Strength

There is nothing so sure
as feeling your own strength.

There is nothing as thrilling
as seeing strength grow -
either your own or
that of one you love.

Strength is overcoming obstacles.
Defeating yourself before you begin -
That is weakness.

Victory at Redwood Empire Championships

The long-sought 60KG clean and jerk! First place in masters women! Competed alongside Jim Schmitz and Chip Conrad. Hung with Butch Curry and still more awesome Bodytribers. Hit the beach after and saw the Golden Gate bridge for the first time. A great experience all the way around!

Kat Ricker takes First Place in Masters Women on July 7, 2012 at Plaza Park in Cotati, California

2012 Oregon State WL Championships

It was a good meet.

I'm older than you think

From the book Venus with Biceps

Learning the Turkish Get Up

It's been a while in coming, but I'm finally starting to get the hang of it!

Great excerpt from post on recovery vs. resting, from whole9life.com

Recovery 101

You don’t get fitter when you are training. Whether you CrossFit, or Zumba, or swing kettlebells, or run marathons… you get fitter when you are recovering from that training.

Being committed to recovery means that sometimes you don’t train hard, even if you really want to, and even if everyone else is doing it.

A commitment to recovery may mean that you take ice baths sometimes.

It means that when all you want is pizza and a beer, you choose a nutritious meal instead.

It means that you put away the computer/TV/smartphone/video game and go the heck to sleep.

It means that you spend some intimate time with your foam roller, lacrosse ball, stick, ice pack, or other self-care tool/torture device.

It means that you watch and learn from Kelly Starrett getting his supple leopard on.

It may mean that you seek out a reputable practitioner of your preferred therapeutic approach: massage, Rolfing, acupuncture, chiropractic care, naturopathic or functional medicine.

It might mean that you use your noggin’ and take a pass on a race or competition that really doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of Your Life and Health.