Borders to Tryharder Land are closed

Sadly, Tryharder Land has closed its borders to all immigrants. No more of "I will try harder next time". The good news is that the borders of DoGood Land are wide open and always looking for newcomers.

Competition requires one to do good (grammatically it should be Do Well, but this ain't English class...) at that point in time. To have goals to accomplish or to reach based upon what training and preparation has led up to that point is what competition is for. If you do not hit your goal(s), then something in the preparation went poorly.

Nor is progress linear; if it were we all would have 200 kilo snatches, 350 kilo squats, run 4 minute miles, and weigh what we want to weigh. Trying harder does not magically put 100 pounds on to your PR. Just saying, "I will put 5 kilos on my snatch in the next month" won't happen if you don't do the necessary and sometimes tedious work to get to this point.

"I keep missing snatches out in front when I get near my max weights. I will just try harder." No more. Knuckle down, perhaps even asking the ego to step aside for a while, develop the plan, work the plan, check yourself, and then adjust the plan.

Recently, our program has gone through some minor adjustments in the last few weeks. The effects will be checked at a meet simulation day, read that to be a competition. So much information in such a compact little piece of time.

Who will have his or her visa to Tryharder Land refused? Who will enter DoGood Land?
Saturday August 27 will be the day for the test.