Mayiyu Anatha Zaka Zaka Akukhulupirira Kuti "Sanawoneke ngati" Wothamanga, Kenako Anaphwanya Ironman.

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Avery Pontell-Schaefer (aka IronAve) ndi mphunzitsi waumwini komanso Ironman kawiri. Mukakumana naye, mungaganize kuti sangagonjetsedwe. Koma kwa zaka zambiri za moyo wake, adavutika kuti azidalira thupi lake komanso zomwe lingachite - chifukwa lidamangidwa mosiyana.

Pontell-Schaefer anati: "Ndikukula, sindinadzilole kuganiza kuti ndine wothamanga. Maonekedwe. "Ndinali wosiyana ndi atsikana omwe anali pafupi nane. Sindinali msungwana wowonda kapena wowoneka wamatoni omwe anthu amamuganizira akamayesa kuti wina ndi woyenera." (Zokhudzana: Candice Huffine Akufotokoza Chifukwa Chake "Skinny" Sayenera Kukhala Kuthokoza Kwambiri Thupi)

Koma Pontell-Schaefer anali wothamanga-wabwino pa izo. "Ndinali kusambira modabwitsa," akutero. "Wophunzitsa wanga amanditcha 'Ave The Wave.' Koma chifukwa chakumanga kwanga komanso chifukwa sindinatero yang'anani monga ndimakwanitsira, sindinalole kuti ndikhulupirire kuti nditha kuyendetsa 5K, osatinso kumaliza Ironman. "

Kwa zaka zambiri, Pontell-Schaefer adapereka lingaliro loti sangakhale "woyenera" ngati atsikana ena - ndikuti thupi lake silimatha kuchita zolimbitsa thupi zolimba. Ku koleji, kukhala wokangalika sikunali kofunika kwambiri kwa iye. Ndipo ngakhale atakula, akuti adavutika kuti apeze masewera olimbitsa thupi omwe amamveka bwino kwa iye. "Palibe chilichonse chomwe ndimafuna kuyesa, koma ndidadziwa kuti ndikufuna kuyambanso kukhala wokangalika," akutero.

Kumayambiriro kwa 2009, zaka zingapo pambuyo pa koleji, Pontell-Schaefer anapatsidwa mwayi wochita triathlon kwa nthawi yoyamba. "Mayi anga anali asanachitepo kachilomboka kale ndipo amafuna kuti ndichite nawo," akutero. "Lingaliro losambira m'madzi am'nyanja pafupi ndi gulu la anthu, kenako ndikuthamanga ndi njinga, lidamveka ngati lamisala kwa ine. Koma amayi anga adayamba kuphunzira ndipo anali osangalala nazo-ndipo ndimaganiza ngati angathe kutero, ine kwenikweni analibe chowiringula. (Zokhudzana: Momwe Kukondana Ndi Kukweza Kumathandizira Jeannie Mai Kuphunzirira Kukonda Thupi Lake)

Ndipo adachita! Anamaliza triathlon yake yoyamba miyezi ingapo pambuyo pake, ndipo Pontell-Schaefer adayamba kukonda masewerawa. “Ndinalumidwa ndi kachilomboka,” akutero. "Zinali ngati kuti moyo wanga unali woyima ndipo mawilo anga anali kutembenuka. Panalinso mphamvu yodabwitsa yodziwa kuti ndingathe kumaliza triathlon, kuti ndinali wamphamvu mokwanira, kuti ndinali wabwino mokwanira. " Pampikisano wothamanga, Pontell-Schaffer adayamba kudzikakamiza kuti awone zomwe thupi lake limatha, pomaliza maphunziro ake mpaka theka-Ironmans.

Kenako, chaka chotsatira, Pontell-Schaefer adamaliza Ironman wake woyamba. "Pamenepo, ndinali nditasinthiratu malingaliro anga pazomwe thupi langa lingachite," akutero. Atawoloka pamzere womaliza, iye anapeza vumbulutso la mtundu wake. “Ndinkafuna kuti aliyense amve mmene ndinali kumvera,” iye akutero. "Choncho patatha miyezi ingapo, ndinasiya ntchito yanga yamakampani yomwe inali ndi zaka 10 ndipo ndinaganiza kuti ndipereke nthawi yanga kuthandiza ena ngati ine kuzindikira zomwe angathe kuchita." (Zokhudzana: Momwe Gwen Jorgensen Wopambana Mendulo ya Golide wa Olimpiki Anachokera ku Accountant kupita ku World Champion)

Kuyambira pamenepo, Pontell-Schaefer adadzipereka kuti akhale mphunzitsi ku Equinox Sports Club ku Manhattan komanso kazembe wa Ironstrength, mndandanda wolimbitsa thupi womwe umayang'ana kwambiri kupewa kupewa kuvulala kwa othamanga opirira. Posachedwa adakhazikitsa IronLife Coaching, pulogalamu yophunzitsira yomwe imagwiritsa ntchito kuthamanga, ma triathlons, kusambira, komanso kupatsa thanzi. Kenako: Akukonzekera kuthamanga mpikisano wa New York City mu Novembala.

"Mukadandiuza kuti uwu ukhala moyo wanga zaka 10 zapitazo, ndikadaseka ndikumanena kuti ndinu openga," akutero. "Koma ulendo wonsewu wakhala chikumbutso kuti thupi lanu ndi makina odabwitsa ndipo mukhoza kuchita chilichonse chimene mukufuna ndi maphunziro oyenera ndi zothandizira." (Zogwirizana: Momwe Aliyense Angakhalire Ironman)

Ali panjira, Pontell-Schaefer wataya thupi ndipo wapanga thupi lake kukhala labwino kwambiri kuposa kale lonse. Koma kwa iye, si za chiwerengero pa sikelo. "Sindikuphunzitsa kukhala wowonda, ndikuphunzira kukhala wamphamvu," akutero.

"Ndikuganiza kuti ngati akazi ambiri atengera malingaliro amenewo, angadabwe ndi mphamvu za thupi lawo, ndipo moona mtima akhoza kukhala osangalala ndi iwo eni monga momwe alili. Ndine wonyada kwambiri ndi thupi langa, momwe likuwonekera, komanso momwe likuwonekera. Ndikumva, ndi zomwe angachite." (Zokhudzana: Izi Post Fitness Blogger Zidzasintha Momwe Mumawonera Zithunzi Zisanayambe-Pambuyo-Pambuyo)

Pontell-Schaefer akuti amalandilabe ndemanga zododometsa nthawi zina akamagawana kuti ndi Ironman-koma samalola zomwe ena amaganiza za thupi lake zimufikire momwe amachitira kale. "Pali chisangalalo mwa anthu odabwitsa ndikufutukula malingaliro awo kuti aganizire kuti kukhala oyenera sikuwoneka mwanjira inayake," akutero. "Osanenapo, anthu akazindikira kuti amandinyoza, amaphunzira kuti nawonso amadziona kuti ndi osafunika. Pakhoza kukhala zinthu zomwe angathe kuchita ngakhale kuti anthu akuwauza kuti sangathe. apeza kulimba mtima kuti adzipatsenso mwayi. "

"Ndikukhulupirira kuti aliyense amene akuwerenga nkhani yanga azindikira kuti alibe malire," akupitiliza. "Ndine wokhulupirira kwambiri kuti malire okha m'moyo ndi omwe mumayika nokha."

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