Cleared

Today, was a fun yet interesting day. It is crazy to see how quickly things can change. Woke up early this morning to get to the doctors on time, expecting to hit work hour traffic I got there traffic free and an hour early. Surprisingly was seen instantly and in and out with in 45 minutes with a clearance to practice again. Of course its a slow process, limited to short runs with super small poles. But it is still great to know that I can start up again. It has been horrible being sidelined while all my teammates are jumping and just passing me by. So it was a breath of fresh air, being given the green light. 
I haven't been able to do any type of vaulting for 2 months and in a day I was able to pick up a pole and jump again. It may not have been anything impressive, embarrassing at most, but it was still jumping. Went to one of the local JC's to go jump with a buddy. I have never been that amped and nervous at the same time. I can still remember that first plant when the pole just bent right in front of me and it felt great. It reminded me why I feel in love with this sport. Being air born and just feeling destressed. It was one of the first practices where it was just fun and nothing else really mattered. I was there just to enjoy myself. Even though I was stuck at a 2 left because of pole limitations. It didn't matter to me I was back on the runway carrying fiber glass and best of all JUMPING. 

One Step At A Time

Look Whos Back!

Today was a great day, I have not done any type of activity that involved my left hand, since I broke it. But today was a new day I woke up motivated to try some hand stands and hand walking. It was a success. I held a hand stand for over a minute today and it felt great. I swear breaking my hand is probably the best thing that could have happened to me. I guess its true you really can't appreciate something until its gone. I can not wait to get back into the gymnastics gym. I have been looking up cool new things to learn on the floor, along with tones of new drills to try on the bars. But we will see how soon I can return to hanging from bars after my follow up appointment with my surgeon and my physical therapist.
Either way I can not wait to get a pole vault pole back into my hands. I emailed my coach today and we are meet on the 2nd for practice. I can not even wait to start jumping again and try all the new ideas I have in mind. I have been watching vault videos and comparing and contrasting to mine, my first step towards success will be to get my foot down at take off and really hitting the pole rather than letting it do all the work. I need to start really moving that pole and keep moving it rather than just getting picked up and letting it fling me. I am able to get to vertical well but if I start working "against" the pole I will be able to get to vertical earlier, putting me in a better position to come off the top with higher peek height. But first things first, seeing if I can even bend a pole. Hopefully, in little less than a week I will be able to. "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard"

One Step At A Time.

Baby Steps

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God...There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you."

Why do anything halfheartedly I am diving in with both feet. My journey of two destinations begins today.
Every step I take forward I feel like I am taking two steps back. Coming back home not being able to get to a track, even just wearing this splint and not being able to lift. But all I can do is stay patient and keep my eye on the prize. By keeping negative thoughts in mind it just sets me back that much more. That is why I have decided I can do it. Why not? If others can do it why can't I? What makes them so special? I am putting my money in the bank. It is time to stop making excuses and making it happen.

“A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world.” The vision is there and now it is time to make the plan. Every week I have been poisoning myself just to have a great time with some friends. But why can't I have just as good as of a time without killing myself a little bit at a time. So first step is when I return to school I will not be drinking. College is a once in a life time experience, so I am limiting it to season. You are what you eat, so an improvement in diet. No more eating out as well as having a well balanced diet. No regrets, so doing all my workouts to the best of my ability and going above and beyond that on my own. Keeping up with my pre-bedtime workouts, push ups and core. Each days is a new beginning and each day needs its own vision, setting daily along with weekly goals. Finally, get onto a longer pole. No more excuses time to just do it there is nothing to fear but fear itself. You always have to begin from some where, some shine early and some take time. But I am done waiting its time.

One step at a time-Pardeep

Chasing The Dream

Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Everyone has big dreams, but not everyone has the courage to chase those dreams. I myself have to dream of one day making it to D2 nationals and to break the Indian National Record. Not just a dream of nationals though I want to have the courage to chase a dream for myself, to make myself happy, not others. I have been training harder than I have ever trained pushing my body to the limits. Running until I can't even pick up my legs up for another step. I have been told that Rome wasn't built in one day. But it was built with a whole lot of blood, sweat, tears.

I train everyday to make myself better, to get myself one step closer to finishing my Rome. Sometimes there are set backs. Everything in life happens for a reason, breaking my hand was just what I needed. I have been able to take a step back and put things into perspective. I have been able to reevaluate what is important and what needs to be fixed. It has been about 5 weeks since I have broken my hand and I have been working on just getting better. All of my fall training has been setting me up to train myself into the ground this winter break to come back in the spring and be the best that I can be.

Some may call it ignorance but I refuse not to make it. I have put to much of my blood, sweat, and tears into what I love to do, Pole Vault. There are always the non believers in everything, your to this or that, but I refuse to become a believe of these pessimists. Its time to be the grand optimist. I can do it. I will do it. And you will see me do it. The hardest journey begins with the first step, and my first step happens today. 

Wolf pack is going to nationals.