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\nI am a pretty easy going person, I like to laugh. But, when it comes to my training, I\u2019m as serious as they come. I don\u2019t play around. I don\u2019t like to smile a lot or talk too much when I\u2019m working. My training sessions get really intense; I take it to a whole other level. My mood and energy changes and those around me can feel it. I can tell, because I feel the stares. But that doesn\u2019t stop me from going \u201cBeast Mode\u201d.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been to the Junior World Championships twice and I loved the seriousness and work ethic of the athletes. At the training hall, they were there to handle business (that\u2019s the way I like it). I have been away from international competition for so long that I had forgotten how exhilarating it feels. But that was awoken when I competed at the Pan American Games last week. I was there for business, I was pumped! There would be time for pleasure after the competition.<\/p>\n
Seeing the focus of the athletes and their no nonsense approach to training made me feel right at home. I felt like this is where I was meant to be. They didn\u2019t care how they came across to others; they were just working, doing them. That\u2019s how I try to train, but, hold back because I\u2019m afraid of what people are going to think of me when I really chose to unleash my beast. The aggression and intensity of their training opened my eyes. My dad used to always tell me to smile and greet people whenever they entered the gym. So I kept that in the back of my mind; \u201calways be approachable\u201d. Being told that I look intimidating by some, and others trying to make me laugh by telling jokes when I\u2019m trying to stay focused, gets to a girl at times. With the type of training I am doing, I can\u2019t always be \u201con\u201d. Most days I don\u2019t even want to get out of bed, let alone train! I do not feel like smiling and being friendly every day. I don\u2019t go to the gym to socialize; I am there to work. I just feel like going to the gym, getting my work done and leaving. During breaks I don\u2019t mind greeting people and having a little chat, but that\u2019s about it. I get straight back to business.<\/p>\n
Being around elite athletes with similar work ethic, helped me to refocus, and reminded me to just do me. I am doing elite training, and I get that some people will never understand me. But in writing this blog, I hope that they at least get a better insight into me. I\u2019ve got tunnel vision. I know where I want to go and I am going to get there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am a pretty easy going person, I like to laugh. But, when it comes to my training, I\u2019m as serious as they come. I don\u2019t play around. I don\u2019t like to smile a lot or talk too much when I\u2019m working. My training sessions get really intense; I take it to a whole other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n