Day 1 of the State FITA Round

 It wasn't the most spectacular of performances, but it did provide me with a robust backbone to start.  Today was 70 and 60 meters for me, and I quickly learned that *identical* looking nocks and shafts can provide me with some quality entertainment when my magnifying scope still doesn't allow me to properly differentiate between my arrows and the other person's arrows.  That being said, it truly forced me to trust the process and the shot sequence.  I want to give a shout-out to the following folks for helping me prepare for this: T. Muntyan (as always for teaching me a much more powerful way of shooting), D. Marrero (for helping me overcome some significant target panic issues), and A. Johnson (for helping me clear my head prior to the shoot by letting my brain run wild for a bit).

And then there's the completion of the 12,000 daily steps at University of Florida in the Lake Alice Conservation area...

Super Total X3 2021

I decided to provide company for my lifting buddy T. Harris, plus I do love a good weightlifting meet, especially if it's local.

I completed my 28 kg and 30 kg snatches.  The 32 kg snatch was a bit of a mess, where about halfway through my pull, something didn't feel right, so I just threw it and jumped back. 

And then there were my clean & jerks, which were at 38, 40, and 42 kg respectively. I probably could have gone heavier, but I was playing rather cautiously.  I decided to power both snatches and cleans simply to reduce my risk, although I can comfortably squat both lifts when needed. 

And then there were the rest of our shennanigans, including the lifts performed by my lifting buddy T. Harris, who is well on her way to a national title.

CrossFit Iron Legion took two of the three medals in the women's division!

New Iron Legion Apparel on the Range

I did quite a few drills on my tempo / rhythm as well as checking the consistency of my shot sequence.

Ocala Wetland Recharge Park: Ducklings!!

 It was a pretty laid-back day aside from nightmarish socializing I got stuck doing after lunch. I started off with shooting Xibalba on the local 3D range with the fuzzball, although it dawned upon me that my warm-up + sighting in with Anduril prior to competition is actually MORE shots than the full scoring round of a typical traditional 3D event around here.  

And then after lunch, I went to do my usual walk to ensure I have my 8+ km of walking minimum a day.

And then... there's the gratuitous clips... I have a tendency to press out at maximal weights, especially when I'm distracted, including by the dude trying to do a virtual qualifier WOD right behind me.

And there's a bit of Olympic recurve work as well...