Mu New Sport Grid, Monique Williams Akulamulira Wamkulu

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Monique Williams akuyenera kuwerengedwa-osati kungoti chifukwa 5'3 '', wazaka 136 mapaundi wazaka 24 Floridian ndiwosewera wodziwika yekha, koma chifukwa amangoyendetsa masewera atsopano mapu.

Koma musanadziwe Williams, muyenera kudziwa Grid. National Pro Grid League-yomwe ili ndi magulu asanu ndi atatu m'dziko lonselo - idayamba nyengo yake yoyamba mu 2014, ndipo imadzitcha "mipikisano yothamanga yamagulu." Kutanthauzira: Pakati pamasewera, magulu awiri ophatikizana a amuna asanu ndi awiri ndi akazi asanu ndi awiri amathamangira mutu kwa mutu kwa maola awiri, akumaliza mipikisano 11 ya mphindi 4 mpaka eyiti yomwe imayesa zonse kuyambira kuthamanga ndi luso mpaka luso ndi chipiriro kudzera mumitundu za weightlifting ndi bodyweight elements. Zosangalatsa: mwamuna mmodzi ndi mkazi m'modzi pa gulu lirilonse ayenera kukhala ndi zaka zoposa 40. Ganizirani za CrossFit pa crack (zomwe zimakhala zomveka, popeza woyambitsa Tony Budding anali wogwira ntchito kale wa CrossFit Inc.). (Kumanani ndi Ochita Masewera Opanda Mantha a 2015 CrossFit Games.)

Williams wakhala ali pa Grid kuyambira pachiyambi. Osewera moyo wake wonse, Williams nthawi zonse ankakonda masewera olamulidwa ndi abambo monga basketball, mbendera ya mbendera, komanso mayendedwe. Anali kukonda kwawo omaliza komwe kumamupangitsa kuti azisewera pamlingo wina - adalandila maphunziro ku University of South Florida, komwe adakhala katswiri wazaka ziwiri ku Big East pakulumpha kwakutali komanso kudumpha katatu .

Atamaliza koleji, Williams anali kufunafuna malo atsopano othamanga. "Ndinkachita CrossFit, ndipo bwenzi langa linali la bokosi ku West Palm Beach," akutero Williams. "Ndidamva za Grid kudzera pawayilesi, koma ndidamva bwino zamasewera mu Ogasiti 2014 pomwe adabwera kunyumba ndi matikiti opita kumasewera a Miami ndi New York omwe adachitikira ku Coral Gables. Ndidasokonezeka kwambiri nthawi zina. zomwe zinali kuchitika pamasewerawa, koma zinali zowonekeratu kwa ine kuti aliyense wopikisana anali kusangalala kwambiri.

Molimbikitsidwa ndi masewerawa, Williams adalowa nawo Orlando Outlaws, timu yaying'ono yamasewera mu Southern Amateur Grid League (SAGL). Atatha kuyesa mayeso apadera a Grid, omwe amayezera liwiro, mphamvu, mphamvu ndi mayendedwe a thupi, adaganiza kuti anali wokonzeka ku gawo lina. "Ndidapita nawo ku proami ku Miami, yomwe inali gawo loyamba powonetsa luso langa lampikisano," akutero Williams. "Pambuyo pake, ndidaitanidwa ku komponi wa Maryland, womwe unali mwayi kwa magulu ochita bwino mu ligi kuti awunike ndikuwunika luso langa kuti awone ngati ndingakhale wowonjezera bwino."

Zinali zosangalatsa kwa Williams. "Kuwona othamanga ambiri kunjako akutsimikiza kutsimikizira kuti ali m'gulu linalake kunali kolimbikitsa kwambiri ndipo mkhalidwewo unandipatsa mphamvu zambiri," akutero. Pomwe Williams adawonetsa kuthekera kwake pamasewera osiyanasiyana, panalibe funso kuti anali mgulu la akatswiri - adasankhidwa chakhumi pazomwe adalembapo, ndikusankhidwa kuti alowe nawo muulamuliro wa LA. (Musadabwe kuti Kodi Ochita Masewera Achimuna Opambana Kwambiri Amapeza Ndalama Bwanji?)

Kupita patsogolo kunali kosangalatsa komanso kochititsa chidwi kwambiri pamasewera a Williams, koma kusamuka kuchoka ku Florida kupita ku California sikunali kopanda kudzipereka kwake. "Kusiyanasiyana kwa nthawi komanso kukhala kutali ndi chibwenzi changa zinali zovuta kwambiri," akutero Williams. "Ndipo kusewera pampikisano wapamwamba uwu kunali a zambiri okhometsa msonkho kuposa momwe ndimaganizira."

Williams, pamodzi ndi azimayi ndi amuna ena omwe ali mgululi (onse ndi othamanga omwe amalipidwa), amakhala maola ambiri atatuluka thukuta m'misasa yovomerezeka ndikuchita zina. "Timayeserera makamaka Lolemba mpaka Lachisanu, nthawi zambiri kuyambira 8 koloko mpaka 4 koloko masana, ndipo nthawi zina theka la masiku Loweruka kutengera ngati tili ndi machesi kapena ayi," akutero Williams. Ndondomeko yeniyeni yophunzitsira ili kwa mphunzitsi wamkulu Max Mormont. Mormont siachilendo kwa akatswiri othamanga. Wothamanga kwa moyo wake wonse yemwe adachita bwino pakukweza maweightlifting pamayesero onse a Olimpiki a 2008 ndi 2012 pamasewera a Mormont adalowa munyengo ya 2015 ngati director of training and strategy for the Reign ndipo atangotenga udindo ngati mphunzitsi wamkulu watimu.

Pomwe a Mormont amasankha omwe ati azichita maluso onse pamasewera, munthu aliyense ayenera kukhala wokonzeka kuchita chilichonse chomwe chingafunikire timuyi, makamaka ngati zinthu sizikuyenda monga momwe amakonzera. Mnzake aliyense akuyenera kuyesetsa kuti amalize mpikisano uliwonse mwachangu momwe angathere popanda kuchedwetsa, popeza timu yopambana pa mpikisano uliwonse imapatsidwa mapointi 2, kupatula mpikisano wa 11, womwe ndi mapointi atatu,” akugawana nawo Williams. "Ngati sitipambana mpikisano, tikufunikirabe kumaliza nthawi isanakwane kuti tipeze mfundo imodzi, popeza mfundo zonse zomwe zapezedwa pa Grid zimakwaniritsa cholinga chathu chopambana masewerawa."

Ngakhale pali osewera okwana 23 pagululi, ndi amuna asanu ndi awiri okha ndi akazi asanu ndi awiri omwe amakhala pamunda-kapena grid-nthawi imodzi (magulu amaloledwa m'malo mwa osewera m'mipikisano yambiri). Wodzifotokozera wodziwika yekha, Williams anali ndi mwayi wowonetsa luso lake kwambiri, kupikisana pamasewera aliwonse omwe timuyi idakhala nawo. "Kusewera masewera kumabweretsa chisangalalo komanso mantha," akutero Williams. "Masewera asanakwane, Coach Max nthawi zonse amandikumbutsa kuti ndizimwetulira, chifukwa kumapeto kwa tsiku timakhala kuti tizisangalala komanso kuthandizana."

Zomwe timuyi idachita ndi zomwe zidapangitsa kuti Williams azikonda masewerawa, ndipo ndichinthu chomwe amakonda pa Grid mpaka lero. "Ndizosangalatsa kuwona othamanga akuwonetsa maluso awo mosakondera jenda," akutero Williams. "Monga munthu yemwe nthawi zonse amatenga nawo mbali pamasewera olamulidwa kwambiri ndi amuna, ndakhala ndikuuzidwa kuti sindingathe kudumpha mpaka pano kapena sindingathe kukweza kwambiri monga anzanga achimuna. Grid imandipatsa mwayi wowatsimikizira kuti akulakwitsa-ndi kumwetulira. "

Koma malamulo ofanana ndi Grid komanso njira zophunzitsira zovuta sizinatonthoze adani awo. Williams anati: "Ngakhale ndimapeza ndemanga ngati 'amuna ali ndi mphamvu kuposa akazi', sindimalola kuti zindivutitse," akutero Williams. "Anthu ali ndi ufulu wonena zakukhosi kwawo. Kwa ine, zimalimbikitsa kuti apitilize kuchita bwino pamasewerawa." (Psst ... Golfer Wazaka 20 Uyu Akuwonetsa Gofu Sindiwo Masewera Amnyamata chabe.)

Ndipo amachita bwino kwambiri pambuyo pa mpikisano wa National Pro Grid League (NPGL) pa Seputembara 20, Williams adasankhidwa kukhala 2015 NPGL Rookie of the Year. “Ndine wokondwa kwambiri ndi woyamikira kuzindikiridwa, makamaka pakati pa othamanga ambiri osakhulupirira,” iye akutero. "Ndikukhulupiriradi kuti kugwira ntchito molimbika, kukhala wodzichepetsa, komanso kudzipereka kuchita chilichonse ku timuyi ndizomwe zimandipangitsa kuti ndilandire mphothoyi."

Kulimbikira kwake kwamupatsanso mwayi woti ateteze mayendedwe olimba otsogozedwa ndi othamanga a KFC Ronda Rousey, woponya nyundo za Olimpiki Amanda Bingson, ndi ena ambiri (dziwani Strong Women Changing the Face of #GirlPower). “Amphamvu si mawu ongofotokoza za amuna,” akutero Williams. "Kukhala wamphamvu kumamva kulimbikitsa. Ndikuganiza kuti ndizodabwitsa kwambiri kuti amayi ngati ine tsopano ali ndi mwayi wokhala ndi ntchito monga wothamanga osati kungolota za izo."

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