EVERYONE should sign up to compete.
Yes everyone.
I don’t care if you sign up to Olympic lift, powerlift, CrossFit, 5k, 10k, mud run or anything else your heart desires. I don’t give a shit what it is, just find something physical that interests you and sign up for it.
Don’t sign up for something that is next week, and don’t sign up for something that is a year from now. Find some sort of competition that gives you training time, but is not so far out that you lose interest. This is a great way to keep you accountable, and signing up to compete gives you a true solid date that will allow you to see all of your training and preparation pay off. I know for me, having a date where I know I have to be on a platform pushes me WAY harder in my training.
Think of it this way, you would never practice football year round to never play a game. That would suck!!!
Competition can be scary, it can be nerve racking, but it can also push you to do things you’ve never done before. The excitement and adrenaline can do great things for you and push you further, faster and to be stronger than you ever thought. Competing this last year for me has pushed me to be more focused in my own training than I have been in years. It has also been fun!
Seeing and being around other people who are pushing themselves to be the best they can be is pretty rad. It inspires me to want to push harder and be even better. Seeing people do things you never thought possible opens up the mind to new personal goals.
So, I encourage all of you to find something you like, and go compete. And if you need help figuring out something to compete in, let me know, and I will help you find an event.