Kara Saunders | How to Lose the Excuses And Show Up Strong

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🗓️ 13 February 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Seven years after Australian CrossFit phenom Kara Saunders saw people doing a CrossFit workout, she stood on the podium at the 2017 CrossFit Games as the second-Fittest Woman on Earth. She’s also been crowned Australia’s fittest female five times. And just four months after giving birth to her first child, Kara was back on the competition floor of the 2020 CrossFit Open—where she earned 12thin the world. When it comes to dedication, commitment, and focus, Kara is clearly on to something. During this episode, Kara tells Ryan how she stays committed to training through any challenge, what gives her purpose, how nutrition has elevated her performance, and more.

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0:00.0	Hi, welcome to Trained.
0:03.5	At Nike we believe that greatness isn't born, it's trained.
0:07.2	And that means more than just a workout.
0:09.2	Each episode will bring you conversations with leading experts in what we call the five
0:13.0	facets of fitness, movement, recovery, nutrition, mindset, and sleep.
0:19.0	I'm Ryan Flaherty, Senior Director of Performance at Nike.
0:22.5	I train some of the world's best athletes, like Russell Wilson, Brooks Kepka, and Sequan
0:27.1	Barclay.
0:28.4	Today we're talking about how to stay present while achieving your goals, and how the
0:32.6	athlete mindset isn't just about overcoming constraints.
0:36.1	In some cases, it's about accepting them.
0:39.0	You're listening to Trained, presented by Nike.
0:47.9	Really for me, it comes down to acceptance but not excuses.
0:53.0	I think you have to accept your conditions and what you can and you cannot control, but
0:58.6	then still put the effort in anyway.
1:01.4	And this is real life for me right now.
1:03.0	I was up every hour to 90 minutes last night, and for the last three nights in a row, I
1:08.6	cannot control that.
1:09.6	I did everything that I could possibly control.
1:12.4	It's a bit hot here.
1:13.7	I tried to make it cool for my little girl.
1:15.8	I tried to make her comfortable with her teeth coming through, but in the end she woke
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