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To the Games Part 3
The quarterfinals take place about a month after the
close of the open. I am not doing anything special and I have to be honest… ever since the first age group online qualifier (2013) I have hated these things.
There is a tremendous amount of pressure. Every movement must be correct and
then you must video the entire workout. There is rarely any way to repeat the workouts,
so you must be spot-on right out of the box. There is little to no margin for
error.
This year is no different and maybe worse. I know
people are going to be watching my videos closely. The setups are not optimum
for our layout. But based on my current attitude, which is this…I’m just going
to do my level best and the results can fall where they may. Full effort is
full victory.
I got a major penalty in the first workout (failed to
lock out the one-arm snatch too many times) yet my performance was good enough
for 7th in that one. The rest were up and down but so was everyone
else! The bottom line was that I finished 5th overall!
Since the top 30 move on to the Semifinal stage, I am
in! And I’m going on vacation the week before the Semifinal weekend!
This is the primary difference this year…the Road to
the Games is not all-encompassing for me. It must fit into my new mantra…Health
and fitness must be in harmony with the rest of my life. It is not the end-all
and be-all of my existence.
John Mariotti
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
775-338-2412
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