CROSS X

Welcome and let's go...this is a great time of year to 'grade' your workouts, drills, performance, # and type of drills, time invested, money invested. Your supplements profile. Cross training...what sports are you active. There are over 100 different sports out there. Pic two (or more) and play. You want to be challenged and energized. Even play against younger people. Time wasted, will never be recovered.
I founded this blog Jan. 2003. Scores of men and women have been with me since then. Deep appreciation for your loyalty and all the newcomers along the way. My Hero this week...Greta Thunberg, age 16, Sweden. www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com

DNA

Hello and welcome everyone...one of the most frequent requests
that I get is "what makes up a winner in training, sports and competing?" So, after years of research here is what I have found to
be the DNA of a winner. Grinder, patience, goal oriented, mental
toughness, passion, ability to assess, accept your way of life, ethics,
accept that every day is a Mt Everest, attentive to details, establish
and recognize your skill set and vision. The thoughts of winning
are always in your mind. Several years ago I read an interview that
a sports writer was conducting with Mary Decker Tab, the great
International 1500m runner. Question to Mary was "what do you
think about before and during the race?" Mary's response, "I think
about all the things that can happen during my race. Weeks before
the race, I am consumed by the vision myself winning...as already
being there. I fall asleep seeing myself winning." So there you have
it. My book this week Law of Attraction."

Have a meaningful life everyone...Jimmy O
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Password

Welcome everyone...let's start off with wishing Anna Stoehr a Happy Birthday. Anna from MN, USA turned 114 on 10/17. Veggies have an expiration date...not humans. Let's explore my three key words and them to training and workouts. 1) Password.
2) Gap. 3) No Fly Zone. Each one of us must have a key to open
the treasure of 100's of different drills and exercises. So, we need to
change our mind set from going through the motions in our workouts to efficiency. Efficiency is the line between results expected and results achieved. So much in life centers on time,
distance, numbers and connections. Discover your password, derived from being true to yourself. Gap...empty space. Notice when people talk and have nothing to say, they repeat themselves
or slow down their speech pattern. No Gap. No fly zone...stay away
from drills that threaten you health...injury. Rehab is more costly
and time consuming than proper workouts, proper warm up and
cool down. Happy birthday Anna.
Have a meaningful life everyone. Jimmy O
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Healing Power

Hello and welcome everyone...once or twice each year I need to get
off the highway and take a side road or a back road. The drive allows me to think and get in touch with my inner self. For me it's
therapy...a healing power. During this drive I think back to my childhood, my life...reality. Yesterday, I was on one of my backroads and thought about the main pieces of one's life. We drive
or are driven by Time, Distance, Numbers, Connections and a Greater Power. Connections are much more than social friends. Connections in this context are people you can rely on to
provide you with true answers for your success. We need to minimize our mistakes. We have little Time for "do overs." As we
age, Distance and Numbers become more important. I call these
pieces the CORE 5. I live by it...it works.

Have a meaningful life everyone...Jimmy O
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DEADLINE

Hello and welcome everyone...I believe that time and distance are
how we measure most things in life, more than anything else.  We
are or should be "glued" to Deadlines. Tax time is one that haunts
most of us. For quite some time now I have been in awe of news
media being "on time." Newspaper, radio, TV and internet must
meet deadlines day after day. You and I have deadlines to meet at
various times of the year. Most of these deadlines come at us, some
with no warning. How about the deadlines you design? How about it.? Deadlines have a purpose...time and distance are paramount.
Having a purpose as to why we are doing something is critical
in reaching and achieving something worthwhile. For me, the next
7 days are the "countdown" days for my next huge track meet. I
entered (as always) 5 events. 50m, 100m, 200m, LJ and HJ. I want
to set records in all 5. I compete on June 22nd. So, I will blog on
next Thur. Stay tuned.

Have a meaningful life everyone...JimmyO
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FEVER/MAP

Hello and welcome everyone...the responce to recent blogs has been absolutely great. I received expressions of concern, boredom
and confusion in being on the right track when training/working out. "How can I tell when I'm getting better/improving?" As a society, we are obsessed with the "miracle pill" and the words
instant and now. We need to understand our "starting point." Every
one's starting point is different. On a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being
the highest..."where am I?" Most things in life are measured by
TIME and DISTANCE. Three other words to live by...fever,
patience and organize. Most people rush into weight loss, getting in
shape, becoming stronger, faster and so on. We over do it. Rehab
is no fun. Organized thoughts, written down is critical in getting
anywhere. You wouldn't travel or start a business without a map.
You need a map when getting your body in shape. How long did it
take for a person to reach being overweight? Time and distance
comes into play. Fever...this is key. It is difficult to know when our
temp is starting to rise...until we begin to feel it. The same principle
is in play when training/working out. You begin to feel "temp"
rise. You feel the" progress fever." One other word we need to
incorporate into our lives...FUN. We can all sense/feel when we
are having fun.

Have a meaningful life everyone...Jimmy O
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Enemy # 1

Hello and welcome everyone! Enemy #1 is TIME! We are either fighting
for or against it. Can we get time on our side? Yes! Ignore the "outside"
clock...live with your "inner clock." We all have an inner clock...use it.
Focus on where you are and what you have to do. When you worry about
the outside, you are already distracted...out of focus. Keep your focus on
the finish line...not the other competitor's. Part of your training must be
in gaining an understanding of how to read your inner clock. Time now
becomes your ally. You will be amazed at the power of your new friend.

Have a meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
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