![]() I have two weeks before Surge training camp – about 12 training days. However, I think the team aspect has added something different into my workout attitude and how I approach each training day. I didn’t think it would feel any different than usual. This week marked my first week training as a pro athlete. I am excited to begin my journey with my teammates, coaches, and staff of the Miami Surge and put all my focus in that direction for the next few months. When Nationals was over and I was on my way home, I have to admit there was a sense of relief and the feeling that I could breathe again. It wasn’t the easiest trying to split my attention in all of these directions, yet I was able to survive doing so. I attended a combine in Boston a few weeks before regionals, then attended the finalist combine after regionals, and then was fortunate enough to be drafted as a pro athlete where I raced in a preseason tournament the weekend before weightlifting Nationals. ![]() I forgot to mention that in the midst of all of that intensity I decided to try and pursue the budding Grid League. Of course, at all stages I felt like I could and should have performed better, but I think this was a huge period of education for myself as a new competitor in this game. The physical and mental pressure that comes along with all that is nothing to overlook (as I always seem to do). Five weeks of the open, followed immediately by the intense training overload and seriousness for regional prep (the oh shit I need to get really gymnasty in 4 weeks), followed immediately by the training overload and weight cut for weightlifting Nationals (the oh shit I need to lose 10lbs, and catch up to all the weightlifters after not really weightlifting for a whole month) can take a toll on any athlete. It becomes so natural and routine for you that you don’t see that, maybe, just maybe, you need to chill for just a bit haha. The funny thing is, being an athlete and going through the day to day training, you almost don’t realize exactly what you are putting your body and mind through. I feel like I was completely prepared for each stage I competed on over these past five months and I walk around proud that I was able to qualify and compete at all of these events. The level of competition in the Open, at Regionals, and then at weightlifting Nationals is so incredibly high that it is imperative to specifically train for every event. ![]() The amount of energy – both physically and mentally – and attention invested into preparing for these kind of events is almost impossible to comprehend if you have not experienced it yourself. Starting with the CrossFit Open and going all the way through USAW Nationals has been a crazy ride. These past five months have been a huge exercise blur for me.
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