The Couplet

Warm-up:

4 Rounds:
Groiner Stretch (10 ea leg)
K2E (7 reps)
Crab walk (down/back)
Supermans (10)
Wall Balls (7)

Challenge/Sport:
Flexed arm hang for time

This excerpts comes from the W.I.N Newsletter and addresses an overlooked aspect of training and life in general…the talk that goes on in our own mind.  Enjoy  

This edition of the W.I.N. Newsletter is about Self-Talk - What yousay to yourself and how you interpret that inner dialogue.  Regardless of whether I am addressing a group of 100 lawenforcement officers or working one on one with an athlete, if thesubject is mental preparation then I address the importance of self talk. I also speak about the importance of self talk in my Excellence in Training instructor development course, my Verbal Trauma Control Course and my conflict management training. During those presentations I often use the following quote from afriend of mine, and a great hypnotist, Bob Brenner: “The most important conversations you will ever have are withyourself, about yourself, in the privacy of your own mind.” In my opinion the main reasons why these conversations are soimportant are:
1. Our own voice is the most frequent and powerful voice we hearthroughout our entire life.
2. These conversations are based on our interpretation of what wesee, hear and experience in the world.
3. They are therefore creating, reflecting and reinforcing ourbeliefs about ourselves , which form our self images, and selfconcepts.
   
    Paying attention to those conversations will provide us withinsight into our own subconscious mind and the images and programsimbedded there. When we start to monitor our self talk we begin torealize that life is truly a collection of self fulfillingprophecies. We use these conversations to build ourselves up andtalk ourselves into success. We also use these conversations totear ourselves down and talk ourselves into failing. If we want tochange outcomes, start by changing our self talk and what weprophesize for ourselves. 
    It has been said that we have about 60,000 thoughts a day go thoughour mind. Accepting that we have complete control over which ofthose thought we choose to entertain and accept provides us withthe power to make significant changes in our life. They are our thoughts, it is our voice and as Norman Vincent Peale said “Changeyour thoughts and you change your world.” In the next edition of the W.I.N. Newsletter we explore more ideason self talk. Between now and then take the time to begin to audit your own internal dialogue and to contemplate these three quotesand what they mean to you:

    “Healthy persons are keenly aware of what they say to themselves,how they say it, and when they say it. More over they know thattuning in to self talk unlocks the secret to emotional contentment,personal fulfillment, optimal performance and profound significance.“Les Parrot and Neil Clark Warren, Love the Life you Live
    “In the study of one’s personal language and self-talk it can beobserved that what one thinks and talks about to himself tends tobecome the deciding influences in his life. For what the mind attends to, the mind considers.” - Sidney Madwed
    “The first order of business of anyone who wants to enjoy success inall areas of his or her life is to take charge of the internaldialogue they have and only think, say, and behave in a mannerconsistent with the results they truly desire.” - Sidney Madwed
    “Thoughts are the words you say to yourself, and your words are your thoughts out loud” - Pastor Mike Ferry

Workout ot the Day:

15-12-9 Heavy Thrusters
30-24-18 Burpees

RECOVERY:
Foam Roll Glutes/IT Bands 5- 7 Minutes