Corey Navarre Week 3

Goals for week 3:

 Work out 4X's

  Drills on stationary barrel  3x's

Monday

  Legs and back (P90X)

  Drills

Tuesday

  Kenpo X

Thursday

  Core synergistics (P90X)

  Drills

Friday

  Cardio X

Saturday

  Drills on stationary barrel

Sunday

  Rest day

Good week, I achieved my weekly goals.

My overall plan is to increase the workouts as the finals get closer.

Also getting on bulls more and more, getting on everyday for about 14 days leading up to when we leave for the finals. (these bulls mostly consist of jump kickers) To the younger guys just getting started I suggest getting on as many bulls as you can as often as you can. (they don't have to be buckers)

Phillipians 4:13 " I can do all things through Him who strengthens me."

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Discipline and Leadership

I was speaking with Walt Garrison today about the Dallas Cowboys.  I asked him, “How the Cowboys could perform so poorly with so much talent?” He replied, “they are bound to fail they have no leadership and no discipline.”  I realized as we spoke that I am in dire need of discipline and leadership in my preparation for the WTEC.

Proverbs 5: ²³ He will die for lack of discipline and instruction, and in the greatness of his folly he will go astray and be lost. This is the truth- if I will not lead a life of discipline I will constantly yield myself to the desire, to take the easy road, the road of excuses and that road will surely never take me where I want to go.  For the last two weeks I have too readily taken the path of least resistance, I mean after all we have a new baby, our kids are really busy, I am tired… But this kind of excuse making does not belong in the mouth of someone that is attempting to reach a goal.  In fact, excuses never belong in the mouth of any son or daughter of the Most High God.  

Therefore, it is essential that I let Jesus lead me to the truth.  The truth may be hard to take because it means by accepting the truth (i.e. I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me, I am more than a conqueror in Him,  He will never leave or forsake me…) I have to give up my excuses.  A disciplined life is by definition not easy, but what of the alternative.  A disciplined life is certainly better than mediocrity, than living life short of God’s best. So, Father lead me on and I will learn to trust that the narrow difficult trail will lead to life and life more abundantly.

Improvement

·        Steer wrestling catch was a lot better

·        Calf roping went pretty well

Needs Improvement

• Still not down to fighting weight
• A little behind on my Bible reading
• Team roping had a bit of a setback this week

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Sarah Ingle's 1st post

           Over the past couple weeks I have been rodeoing heavily. I just returned from the USTRC team roping championship finals in Oklahoma City. It was a fun week but my partners and I had no luck.

            I returned back to my home in Texas. The first day back I had a varsity basketball scrimmage in Bland. I got hurt in the first twenty minutes of playing. I thought I broke my right thumb which is my roping hand. I didn't get mad over it because I believe everything happens for a reason. I knew my thumb would be okay. My coach pulled me out of the game as he noticed my whole right hand locked up and I couldn't move it. I started to get nervous about what was wrong with my thumb. I kept playing the whole game, ignoring the pain. As the game ended I went to the locker room and prayed to GOD that everything would be okay. I knew he would heal me. GOD calls himself a healer and our provider. He has healed me over the years mentally and physically. As the night went on my thumb was severely swollen and the pain was awful. I went to the hospital and got it checked out. I received good news it wasn't broke it was just a torn collateral ligament and some bruised bones but I was very thankful it wasn't broken. What I realized over the past years life situations such as injuries, deaths, the storms have came along my path to knock me down, but if I stay anchored to my Lord and Savior I believe that he will always be there for me when the times are tough. He has proven his Word to me. I can't express to you how much he has healed me and my family. While competing in rodeo and sports we’re all going to get hurt sometime. I use to get mad at GOD when bad things would happen. I would ask questions like why me, or things like why it seems nothing ever goes right. Thankfully I don’t do this anymore.  GOD is here for me at all times. He would never let anything happen to me that we couldn't handle. No matter what happens all I have to do is not give up and just keep moving forward.

            I ask GOD to help you through tough times. He is there waiting for your call.

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Drew Horner's first post

I just got home from the USTRC finals about a week ago.  It went well.  I didn’t win anything in the open preliminary.  My first partner Dustin Davis and I were long on our first one.  I missed the second steer in the second arena.  Allen Bach and I didn’t do so well either.  I didn’t really give him the best handle on our first one.  I roped next in the 15 preliminary with two young kids that rope really well for how old they are.  Kolby Miller and I ended up going out on our second steer.  Brady Norman and I came back High Call in the short round of the 15 prelim and I missed.  This was devastating to me.  At this point I reminded myself to maintain focus since I had more steers to run that day.  Next I roped in the 15 shootout with the same two kids.  Kolby and I ended up going out on our fourth steer, and Brady and I made the short round again.  This time we came back second call back.  We had to be 8.4.  I was definitely not going to let this one get away from me.  I stayed aggressive and kept my focus, knowing that I can do my job.  Brady heels him and we ended up being 7.09 on that steer to win the shootout.  So, that Saturday, was full of ups and downs, all the way from the open preliminary, to the 15 shootout short round, my emotions felt like they were on a rollercoaster. 

To this point my entire roping career has been about overcoming failures and looking towards the future.  I love competition, and I love to win.  There is no doubt in my mind that I am a winner.  I know that God created me to be a winner, and losing is just an opportunity for me to learn how to win the next time.  In Philipians 3: 13- 14, Paul writes, “Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it, but one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God had called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”  This verse has helped me to stay focused on the next rodeo, or next steer, no matter what happened at the previous one.  Keeping my view always in check helps me to focus on learning from the past, getting the job done that is in the present, and to work towards my goals in the future.

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Corey"s training week 2

Goals:

  Work out 3x's, do drills 3x's, ride my bull at Kansas city.

Monday

   Out of town

Tuesday

  Chest, shoulders, & triceps (P90X)

Wednesday

  Yoga X(P90X)

  (Don't knock it till you try it.  Trust me it's not for the weak hearted, great for flexibility, balance, and perseverance).  Drills on stationary barrel

Thursday

  Drills on stationary barrel

Friday

  Rode in Kansas City (bucked off)

Saturday

Sunday

One thing I constantly struggle with is keeping my priorities straight. They should be:       1) God (my father's business)

                         2) Family

                         3) Riding bulls

                         4) Ranching

Having cattle to tend and all the things that go along with that, I find myself getting my priorities in reverse order. God seems to get pushed to the back burner and everything else just doesn’t work out like it does when I'm keeping my priorities straight and "seeking first the Kingdom of God". This very thing caused poor performance this week. But in the words of Paul; "Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,  I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14)

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Corey's training week 1

Week 1

Goals for week: Work out 3 days. Do drills 2 days

Monday

   Rode bike for 30 minutes, did Ab Ripper X (From the P90X work out program)

Tuesday

  Posting drills on stationary barrel

Wednesday

  P90X Core Synergistics

Thursday

   Posting drills on stationary barrel

Friday

  Worked cows

Saturday

   Cardio X (P90X)

Sunday

   Rest Day

*posting drills consist of a stationary barrel with a weighted harness pulling you toward the rear of the animal in order to mimic the forward movement of a bull. Concentrated on breaking at the hips and getting out over the front-end of the animal.

*along with posting drills I also like to shuffle to the top of an inclined barrel with my feet

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So much to improve so little time

When I begin to prepare for something like the WTEC it seems at times there is so much to do to be ready that it can feel overwhelming.  It can be hard to focus on one thing at a time when there are so many areas that need improvement.  I try to really concentrate on the event that is in front of me and I really try to focus on one area of that event to improve.  This allows my practice to be less sporadic and more productive which over time brings me closer to my goal.

In Luke 18 verses 18-25 Jesus interacts with the Rich Young Ruler and throughout the conversation he has with him it is obvious that the young man has some issues (i.e. he doesn’t recognize Jesus as being from the Father, he says that he has never sinned…) yet Jesus says in verse 22 that here is still “one” thing that he lacks. In other words, we may have a lot of problems but God has a way of dealing with us one issue at a time.  He even knows better than anyone else which issue is the most important to tackle.  Sometimes the problem that we may think is the most pressing will go away when something deeper is addressed.  For example, in steer wrestling many times guys will tell me they are having trouble getting the nose deep.  They think that the problem is how they are reaching for the nose when usually there are 3 or 4 more likely causes that begin earlier in the run.  In the same way, we all need that outside perspective to help us better evaluate where we need to put our energy.

 Improvement

·        Roping horns better

·        Heeling went pretty good

·        Calf roping dismount is improving

Needs Improvement

• Still not down to fighting weight
• A little behind on my Bible reading
• My steer wrestling catch is not good

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