go to try doing push ups, how do you 63 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: get stronger? You have to put in reps and each 64 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 1: rep gives your muscle something to push up against, which 65 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 1: then creates those tiny microtears. And when those tiny micro 66 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: tears heal, don't worry, it's all natural. Then you get stronger. 67 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: And so I've been putting in this work, and today 68 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: I realized that I was capable of something that I 69 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: didn't know necessarily that I was capable of. And what 70 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:54,679 Speaker 1: a gosh metaphor for life, right that, until we put 71 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: ourselves in this moment of discomfort, until we go out 72 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: on a limb and try something new, you don't really 73 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: know what it is that you're capable of. And gosh, 74 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 1: if I can say that, I feel so motivated to 75 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: apply this to different areas now, to try to maybe 76 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: have a conversation or send out a pitch, or try 77 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,239 Speaker 1: something else that's new and a little scary, but something 78 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: that if it doesn't work out, what's the worst thing 79 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: that could happen? You're just back exactly where you started, 80 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 1: and that place ninety nine point nine percent of the time, 81 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: it ain't that bad anyway. She can do a pull 82 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: up candidly. I think I might try to do to tomorrow. 83 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: I'm feeling super geeked and on cloud nine my prompt 84 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: for you this week. What do you want to try? 85 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: What's something that you've been putting off? Maybe, what's something 86 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: that you haven't even ventured across the threshold because you 87 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: have this preconceived notion of maybe what isn't really true? 88 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: What is something that you want to go out on 89 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: a limb and try and maybe give yourself a deadline 90 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: if you're feeling risky. Now, before I get us to 91 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: the listener question, this is a real time test for 92 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: my dad, Bob his fiance Kathy. They are getting married 93 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: this weekend and so I just wouldn't be the amazing 94 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: daughter that I am if I didn't send them off 95 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: into wedding weekend with a whole lot of love. I 96 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: cannot wait to celebrate you. This is wild. I love 97 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: you so much and I can't wait to see you 98 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: very soon. And now a listener question. Hi, Emily, big fan. 99 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: Since finding your pod in the Pandemic, you are one 100 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: of my most favorite voices in the podcast sphere, From 101 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: the interview with Alex silver Fagan where y'all had the 102 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: brave convo about suicide to the all around informative interviews 103 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: about health and wellness, I think your POD's doing so 104 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: much good in the world. My listener question. I've been 105 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: a runner all of my life for a variety of distances, 106 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: but my go to run is a five k with 107 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: varying pieces to bring my heart rate up and down. 108 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: Recently I took a little break to drive cross country, 109 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: but usually whenever I take a break, I come back 110 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: more refreshed and rested. This time, I'm struggling to get 111 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: past a mile and a half pushed at two point 112 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: twenty five the other day, but there was no way 113 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: I was running past that. I was becoming breathless in 114 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: a jog, which is so out of the ordinary for me. 115 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: It's been about three weeks now and I'm not sure 116 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: what's going on. I'm not recovering like I used to. 117 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: Do you have any advice or have you experienced anything 118 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: like this before? Thank you for all that you do. Sasha. Firstly, 119 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: thank you. That was a really really sweet note that 120 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: you kicked that off with. And I hear you. Running 121 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: is hard, right, and running is hard even if you've 122 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: been doing it for a really long time. I have 123 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: interviewed so many people who are pro runners that still 124 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: think running is hard, So you are not alone. In 125 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: feeling that way now when it comes to the struggle 126 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: that you are navigating right now, I want you to 127 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: know that you are also not alone in that experience. 128 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: I myself took a little bit of time off of 129 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: running earlier this year, and getting back to it was 130 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: so frustrating. I would say that it took the better 131 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: part of a month for me to feel like running 132 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: was quote unquote easy again. So I just want you 133 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: to know that it is natural and totally understandable that 134 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: if you've taken time away from something, it will feel 135 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: challenging to get back into. I would recommend two things. One, 136 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: meet yourself with where you're at. So, yes, it is frustrating. 137 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: You know the kind of distance that you quote unquote 138 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: like to cover. But what if you reframed what you're 139 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: in the process of doing right now. Maybe it's going 140 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: out and setting out to run just one mile and 141 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: do it in the way that you like to do 142 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: it right. You like to mix up the paces, So 143 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: get up, get out and mix up the paces for 144 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: one mile. Be proud of that accomplishment because it is 145 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: an accomplishment. And meet yourself with where you're at in 146 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: this time period, and then make sure that you celebrate 147 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: that accomplishment right because each little building block is going 148 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: to get you closer to that ultimate goal. The best 149 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: thing that we can do in our lives is celebrate 150 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 1: the moments as they happen, again, meeting yourself with where 151 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: you're at and acknowledging the effort that goes into doing 152 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 1: these hard things. And yes, I'm reminding you that running 153 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: is a hard thing, but you are worthy of your 154 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: own investment. Each of us are, and so to show 155 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: up and show out and get out there and do 156 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: the best you can with what you have, that is 157 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:56,079 Speaker 1: something to be so so proud of. 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