Chaos & Order: Answering The Call

#Repost @alexgreycosm with @get_repost ・・・ Life is infinite creative joy. . . . Featured art: "Laughing Man," by Alex Grey, 1986, oil on linen. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpMXrnMBC2_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12fscjtvejols

Food prep during breakfast. Chop up the strawberries, was them, and put them back in the container. Make the berries go farther with a chop. Chicken is made and ready too for the lunch and dinners I’ve been having. Bed of spinach with berries and chicken keep me full without a food coma. Breakfast utilized the brown banana and 6 eggs to make my famous banana scrambled eggs. Tastes just like a pancake without the fuss of flipping a cake. Add cinnamon and upgrade the flavor. I put the eggs on the steel oats for a filling breakfast, topping it with a handful of berries. I only do food prep while I’m making breakfast or dinner. About the only time I advocate for multitasking. #minnesota #minneapolis #food #mealprep #tooeasy #coach (at Anoka County, Minnesota)

Working with athletes is not one size fits all. We found in the first video due to poor ankle mobility (she does ankle rockers everyday to work on it) she wasn’t able to maintain a proper position. Elevating the bumpers a bit allowed a much better starting position as you can see in the second video. We do goblet squats and bodyweight squats for a larger range of motion to make up for what we aren’t getting with the trap bar. As a volleyball player, the elevated position more closely mimics her sporting demands anyways. Using Dr. Yessis’ 1x20 system is helping her progress nicely. She’s noticed increases in strength. Our “ab” work includes crawling, carries, unilateral pressing, and back extensions. #minneapolis #minnesota #volleyball #strengthcoach #strengthandconditioning #1x20system #personaltrainer #adapt (at G365 Fitness)

Day 3 Took Joel from the dowel rod behind the body to a standard barbell rdl today. Progressions are earned through competency. 1. Dowel rod hinge behind head 2. Dowel rod rdl in front of body 3. Barbell rdl unloaded Our biggest issue was smoothness and simultaneously bring the hips and back “back and down.” Everything starts with positioning. Start right end right. Start wrong and you’ll probably end in the wrong position. Cues for RDL 1. Chest up, Shoulders Back, bend the knees two inches **dip straight down** This is where we were messing up. Any slight deviation forward on the initial dip seems to cause people to improperly hinge. **details matter** 2. Push hips back while allowing chest to come forward all while keeping chest upright and upper back engaged 3. Bar slides down leg as you actively pull the bar into the body activating the late connecting the entire trunk 4. Pink big toe into ground at bottom and continue on way up to fire in the correct pattern of glute, hamstring, opposite side QL. Joel’s squats are getting better but as you can see his upper back is folding at the bottom to a degree. It would be easy to think his upper back isn’t strong enough but after observing closer it is technical. When Joel holds the KB higher it puts the shoulders and upper back in a better position and he knocks the squat out of the park. Lastly, ring rows present a safe alternative to pull ups. We are working on packing the neck so we aren’t compensating with the traps/neck to achieve a repetition. Whether you’re a personal trainer or strength coach, step one is always technique. The purpose is not to sweat. Too many times people want to jump right into movement with no competence and this ultimately leads to compensation, poor mechanics, and eventually pain or injury. Then more money is spent on recovery to alleviate the pains and injury occurred during training. Let’s get it right from the start and get some easy wins. Foundational movement patterns are seen in any training session so why not get really good at them? Do that, and all the fun stuff can follow. In strength💪 #minnesota #minneapolis #coach #strengthcoach #personaltrainer (at G365 Fitness)

Breakfast today 4 eggs, onions, tomatoes 3 kodiak pancakes 2 dollops of Greek yogurt 1 piece of bacon Handful of fruit #minneapolis #minnesota #health #breakfast #sunday (at Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Today’s fruit preparation Love the way berries look with the contrast of colors. I’ve been doing spinach, chicken, and fruit salads. Time commitment is low and repeatability is high. Try it out for lunch, snacks, or dinner. 2nd picture is yesterday’s walk #minneapolis #minnesota #health #walking (at Minneapolis, Minnesota)

June 30th Hymn #minneapolis #minnesota #poetry #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #therapy #spokenword

June 29th Sermon #sermon #minnesota #minneapolis (at Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Don’t stop because you didn’t get it the first time. #minneapolis #minnesota #coach (at Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Daily Reminder #minneapolis #minnesota #quotes #motivation #inspiration #wednesdaywisdom (at Minneapolis, Minnesota)

#Repost @stoicelite with @get_repost ・・・ . "The first time I grabbed a mic, I got booed. . I just remember it being so traumatic. . I went home and said, "I quit." . A week later, I told myself: . "No man, I gotta get up, gotta do it again." . I think one of my greatest inspirations... . was people NOT believing in me. . I wanted to make it, and I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT... . regardless of what ANYBODY said." . - Marshall Mathers (Eminem) . TURN WOUNDS INTO WISDOM. #StoicElite . Tag a friend who would appreciate this 👇 . . #Stoicism #StoicMindset #StoicAF #Stoic

Accepting the signals as they come in and then putting them to good use is an approach that takes time. It's easy to resist the signals and avoid them. And sometimes, receiving encouraging messages at the right time is the little boost when you need it the most. "There isn't a moment in any day, Alex, when someone, somewhere, isn't better off because of something you've done. And no matter what you do, or don't do, with the rest of your life, you cannot now comprehend the amounts of love, joy, and personal assistance that are already being pressed out to you in gratitude." I'm not always at the top of my game...nobody is. And I don't expect to be. Climbing back to the top of the mountain is my work. It's not the top of the mountain. It's the climb. Something I must never forget. Imagine Sisyphus happy. #poetry #poetsofinstagram #haiku #sisyphus #happy #writer #teacher #coach #climb #mountain #strengthcoach #art #inspiration #motivation #monday #discipline #habit #fitness #reset #tao #meditation #minnesota #minneapolis (at Ham Lake, Minnesota)

Don't allow a catastrophic event be the reason you change your ways. Assess Check yourself What's the lowest hanging fruit? What can you immediately put into action? What can you put into action AND practice daily? What have you been thinking about for a long time and haven't started? It is better to discipline (not punish) yourself than to be disciplined by the world. The first you are the driver. The second, the passenger. Control gives freedom. We don't have the ability to control everything nor should we want that. But, habits are something that run our lives. And if we do not assess and change our habits to a positive, sustainable, and developing trajectory we will suffer the consequences. Life will smack you in the face. Build a chin in the meantime. #poetry #poetsofinstagram #haiku #writer #writersofinstagram #breathwork #breathe #breath #yoga #meditation #fail #overcome #antifragile #practice #skill #mastery #student #beginner #teacher #inspiration #sunday #adapt #technique #fitness #minnesota #minneapolis #minnesotapoet #minnesotafitness (at Ham Lake, Minnesota)

The Art of Breath clinic at @crossfitkingfield was great and opened my eyes to a lot of gaps. I noticed a lot of components of self-reliance and appreciate teachers who promote this value. Every day is an opportunity to explore beyond current understanding and application. This can initially feel amazing and then...now what? I feel confident going forward in applying what I learned today but it feels like the beginning. And new beginnings dictate shedding old skin and growing to a new level. I don’t take mastery lightly and it is a never ending path. But it’s the only path I want to travel. “Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world” Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance #minnesota #minneapolis #crossfit #breath #breathwork #artofbreath #art #breathing #fitness #self #strengthcoach #mind #personaldevelopment #selfreliance (at CrossFit Kingfield)

#minnesota #trails #minneapolis #naturephotography #nofilter (at Ham Lake, Minnesota)