3GX Mental Performance Training

08/08/2025

In this podcast episode, we get to hear the amazing story of Matthew Huff and the creation of the BruceWOD, a powerful tribute to Sgt. Bruce Cogley. 🌟Sgt. Cogley served with the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War, bravely fighting on Hill 937, known as Hamburger Hill. Though his battle ended in Vietnam, his struggle with PTSD continued until 1992.This episode highlights the BruceWOD, not just as a workout, but as a vital fundraiser for the Sgt. Bruce Cogley Foundation, providing Fitness Scholarships to veterans who continue their fight at home.🎧 Tune in to honor Sgt. Cogley and all veterans who have faced these battles. Let’s raise awareness and support those who served. 💪🔗 https://open.spotify.com/show/4uAQB2OVEbRDjZc9dDK1NE?si=QZa8aG2sSieHYq49T2748A Invest in yourself today by using the 3GX’s Mindset Mastery Training Guide, available on Amazon just for you: https://a.co/d/cSg3YcD

07/04/2025

Ran the Las Vegas Spartan super & sprint during Saint Patties Day weekend last month.

Last year I took a break from racing constantly, so this was my first Spartan race back since competing at Jax in February 24’.

When I raced Jax last year, a couple days prior I learned I had a partial tear in my right shoulder. So I raced conservative on the obstacles so I didn’t make my shoulder worse before I started my treatment on it the week after.

Since this shoulder injury, I looked into other types of races I could do while I gave my arms a break from OCR. I always mountain biked and trail ran for OCR training, so why not find races in those areas so I can start slowly become competitive again in OCR?

Las Vegas was to test how my OCR game has been keeping up as I focused on other elements of my training. Obstacles felt good, rusty but good, but the worst of it all was the speed on my running. My body had a hard time adjusting to the speed of being a podium finisher, resulting in 8th place in the Super and 7th in the Sprint.

After the race weekend, it showed me the gaps I needed to fill in my training and I have been pretty stocked about this last training block I have been focusing on. Picked up on mileage, lots of crossfit, and focusing on injury prevention.

This weekend, I will be racing Zions 30k Trail Race, which will be my longest mileage I ever raced. This weekends intention is to enjoy the scenery, soak up the sun, and have fun out there!

28/03/2025

Spend most of February in California this year!

We started our travels in Temecula and my parents visited for a week! We explored new restaurants, beaches, and historic towns. Tried to get some hiking in while here. Wanted to go to Joshua Tree but ended up not having enough time for this national park 😔

While in Temecula, visited some friends and family that live close to LA and San Diego.

After 3 weeks in SoCal, we moved up to Porterville so we could see the Sequoias, Kings Canyon, Yosemite, and Death Valley. Unfortunately a storm rolled in the day we drove north so when we went to drive up the Mountain in the Sequoias, the snow was up to our knees! Blitz was all for the hike but we ended up having to leave. We will have to come visit again when it’s warmer at higher elevations.

Once we left Cali, we moved ourselves back to Las Vegas for the Spartan Race on the 15th and now officially back in Utah again.

Stay tuned as I will be posting about the Spartan race soon! It was a whole year since I raced a Spartan so not my best race but still a great venue!

22/02/2025

As a CMPC, my network is mostly online, but I try to meet up with connections when I'm in their area. Recently, I had the chance to hang out with these two soon-to-be CMPCs and it was great to chat about everything from life to advice on work-related situations!

Until next time!!!

11/02/2025

Some mixed doubles highlights from Las Vegas.

Peep my dance moves while .krejci suffers through the farmers carry

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05/02/2025

For my birthday last weekend, I decided to run my first Hyrox ever in Las Vegas!

On Saturday, I ran mixed doubles with my buddy ole pal .krejci and on Sunday I ran my individual women’s pro singles race.

I went into Saturday rather nervous and anxious because this was a new platform for me. I’ve been doing a lot of research, mental prep, and studying how this race layout works but since I haven’t attempted it yet physically, I was a little more antsy than normal.

Lucky I had Scott show me the ropes during our doubles and all the fear just melted away. The stations were very comfortable for me and my running burned in the beginning but calmed down during the row. I felt rather confident going into my singles the next day.

Sunday approaches and I knew it was game time. Before I ubered myself to the venue, I did a mental exercise called “Uncomfortable Zone”, page 58 in my workbook. This exercise challenges you to push yourself out of your comfort zone by first asking questions like “What do you find that holds you back?” and “What pushes you out of your comfort zone?”.

When I was filling the exercise out, I knew what holds me back is comparing myself to others and what pushes me out of my comfort zone is sprinting hard knowing the distance of the runs.

This exercise made me realize that comparing myself to others only makes me forget about my race plan and not focus on what truly matters to me. It also made me realize that if I worry about the distance of the runs, I will accidentally sabotage my race before even crossing that start line.

When I got to the venue, I was all smiles and all anxiousness seemed to leave my body. No matter what time I finished at, I was going to be proud of myself for doing it, and doing it right!

Can’t wait for my next Hyrox race, but up next is the Las Vegas Spartan in March! It’s about time for a mud run!

25/01/2025

Finished up our Arizona trip early this week and are officially in Las Vegas again to prepare for the Hyrox race next weekend and to celebrate my birthday once my races are over.

Before we left, we visited the famous Boynton Canyon to officially say goodbye to Sedona.

We also visited Walnut Canyon National Monument, Wupatki National Monument, and the Volcanic National Monument in Flagstaff to explore the ancient history and the ruins the Indians made and lived in the cliff dwellings.

Visited a restaurant called Storytellers in the Cliff Castle Casino that was in a cave! How cool!

After the mountain biking race, we ate on the Lake Pleasant pier to enjoy a first place victory.

Onto the next chapter 📖

23/01/2025

Had a blast racing the full Prickly Pedal mtn bike race last weekend to start the 2025 race season off right! After 36 miles through the desert, I came out with a 🥇!

The first 15 miles was amazing but the most challenging. It was a cold start but it warmed up rather quickly! The ups, just kept going up, which made it hard to catch my breath at first. The downs were technical with big loose rocks and turns that were covered in deep sand, making it challenging to keep momentum going.

Mile 15-30 was flat and fast! I was able to catch my breath, clear my mind, and just enjoy the sun for a while.

Mile 30-36 was something else let me tell you….the trails got technical again with lots of hill climbs and steep downs that my thighs were cramping so bad that it was challenging to find any typeof power in my legs. I really…I mean REALLY had to dig deep with keeping the demons out of my brain space.

I use a 3GX exercise called “Signal Zones” where I identified my feeling and thought like a traffic light 🚦. Was I in the red 🛑✋🏼? Meaning was I so bad I had to stop. No…okay next step is was I in the green ✅? Meaning do I feel so good to keep pushing super hard? Nope! Last step…was I in the yellow ⚠️? Yes, I could keep going but I should yield hard attempts but proceed with caution. This means I stayed consistent but if I needed to walk some hill climbs, I wasn’t going to beat myself up for it. I gave myself some grace and I finish not as strong as I hoped but I was able to still be the first girl to cross that finish line.

Goal accomplished 😬

Can’t wait for Hyrox Las Vegas! I get to do a co-ed rave with .krejci on my birthday on 2/1 and my single race the day after on 2/2. See everyone there!

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21/01/2025

Starting the season off right 🚵🏼‍♂️🥇

🥇Medal Monday🥇

It's the first Medal Monday of 2025 for the new Pro Team!

Celebrating our first gold medal, Sarah Grippi-Snyder takes 1st Overall Female at the Prickly Pedal trail biking event in Cave Creek, AZ.

Known for her "Gripp" strength and now powerful legs, Sarah sped through 36 miles of loose gravel, deep sand, rough technical climbs and descents all the way to the gold!

Congratulations on your victory, Sarah! Shout-out to a mindset to prepare her for all her racing events.

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13/01/2025

2025 race schedule is officially locked in!

After taking a break last year, this year looks a little lighter than normal and a bit random from the typical races I run. When I first started racing OCR, I had three major reasons behind racing every weekend…

1. To get better at something, I believe throwing yourself to the wolves is the best way to learn what your body can do and what the mind can handle. From there you understand your base and learn how to grow past those limits.

2. I got into competitive racing again after college basketball because of my profession. As most of you know, I am a Certified Mental Performance Consultant which is just a fancy way of saying I am an overqualified and academically educated Mindset Coach. When I was looking for a sport to spend most of my time enjoying myself and also helping others get to their goals, OCR/Hybrid seemed to be the sport that everyone talks about how important mindset is for their race journey. After pouring my heart out, being vulnerable and informative, willing to be that extra helping hand anyone needed, I’ve learned most people use these races to mask their problems and they never really want to actually talk about the real issue at hand. As much as I want to help people get out of their own head and race at their full potential, I need to step away from my typical venues and find a clientele that values the services that I provide. I’m not saying this is everyone, but my business isn’t surviving off the small population I am working with at this moment. I am VERY appreciative of everyone I work with now and I can’t wait to see yinz crush this 2025 year!

3. Racing while RVing used to be easy before everything turned into a race series. I used to follow the Spartan and Savage races while traveling but the last couple years turned into flying to races and not being able to even enjoy the locations I RVed at. Plus, I don’t want to keep RVing in the same locations every single year. RVing was to explore what our amazing country has to occur and the races series limited that adventure. So now depending where we RV, I look for local races that are only minutes away, a redefined adventure.

Stay tuned…

12/01/2025

When I started RVing people kept asking me…

“What do you do when on the road?”

The answer is simple:

Discovering me.

20/12/2024

December in the AZ