E12 Under the Lights ft. Olympian Morghan King
enJuly 13, 2020
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About this Episode
Morghan's List of Accomplishments
Ten Percent Happier Meditation
Waking Up with Sam Harris
5:30 - How Morghan and Coach Blanco met
14:30 - Being guided by trust and intuition
29:00 - The nature of mastery after 9 years
38:00 - How Morghan stays present
46:00 - "When I'm my strongest [in any sport] is when I'm under the lights, by myself"
58:15 - The evolution 2020 changed for Morghan
1:08:30 - The vulnerability of team dynamics
OTP: @otpcast
Morghan King: @kingmorghan
Coach Blanco: @coachblanco
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“ if she fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that her place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
- Roosevelt
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of this outcome through the collection of DATA.
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SNATCH 86 / CJ 105 / TOTAL 191
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Living with - let alone - training with chronic conditions can be really hard, are physically and mentally draining, and often come with unexpected obstacles to overcome. People with chronic illnesses and disabilities have to constantly adapt both physically and mentally to tough situations, so adding that on top of trying to perform at one’s highest level possible is really tough. So how do you create a sustainable mindset and athlete-coach relationship with these challenges in mind? How do we talk about these struggles without using them as an excuse or bringing ourselves down? As a coach, how do you talk to your athlete when things just aren’t clicking?
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Sara Soto USA Weightlifting National Referee & IWF Technical Official *category 2
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Stepping off the plane returning from Denver Colorado.
Coach Julia and Coach Blanco have an impromptu podcast about American Open Finals national weightlifting competition. Julia shares with us her experience on becoming a national referee and how referees can set the tone for the athletes experience. Coach Blanco shares about the WHY behind his team meetings, acknowledging & appreciating his athletes and the importance of the athlete debrief.