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RACE: APPROACH
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If this sounds familiar for you, here’s why and how to
find help from your BEAST WITHIN!
We’ve all encountered those times... From the ‘frozen
to the spot moment’ when we are overcome with all
consuming fear, our bodies swamped by the pure,
primal response to survive. To the fearless, adrenaline
fuelled, ‘throw caution to the wind’ event, which
fills us with exhilaration and a child like sense of
immortality!
These basic primal programming’s are hidden within
us all, along with many other primal responses, which
were written in our genes when time began.
So here’s how to use these primitive reactions to
train better, to train harder and to emerge a better,
stronger, more focused you!
All primal responses are simply a chemical chain
reaction, created by your brain, over which, you have
total control when you understand the process your
body goes through!
No matter where you are on your journey, you have
all the tools and abilities to be better, stronger and
closer to your goals.
Whether you choose to get stuck in to a Bootcamp
or gym session, decide to negotiate a mixed terrain
cross country run or prefer to battle the streets of a
city on your bike, there’s one thing you should be –
that’s proud of yourself!
Obstacle Course Races are one of the most physically
demanding events, requiring speed, power, strength,
agility, endurance, stamina, flexibility, core strength,
and above all... a PMA (Positive Mental Attitude)!!
It requires you to tap in to something primitive, from
millions of years ago when running, jumping and
climbing was a requirement of every day living.
How you condition your body for these events is vital.
OCR runners are muscular, powerful and agile, while
still able to run distances at speed!
Their upper body strength has been specifically
conditioned to carry their own body weight with ease!
Their core strength and ‘piston’ power enables them
to effortlessly manoeuvre through water, mud, clay or
marsh land. Their agility and flexibility allows them to
traverse any obstacle with ease while their PMA, is
built upon the friendships, team work and support!
Embracing your primitive characteristics – ignore
mental doubts and listen to your natural instincts to
achieve success. Release your inner beast!
Create more balance in yourself and the world:
• Eat as nature intended; leafy green veg, clean
protein in the form of meat, fish and eggs, snack on
fruit, nuts and seeds.
• Indulge in your natural environment and mimic
your primal forefathers; lift, climb, jump, run!
• Give your body a natural boost by using your
fundamental responses.
• Fight or flight adrenalin rushes.
• Eat for fuel not for fun/boredom/depression.
• Get outside, no matter what the weather.
• Sleep with the lunar cycle!
• Males – be an alpha! protect, hunt, gather!
Females – mother, provide, nurture your clan.
By performing the role you created inline with
nature, you generate feelings of purpose, well being
and contentment.
• Keep a balance; primal man hunted and rested -
take time for you!
The human race may have advanced in technology
over the millennia, but you are essentially the same as
your forefathers, don’t ever lose sight of the amazing
purpose of you!
The beast within!
Does the thought of your next OCR fill you with fear? For many, there isn’t that exhilarating
anticipation, there is nothing but dread as the impending race date looms?
Set free your inner beast and set free a stronger, better you!
By PT
Emz Watts
Simply put,
our bodies are
amazing pieces
of kit!
A basic
blue print of
perfection!
Programmed
with everything
it needs to
survive and
thrive!
embrace your primative characteristics
