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Chasing Excellence

#052: A Masters Athlete's Guide to Competing

Chasing Excellence

Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings

Health & Fitness, Education, Health, Mindset, Fitness, Self-improvement, Crossfit, Wellness, Holistic Health

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this episode: We're talking about strategies for maximizing the competitive career of a master's athlete.

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Transcript

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as a 24 year old games athlete,

0:03.8

if you can maximize your intensity

0:05.3

to three, four times a week,

0:06.8

as a older masters athlete,

0:11.0

let's call it 45 plus, certainly 50 plus,

0:13.4

that should definitely be down to once a week.

0:15.2

That might, that probably is gonna be like shocking

0:18.4

to most people.

0:19.2

What I'm saying is do not try as hard as you can

0:23.0

in the gym every single day.

0:25.6

We're there to practice and train, not compete.

0:28.2

We're looking to get better.

0:29.6

We're not dig ourselves holes that we can't get at.

0:32.8

We are here because we know the outcomes in our lives

0:35.4

are within our control.

0:37.3

That taking absolute ownership of how we eat,

0:39.7

sleep, train, think, and connect with each other

0:42.5

is how we'll optimize our health and happiness.

0:45.6

That chasing excellence is how we grab hold

0:48.2

of what is possible.

0:49.7

Our mission is to live on the wrong,

0:52.3

always chasing, never stopping.

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