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Confessions of a Self Sabotager
When I think about the times that I have admittedly self sabotaged,the thing that comes to mind is that heart wrenching awful feeling of failure. All the missed opportunities, injuries, losing the game… the job, even lost relationships and friendships. We don’t often think about the days, weeks, months and years leading to the ultimate and awful ache in our stomach. Even today, regardless of how old these failures might be, there is a slight sinking feeling at the thought of them. If you’re like me, it creates an anxiety that makes that feeling seem unbearable and...
Unbound Distance Member, Tiffany Morgan, Interview with All Day Ruckoff
Ruck BEAST Squad features interviews with members of the community to highlight their lives, training, gear, and insight. Hopefully as you read through this you’ll be able to take away advice that will help you train better and perform better that upcoming events. In this issue of Ruck BEAST Squad we get to hear from Tiffany Morgan! Q: Tell us a little about yourself to get us started. A: I’m a homeschooling mom of 3 kiddos and a pediatric trauma nurse practitioner. I live in Colorado Springs and work in Texas. Life is busy!! Q: Where did your GORUCK journey...
Recovery, Rest, your Central Nervous System and lack of gains.
Resting is hard which makes recovery next to impossible. I am a workhorse. I always have been. If I have 5 spare minutes- I’m fixing a broken handle, doing laundry, sending an email or umm… writing a blog. Ahem. The same logic applies in the gym. It only works for me to take 4 minute breaks between sets because I own the place. You’ll see me spotting another lifter, making coffee or cleaning up. But how does my lack of rest or “time-off” affect my central nervous system, recovery and thus, even more importantly, my gains? Glad you didn’t ask....
A look back on our first year.
On the dawn of our one year anniversary at Unbound Training Co., I want to share my thoughts on this little endeavor of ours. When I reflect on my personal dharma, my offering to the world, there are 2 consistent things that people have expressed: Strength to do things they didn’t know they could do. Fostering community. These are my most proud attributes. Knowing how profound and life changing those two things can be for people makes my heart explode. In June of 2020, I woke up in a sort of desperate place - my employer informed me they weren’t...
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