#Flowstate voodoo pdf#

That is everyone 1 percent of every single aspect of my life. If I’m not training – which is the only place I have any right to be breaking down. I focus on absolutely everything that I have any control over in my life. The absence of all of that to slowly over 40 years find my way to what I enjoy today, and what’s given me the foundation to be able to be as successful and resilient as I am with Crossfit in my life in my 40’s. The absence of health, the absence of mental wellbeing. I had to have the absence of all of that. Hopefully I don’t bore people with the response that it has not been a simple process. I get it every day, over and over and over. Suddenly enough, Dave, I’m writing a book to answer this question. How do you do this?Īmanda: It’s gotten so interesting. You are someone who has really mastered that balance, You’re performing at this very elite level and you’re doing it after age 40, which makes it tougher, and you’re in really good health. There’s a delicate balance of really intense exercise and intense recovery. It’s also really good for your body, as you can tell by looking at you. One of the things that people talk about Crossfit is that it can be hard on your body. You’re pretty well rounded on the wellness front. The reason I wanted you to come on the show is that in addition doing Crossfit, you’ve done some other things like yoga, Reikian massage, psychology. No, it hasn’t been all one thing for me.ĭave: That’s interesting. I’m all health, and I’m all radiant energy. Thankfully today, 43 whatever, I’m just all athlete. I’ve really battled both ends of the spectrum. I’ve been all athlete or the polar opposite of an athlete all my life. Or did you have a wake-up one day and be just like “I’m going to be Superwoman.”Īmanda: Oh my gosh. So it was a whirlwind.ĭave: Have you always been an athlete your whole life, and then you became interested in Crossfit. I hit Crossfit Games at 40, almost 41 when I hit the Crossfit Games, having 6 months in the sport. It’s literally 3 years in the lead up to the coming season 2014.ĭave: You finished in the top 20 in 2011, and just went straight for it.Īmanda: Yeah, it was all an accident. You only started in 2010 or 2011 in Crossfit?Īmanda: It’s about 3 years now. It’s just impressive.Īmanda: There are 3 years of Crossfit in these arms.ĭave: It shows. Yep, Australian.ĭave: If you are watching this on iTunes or on YouTube, you would see that I’m looking at a woman who is clearly in better shape than me. You’re down in Australia, right?Īmanda: I’m down on the bottom of the planet, yeah, South Australia. In case it’s not obvious from that greeting there, you are not from North America. It’s an absolute pleasure to be here, thank you.ĭave: You are most welcome. You look much younger than that, Amanda, and by the way, this is Amanda Allen.Īmanda: Thank you, Dave. That doesn’t really have a lot to do with today, except that maybe Crossfit is not that different from Tug-of-War in that you’re pulling with everything you have in it? Who knows?Īnyhow, today’s guest is the 2013 Crossfit Games World Champion in her age group, which is not the age group I would have expected: in the 40 to 44 group. In ancient Greece they would actually hold hands to make it even more difficult.

Each side would have their own set of drummers to inspire them. It was originally used in China around the 8th century to train warriors. It was an official Olympic event from 1900 to 1920. Today’s cool fact of the day is about Tug-of-War. It’s Dave Asprey with Bulletproof Executive Radio.

#Flowstate voodoo pdf#

Amanda Allen: Flow State and Being a Crossfit Champion – #105Ĭlick here to download a PDF of this transcriptĭave: Hey, everyone.