Mujun Fitness

05/25/2022

05/20/2022

Improve your lower body mobility with these two stretches!

05/18/2022

Part of organizing myself lately has been looking into various charts of how to organize myself.

Depicted is what I've been doing to best prioritize my current objectives, called a Mind Dump.

I have 24 hours, 48 hours (this post!), 72 hours, and Park listed here.

Underneath most of the "hours" columns, I have also listed why each task there is important. It gives more meaning to each task I accomplish when all tasks initiated are important to me.

Under "Park," should be tasks I want *eventually* completed, but aren't terribly important at this moment. The flipside is other, non-work related issues I need to long term resolve that will take time to resolve; there's no terrible need to have them immediately done now.

How do you organize yourself? Let me know in the comments!





Idea Credit: The actual text/thought process is my own, but Holly Rigsby taught me the Mind Dump concept.

05/11/2022

It’s incredibly tempting at all times to charge everyone for every little thing I do. As a business owner, I’m always looking to make more money however possible.



Then I remember the kindness other people have shown me for no particular reason. I never would’ve gotten this far without magnanimous acts from other people, some of whom didn’t initially know me.



That’s why I occasionally just give things to people; the kindness other people showed me is why I am who I am now. It’s my way of giving back to the mentality that helped positively shaped me into who I am now.



Whatever you’re doing, it’s ok to be kind. It’s ok to give things, and not expect anything in return. Particularly if it’s effortless for you, make the time for others, if only occasionally. Help the world turn in a greater light.







Quote Credit: Abigail Blackwood on LinkedIn

05/09/2022

Personal update

05/04/2022

“There is no secret ingredient. It’s just you.”



I love referencing that line from Kung Fu Panda (2008).



It’s amazing how often my clients (and I) look for some external answer to our problems. Sometimes, the external factor *is* the answer; but sometimes, it isn’t.



Sometimes looking into the mirror gives the exact answer of what you need to your problem.



It can be difficult to realize that. I know that from building my training business and as a competitive gymnast. Sometimes, I already have everything I need to solve my problems.



So do you.







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04/27/2022

Planning is key.



Part of the reason I feel I’ve been so disorganized is…I don’t walk into each day with some sort of plan.



Without a plan, I only expect, on some level every time, to walk aimlessly.



Writing a to do list is honestly nerve wracking, but even if this is just my second week doing it, I already feel much better about doing so than my first week, last week.



I feel more confident in doing what I believe to be my biggest priorities *that day,* whatever *that day* is.



I have a strong feeling that, as I do this more often, I’ll feel more organized and in control of whatever tasks I need to accomplish.



How do you organize yourself for your week? Let me know in the comments!







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04/22/2022

Make sure you work your triceps with ropes the right way with this quick tip!

04/20/2022

For the last monthish, I “shut off,” to conserve as much energy as possible to get through a competitive season that lasted barely longer than 170 hours.

My first competition was April 2, and I finished April 9.

After two years of no competitions, and three years of not around thousands of other NAIGCers, I wanted to put my all into my competitions at MIT and Milwaukee.

I started turning off mental switches wherever possible to make sure that happened.

Work, even practice… I just wasn’t at my best there (ironic about practice) to ensure those two moments went well.

I succeeded. But now that’s done. I have to wake up to reality.

Back to a full work schedule. Back to doing behind the scenes work. Returning to training 24 hours weekly.

Wheels are turning again in my life, seemingly faster than I can keep up with them.

I’m so overwhelmed. It’s agonizing to have all these switches active when I wasn’t touching them for a month. I keep reminding myself, “it’s ok, it’s ok, it’s ok…” I know I can still win the week.

I’ve started using a planner to ensure I focus on what’s most important.

Still taking things slow enough that I have time to acclimate.

Everything I’m doing now isn’t “new;” I just grew out of habit.

I know why I did what I did; it’s still time to move with the turning wheels. It’s possible to move with them while still not going from zero to 100.

Comment below if you have a similar story.





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04/02/2022

Mental imagery is a powerful technique when done properly. Make sure when you do it you're in your zone, whatever that may be!

03/31/2022

One of my mentors, Pat Rigsby, recently talked about the importance of consistently learning.

Failures are only true failures when you fail to learn from your mistakes.

The number of times “the plan” has gone awry as both a trainer and gymnast…too many times to count.

I’m not perfect; I can’t control every external factor so my “perfect plan” goes completely as intended.

Usually, something happens that messes with “the plan.” I can’t control that.

What I can do is control how I respond to whatever new obstacle is coming my way.

Think about, when something goes wrong, what you could’ve done differently, so the next time something similar happens, you have an answer to counter that problem.

You also have the power to choose whether you respond to difficulties with excessive stress, or calmly begin to contemplate a reasonable way out of whatever your current issue is so you still ultimately succeed.

What do you do when things don’t go as intended? Let me know in the comments.

03/31/2022

Let's keep being nice to each other so positive comments can one day always be truly positive.