Inspiration

Today was a great and interesting day at the gym. I started off with my normal warm-up: Straight legs skips, A-Skips, AC-Skips, walking lunge, lateral walks, and one leg hops with tap, etc. It was funny because in the class there was me and about 7 Soquel High Football players, and I could out do them in almost everything! In the strength part of my workout, I did hanging power snatchs (MY FAVORITE), front squats, and jerks! Such a great workout! I am that kind of person to yell across the room, "Go (name here)! Push!" and I have no problem if they know me or not. I want to let that person know that they have the strength, metally and physically, to over come whatever they are doing. Whether it's a PR (personal record) or just a regular workout, I will be right there for that person cheering them on.  I have been a leader ever since I started soccer in Pre-School.  I would be that one girl on the team next to the player getting down on themselves, giving them words of encouragement and motivating them. Even today, I am leading my team, inspiring people, and doing the extra work to go far. Anyway, after the strength unit, I went into box jumps. I'm not quite sure what my maximum box jump is, but I would say the range is about 36-40 inches. It has gotten to the point where my name is not only "Lexi", but it has evolved into the nickname, "The Gazelle". At first I took it like it was a bad thing until it was explained by two of my favorite weightlifters, Alex Ayres and Tyler Miller.



                                         
This was from a couple weeks ago, but it describes who I am! Smiles all around, doing what I love!




To get into the whole "Leadership and Inspiration" thing, I would like to tell you about a youtube video I was introduced to at softball when I was about 10-years-old. It's called "212 Degrees". The whole video is about taking that extra step, turning the notch up to the next degree,  and giving it all you've got. "At 211 degrees, the water is hot. But at 212 degrees, the water is boiling." Steam comes from boiling water, and steam can power a locomotive. In this case, you are that locomotive. Taking that extra step can make such an impact on your life and goals. That one extra degree seperates the good from the great. Excel and become the best you can be, develop the mental, physical, and technical links to excellence, set clear goals and pursue them, put yourself in the face of obstacles, and give it all you got, you have nothing to loose. The only thing that stands between a person and what they want in life is the will to try it and the faith to believe it possible.


Here's the video I was talking about! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHSeIiuvKt8