UDanielle Sidell: "Ngithole Amakhilogremu angama-40 — futhi senginokuzethemba okukhulu manje"

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Umsubathi impilo yonke, UDanielle Sidell wahileleka ezinkundleni zokuzivocavoca ngaphambi kokumthola ebiza ebhokisini leCrossFit. Ngemuva kokuncintisana ezweni elihamba phambili nokulandela umkhondo nensimu iminyaka emine ekolishi, isakhamuzi sase-Ohio esineminyaka engu-25 manje sijoyine iNational Guard futhi sigxile ekwakheni umzimba, siqhudelana njalo ezigabeni "zomzimba" kanye "nomzimba" emidlalweni yasendaweni. Kodwa lapho umphathi wakhe ephakamisa ukuthi azame ikilasi le-CrossFit naye, wahleka. Wayengazi ukuthi kuzovulela indlela indima yakhe ezayo emdlalweni ongaba umdlalo omkhulu olandelayo wezwe: iNational Pro Grid League.

I-NPGL (phambilini eyayiyiNational Pro Fitness League) ichazwe njengeCrossFit kepha nge-spectator-sport angle: Imidlalo izothunyelwa kuthelevishini (eyokuqala izosakazwa ku-inthanethi), futhi izophonsela amaqembu abasubathi abumbene omunye komunye njengoba bagijimela ukuqedela amasethi okuzivocavoca ahlanganisa imisebenzi efana nokukhuphuka izintambo, ukudonsa, kanye nokuhlwithwa kwama-barbell, ukubala okumbalwa.

Ngenkathi uSidell elungiselela isizini yokuqala ye-NPGL ngo-Agasti, utshele iShape.com ukuthi wazibandakanya kanjani kuligi kwasekuqaleni, ukuthi imfanelo yempilo isho ukuthini kuye, nokuthi kungani engeke alinde ukuduma.

Umumo: Ingabe ikilasi lakho lokuqala le-CrossFit laliwuthando ekuqaleni kwe-WOD?

UDanielle Sidell (DS): Umphathi wami emsebenzini wayengene ku-CrossFit, kodwa ngacabanga ukuthi noma ubani owenza okungaphezu kwe-10 kuya ku-15 ukuphindaphinda kwanoma yikuphi ukuvivinya umzimba wayehlanya. Wayelokhu engincoma, noma kunjalo, futhi ngangifuna ngempela ukuba sohlangothini lwakhe oluhle, ngakho-ke ekugcineni ngaya-futhi ngaphuza ngokuphelele i-KoolAid. Ukuzivocavoca kwami ​​​​kokuqala kwakuyimizuzu eyisikhombisa ye-burpees, futhi ngangibanjwe. Ngangiphuthelwe ngempela ukulungiselelwa kokuncintisana kanye nokusekelwa kweqembu enganginakho njengomsubathi wasekolishi, futhi ngokwakha umzimba ngangikuthola lokho kanye ngenyanga lapho ngiya emibukisweni. Nge-CrossFit, ngithole lokho kuwo wonke amakilasi.

Umumo: I-CrossFit iholele kanjani endaweni ohlwini lwe-NPGL?

DS: Ekolishi bengingumgijimi, futhi ngihlala ngikhathazekile ngokugcina isisindo sami siphansi. Kusukela lapho ngithole amakhilogremu angama-40-nganoma yiluphi usuku ngiphakathi kwamakhilogremu ayi-168 nangu-175-futhi nginamandla okuphindwe kayishumi, ngizethemba kakhulu, futhi sengimile kangcono manje kunangesikhathi esasikhona. Lapho ngiqala ukungenela futhi nginqoba imiqhudelwano ye-CrossFit, ngathintwa abahleli beligi mayelana nokujoyina elinye lamaqembu abo okuqala. Ngiyathanda ukuthi imincintiswano izohlanganiswa. Owesilisa olungele ngempela unamandla futhi uyashesha kunowesifazane olungele ngempela, ngakho ukuqeqeshwa nabafana kuhlale kungiphusha ukuthi ngibe ngcono.

Umumo: Ishintshe kanjani imikhuba yakho yoqeqesho yansuku zonke?

DS: Ngisanda kunikwa ithuba elimangalisayo lokuyeka umsebenzi wami wesikhathi esigcwele, ngenxa yoxhaso olukhokhelwayo futhi maduzane amaholo esizowathola nge-NPGL. Ngaphambi kwalokho, ngangichitha amahora angama-50 kuye kwangama-55 ngesonto emsebenzini wami, ngiziqeqesha cishe amahora amabili nohhafu nsuku zonke ngemuva komsebenzi, bese ngiphuthuma ekhaya ngihambe nezinja zami, ngigeza, ngilale. Kwakungikhungathekisa ngempela ngoba uma ngangine-lift engalungile, ngangingenaso isikhathi sokuphinde ngibe nesibindi noma ngizame ukwenza kangcono. Manje njengoba ngiziqeqesha ngokugcwele, sengikwazi ukuthatha isikhathi sami futhi ngigxile ekusebenzeni kwami ​​kunasewashini.

Umumo: Uyini umgomo wakho omkhulu we-NPGL?

DS: Ukuze oRhino bawine yonke into, kunjalo! Kusobala ukuthi lokho kuyinjongo yelungu ngalinye leqembu, kepha futhi sifuna ukuthi lokhu kuqale futhi kufaniswe neminye imidlalo yeligi. Ngifuna kube mnandi futhi kujabulise njengebhola lezinyawo langeSonto ebusuku, futhi ngifuna abantu bakujabulele ukubuka i-NPGL ku-TV. Ngifuna izingane ezincane zithenge amajezi kaDanielle Sidell!

Umumo: Futhi yini elandelayo kuwe siqu?

DS: Mina nesoka lami sivula ibhokisi lethu leCrossFit, ngethemba lokuthi kule nyanga noma ezimbili ezizayo. Ngiphinde ngingenele umqhudelwano wama-Olympic Wokuphakamisa izisindo kulo Agasti ozayo, lapho ngethemba ukuthi ngizoba nezinga le-American Open Championships. Okwamanje, ngisebenza ekuthuthukiseni ubuthakathaka bami, ngiqiniseke ukuthi ngizibeka phansi phezulu nasezandleni zami (zohambo lwamahandpows nama-pushups) kuzo zonke izikhathi zokuqeqeshwa. Ngiyakuzonda ukwenza lezi zinto ngoba angizenzi kahle, kodwa kubalulekile ukusebenza ezintweni ongakwazi kuzo. Angifuni ukuba nobuthakathaka-ngifuna ukuba umsubathi iqembu lami elingancika kuye futhi lithembele ukudlula kunoma isiphi isimo.

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