CrossFit INVITATIONAL London: Final Reults

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I'll be the first to admit that this annoucement is a little over due. So I just finished watching the Crossfit Invitational and I must say it was insane. As the CrossFit Invitational comes to a close at the Excel Arena in London, one thing is certain. 12 of the fittest athletes in the world gave it there all going head to head in one of the greatest crossfit battles ever. Unfortunately for Team Europe , USA crushed the competition 20 to 6 in an all out battle for the number one spot. The Event was comprised of 4 stages with several events within each stage. However lets give Team Europe the respect they deserve as they held the first half of the competition with honor, courage and determination. As we all know there is more to crossfit than maxing out reps, hang cleans, thursters, muscle ups, and double unders . Its about that constant pursuit to keep moving forward from within. Never retreating and never giving up. 

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CrossFit INVITATIONAL London 2012

Don't miss The CrossFit Invitational presented Reebok. Watch as the best of the best from USA and EUROPE go head to head. The event will stream live on Saturday October, 13. http://games.crossfit.com/invitational-stream



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Quote Of The Day

He who says he can and he who says he cant are both usually right.


- Confucius






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INVICTUS

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

- Ernest Hemingway


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What Is Your Profession?

If you haven't already noticed I am in love with fitness. I live and breath the lifestyle of an athlete & trainer. Fitness has always been my passion. Its as if I was born to train and infect everyone around me with inspiration. My happiness comes from helping others live a life of health and wellness. Feeling good about yourself radiates positive energy and brings the world around you back to life in such a new way. I'm always in pursuit to push myself, the people I train and everyone in between to the best of their abilities and I refuse anyone to except the words no, I cant and impossible into their lives in my presence. You should make it a habit to tell yourself that anything is possible because I believe I can and I will do anything my heart desires. Once you know who you are and what you are capable of, from that point on nothing matters and you will do what you have to do in order to be great. Life is infectious and you should want to share it with everyone you come in contact with.

I can write hundreds or thousands of blogs but its my blind, relentless, and constant pursuit of excellence that sets me apart. I am here, I offer a different perspective to the world, I want to make a difference for people. I wake up and I ask myself every day, every morning, every night, what can I do to make this better, not make more money but make the world better. I don't occupy my life with getting cash I do the right thing and good things happen and before I realize I found a thousand ways to make other peoples lives just a little more happier. Being excellent, being successful, and being fearless doesn't happen accidentally. Its something that you must pursue and endure. You must define yourself and in order to do so you have to sacrifice. Remember to always challenge yourself and succeed.


My name is Carlos Lora and my profession is to be the best I can be.




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Train Like A Champion

Its no secret regardless of your physical state, maintaining an elite level of fitness requires ridiculous, sickening work ethic. Achieving success in fitness comes from mastering your mind. You must first believe no matter how hard the task might become, or how tired you might feel, anything is possible. Its essential that you don't get caught in the middle of where you are and where you want to be. You must live in the now. Lets face the facts no one ever got a prize for kicking their ass in the gym, nonetheless they have succeeded in building character through physical application. There's more to lifting weights than how much you can bench, squat, push or pull because no one really cares to begin with, its just small talk.

Building a solid foundation in your life through fitness bring a sense of philosophy and spiritual awareness. Being in the gym day in and day out, pushing yourself to the edge requires an understanding of mind and body connection. Being the best is never easy, in fact the keys to success comes from dedication, sacrifice, and sweat equity. You have to be willing to roll with the punches. Its only than that you will understand what it takes and that transformation you have been seeking is now yours. There is no easy way around it. It doesn't matter how genetically gifted you are or not. If you don't work hard you will fail.

Now ask yourself, what’s the point of living average? what has happened in my life to bring me to this point? Its only than that you will make the changes possible to reach for the stars and begin to make your dreams a reality. You're only a failure if you choose to be a failure, and choosing to be a failure begins when you believe you are. So it doesn't matter how hard you train, if your training with a broken mind its only a matter of time that your going to give up. So from the over weight, physically fit, and genetically gifted, remember we are all champions. Now its time you start training like one!





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Win Or Lose

"THE IRON NEVER LIES"

"The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds."

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Never Give Up

As a competitive athlete you learn very quickly how strong you are, how fast you are, and how talented you are. Many fail to realize there are others who are training to be just as strong and just as fast. My point is this, yesterday during one of my workouts I injured my finger. I was performing hang cleans when all of a sudden midway through my first set I snatched the bar and loosened my grip. This in turn caused the bar to roll down my fingers and bent one of my nails half way, and ripped a piece of skin off.

My initial reaction upon looking a my finger was that this did not look good. I quickly washed my hands and got a band aid to cover my nail. As I proceeded to the bar to put the plates back and end my workout something came over me. I realized that I was quiting and quiting isn't something I was raised to do. Growing up in a family of strong individuals who instilled in me that I CAN do anything I set my heart to and I cant are words that don't belong in my vocabulary made me regain focus.

So I continued my workout. I will admit that it wasn't easy and that I could have made my finger worse. On several occasions I had to drop the weight because I either had to fix my grip, my finger was throbbing or the pain was beginning to bother me. However, that did not stop me. Forty five minutes later I completed my workout and went on with my day training clients.

So this bring us back to my first statement. There might be many people who are working to be just as strong and just as fast. The truth is, they can try as hard as they can and they will fail because they lack what I have. "THE WILL". No matter what happens, how many times I fall, how hard the task ahead might be or how much pain I'm in, I WILL NEVER QUIT. I don't know how and I refuse to start learning to do so. For me its simple, you either do or you don't. If you choose not to continue moving forward the world will pass you by, people will forget your name and you only have yourself to blame. Always remember anything is possible. It all comes down to, HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?


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