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Why I Compete: Kiery Glover

Why I Compete: Kiery Glover

This lifestyle I have chosen affords me the opportunity to prove every day I can do anything I put my mind to. 1. Tell us a little about yourself. Hey there! I’m Kiery.  I was born and raised in a small town just a few hours east of Dallas, which is the city I now call my home.  Initially, I began my career as an RN in the emergency room, but was hungry for something more challenging.  After two…

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You Never Know

You have no idea what you’re capable of until you try. The weight felt great, actually lighter than it had been. I wanted to see how far I could go. I joined a new gym a couple of weeks ago. It’s been a nice change of pace with a lot of bodyweight work. I’ve done more pushups in the last two weeks than I might have done in the previous year. So today, when we were doing bench press strength work,…

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Why I Compete: Marisa Gonzalo

Why I Compete: Marisa Gonzalo

I enjoy the challenge and potential for improvement every single time I compete. 1. Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Marisa and I was born and raised in Michigan. I currently go to Crossfit Maven in Rochester Hills. I am currently a nanny who has a passion for being active! 2. What’s a typical day look like for you? (more…)

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How To Beat Today, Tomorrow

How To Beat Today, Tomorrow

How did today go? If great, most of us go to bed wanting to repeat or build on it. If poor, we cannot wait to close our eyes and start over again in the morning. Wehope things will be better. Rarely do we plan to ensure it. We all want a better future, a better tomorrow that aligns with the dreams we’ve set out for our life. Most times, we hope they’ll magically come together. But life doesn’t…

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Why I Compete: Dean Xu

Why I Compete: Dean Xu

Suffering brings endurance. Endurance leads to character. Character creates hope. 1. Tell us a little about yourself. Dean Xu, head janitor at CrossFit Dallas Central – going on 8 year tenure. Also, I am tech support for a design company, Set and Stone. I was born in Hangzhou, China, but currently hail from The Woodlands, TX. 2. What’s a typical day look like for you? (more…)

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"Good Enough" Isn't

“Good Enough” Isn’t

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” – Vince Lombardi How committed are you to pursuing greatness? Most of us if given the chance, want to do just enough to “get by.” We estimate – incorrectly most times – that if we give just enough in this area, we’ll get by and can keep going. Our work is “ok”…

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Why I Compete: Ashley Russell

Why I Compete: Ashley Russell

I compete for my life, family, and self- improvement. I compete because I refuse to accept failure. 1. Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Ashley Russell, and I am from Prince George’s County, MD right outside of Washington DC.  I was raised by two awesome parents who taught me the importance of hard work as well as giving back to the community. Those values I hold pretty close, and I…

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Drop Your Excuses

I LOVE the sound of bumper plates hitting the ground. You know the feeling, right? There’s nothing like completing a heavy lift, barbell and weighted bumper plates overhead, and then dropping it from the top –��especially if it’s for a new personal record. Lift the heavy weight, drop it when complete. It’s a simple formula that most of us complete multiple times per week in the gym. And it’s one…

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Why I Compete: Akeem Leviston

Why I Compete: Akeem Leviston

Your preparation, effort and attitude are all that you can control, end results aren’t up to you. To me, maximizing the way you prepare, your effort and attitude is what competing is. 1. Tell us a little about yourself. Akeem Leviston from Rusk (TX), now living in the DFW working as a HSFB coach and teacher. 2. What’s a typical day look like for you? In pre-season camp I’m at the school by 6:15am…

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Your Voice is Needed As Much As "Theirs"

Your Voice is Needed As Much As “Theirs”

“It’s not the critic who counts, not the man who points out where the strongman stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the area, who’s face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly, who errs, comes up short again and again, because there’s no effort without err and shortcoming, but who actually strives…

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Why I Compete: Kara Paslay

Why I Compete: Kara Paslay

“Win or lose, living out what you were created to do the is greatest accomplishment there is.” 1. Tell us a little about yourself. My name’s Kara and I’m from Tulsa.  I first found my competitive nature when I started playing basketball around 9 years old. I quickly realized my love for the sport and set a goal of earning a college scholarship. The size was never there, but the heart was! In the…

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Toughness To Compete Every Day

Toughness To Compete Every Day

“I’ve got a dad and older brother who get up and go to work, and sometimes they don’t feel great, but they go and they grind.” Cleveland Browns quarterback Josh McCown shares why he keeps going back onto the field after being injured, and continuing to compete in pain. He jokes that unless his arm is “falling off,” he’s going to make it work. How are you handling pain this week? It may be…

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Why I Compete: Austin & Anna Pilling

Why I Compete: Austin & Anna Pilling

When life pushes us down, we push right back. 1. Tell us a little about yourself. I (Anna) was born and raised in Fort Worth, TX. I have been a Texas girl my whole life and love the Lone Star State. I graduated from Dallas Baptist University with a B.S. in Kinesiology/Exercise Science and fell in love with training during college. I met the love of my life (Austin) shortly after graduating…

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Let Them Dream

Grind while they sleep. Train while they party. Live like they dream. Let them dream while we Compete Every Day, the results will show themselves. No one ever warns you how hard the journey will be for that big goal. Few of us ever stick to the road long enough to reap its rewards. Life “gets in the way.” Things “just didn’t work out.” We end up wanting sleep more than our goal. We decide we can…

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End on Empty

“Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.” ― Theodore Roosevelt End on empty. How many times have you gotten to the end of the workout, and wished you’d pushed yourself harder? It’s easy to coast…

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You Are A Different Person Than Then

You Are A Different Person Than Then

“The human body essentially recreates itself every six months. Nearly every cell of hair and skin and bone dies and another is directed to its former place. You are not who you were last November.” ― Donald Miller You are not who you were this time last year. Did you know that every six months every cell in your body, hair, skin, bone essentially dies and another fills in its spot? Every six…

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Why I Compete: Lindsay Cappotelli

Why I Compete: Lindsay Cappotelli

I compete to be strong, physically and mentally, and to be able to move and play and serve others to the best of my ability. 1. Tell us a little about yourself. I’m Lindsay, from Louisville, Kentucky. I am a personal trainer.  2. What’s a typical day look like for you? A typical day for me usually goes like this: wake up, eat breakfast, and read my devotional. Then I have my coffee while checking…