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1.09.12 Olympic Training Center | Lake Placid Sliding Complex

If you thought your day was off to a rough start, think again.

 

No, this wasn’t me. Yes, she is OK.

Until next time, I was never in the box! –Andia

Don’t Sell Me Bro!

Just before my relocation to the Olympic Training Center, I joined Chris Conrey and David Cooke at Gangplank in Phoenix, Arizona for their Sales and Leadership based podcast “Don’t Sell Me Bro.” We talk goal setting, business metrics, sport and chocolate cake. Something for everyone! I even got credit for coining the term business disuse atrophy. Chris writes about it in his blog, check it out! Hear the full interview HERE and be sure to read about Dave’s inspirational movement 100 Pedals!

Until next time, I was never in the box! –Andia

Get silly

12.22.11 Olympic Training Center | Lake Placid Sliding Complex

Tebow-ing

Random musings, Part II.

I thank the core –AD, VDay, E, Too Cold, Ida Bomb, Crumpton– for this content. Life at the OTC is business. Most times we work, but sometimes we play. Thank you for making me laugh y’all!

And they said:

I nap in plank, please.

You look like a gazelle when you run free. But then, with the sled, maybe more like a giraffe.

Do you think we have enough for detergent?

Do these shorts make my butt look big? They do? Excellent.

Let's hop in the back of that Uhaul and see where it takes us.

I think that they're trying to encourage a movement! Go USA!

I've always dreamed of being a meat head.

Biathlon? What's that? I thought he was training to be VO2Max champion

Wait, I don't understand.

Yes, I know it's my 3rd bowl but I'm on that Olympic Weight Gain meal plan

Hey there, it looks like your pants split. I hear that's going around these days, like a sickness.

And sometimes we get down, just because. Get it girl.

Until next time, I was never in the box! –Andia

Butts about it.

12.19.11 Olympic Training Center | Lake Placid Sliding Complex

One thing is clear to me. Athletes at the U.S. Olympic Training Centers can back it up. And push it forward. And lift it high. And drop it low.

Why all the fuss? Speed. Power. Driving Force.

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All photos –and behinds– are property of their respective owners. High, low and in between. Are you inspired? I knew you’d be.

You too can make your butt talk. Here’s how:

For those of you who may not know, I pose Daily Challenges via my fitness company ADUB365 FIT. Mind, Body and Spirit! You can follow real time updates on Twitter and Facebook. Today’s challenge: High Tail It!

You get it, right? I knew you would. Pop, Lock and Drop It. Hey, hey now! Watch yourself. That’s Olympic weightlifting terminology, buddy.

Until next time, I was never in the box! –Andia

PS For the ladies. Månner in Strumpfhosen. German: Men in Tights. Just because. You’re Welcome.

Shout out to Margaret Whitener for the translation!

What’s in the bag? Week 1

11.6.11 Olympic Training Center | Lake Placid Sliding Complex

It’s been a very rewarding week for me here in Lake Placid, New York! I’ve excelled as much as I’ve been humbled. I’m reminded that, “if it were easy, everyone would do it.” I awake daily with the understanding that my central goal is to better myself, to become stronger, faster, more agile –both physically and mentally. Week 2 begins, naturally, where my first week left off. I am armed now, though, with knowledge of the track at  Mt. Van Hoevenberg and with a healthy respect for its design.

What does the track look like?

I’ve been bombarded with various questions about my experiences thus far and in an effort to respond quickly I will entertain those most frequently asked:

What’s been the best part?

Learning. Learning a new sport. Learning about my body. Learning about the experience of Olympic preparation. Learning about the community of athletes and coaches who live within the walls of the OTC (Olympic Training Center).

What’s been the hardest part?

Learning. Learning to be patient. Learning to be malleable. Learning to be forceful and strong while simultaneously soft and perceptive. Learning that my commitment to Skeleton will be questioned because I have so many varied interests that extend beyond it. Learning that there is no “direct” path.

What do you do when not training?

Much of what I do at home: read, surf the web, make phone calls, attend to business matters. Yesterday, on my rest and recovery day, I explored Lake Placid with friends. To our amazement, we found the North Pole and Santa’s Workshop. No lie.

What is the OTC like?

This is best explained by comparison. Visualize, if you will, a college dorm or residential college with an attached cafeteria, common lounges, weight room, gymnasium, sports medicine center and computer lab. Now visualize the human element in those spaces.

So what is the difference between Bobsleigh and Skeleton anyway?

Let’s take a look at the Push Track [dry] training methods:                         

Until next time, I was never in the box! –Andia

Runway, Fairway, Olympic Way

Thank you to ScottsdaleFashionista.com for the great interview opportunity! She is the first to report on my newest endeavor and relocation to Lake Placid, NY and the Olympic Training Center. Check out the blog!