Performance anxiety

> Don’t let “qgymtimidation” get you down

Jillian McMullen
Staff Writer

 

Fe someone as uncoordinated as am
anxious, walking into a crowded gym
instantly makes me want to throw up. I’ve
never been a traditional workout kind of
person, so the weights section with its
thousand-and-one different machines and
its wall of racked barbells has always been
a source of intimidation—more accurately,
“gymtimidation.”

I’m tormented at the prospect of
hopping onto one of those pulley-operated
machines in an attempt at having a proper
shoulder day, but instead of feeling that

However, this kind of thinking is
never going to help me reach my fitness
goals. There’s only so much cycling you
can do before your body begins to plateau.
Bodies need a lot more than just cardio to
be healthy. Weight training can help boost
your metabolism into optimal functionality,
so your body continues to burn calories
even after your workout. If I’m to have the
strongest body I can, for as long as I hope
to have it, I have to get over myself and my
anxiety.

You just have to remind yourself that
everyone started out as “the new one” as
some point. Despite how it seems, none of
those health nuts who are always wearing

C C Nobody wants to be singled out as the one

who doesn’t know what they’re doing. “

 

proverbial burn that everyone talks

about, I lose grip of the bar, the weights
come crashing down with a loud metallic
clank, and everyone stares in my awkward
direction. It comes down to being worried
about being recognized as “the new one” at
the gym. Nobody wants to be singled out
as the one who doesn't know what they're
doing.

the most stylish athletic wear and who know
how to execute each exercise with perfect
execution walked into a gym for the first
time with inherent fitness knowledge. Don't
let your pride hold you back. Nobody is
there just to watch you struggle. Everybody
is just focusing on making it through that
last set.

Trust the process

> Royals men’s volleyball have work to do over break

Davie Wong
Sports Editor

 

eaded into the midseason winter

break, the Royals men’s volleyball
team have quite some work to do.
Halfway through the PACWEST season,
the men sit tied for fourth in the league
with a record of 5-7, and one game off of
third. While the team has always been an
underdog headed into the season, their
play has looked much better than their
record.

Head coach Jay Tremonti has
instilled a fighting spirit in his team,
something that the men’s soccer team
has showed us that can be so important
to winning championships. In the team’s
seven losses, only one of them was a
blowout. That loss came at the beginning
of the season, and since then, the men
have fought hard in every game, win
or lose. Their 21-24 set win/loss record
shows how much spirit the team has. No
matter who they play, the Royals fight to
win.

In terms of on-court statistics, rookie
Reid Marriot has been the standout, as
predicted when he joined the roster. His
record of 143 kills is the second best in
the PACWEST, and his hitting percentage
of 0.299 is the fourth best. Defensively,

Trayl Plouffe is one of the best in the
league up front. His 25 blocks has him
tied for third most in the league, and his
0.63 blocks per set is the fourth best. But
it’s in the transition where you can find
the Royals’ success.

Setter Jared Collins has been
exceptional to start the year. He leads
the PACWEST in assists, with 445 to his
name. He has the second best assists per
set record, with 9.47 assists per set. But
it’s his presence off the ball that makes
Jared exceptional. The Royals’ captain
has really grown into the role since
having the mantle place upon him last
year. Normally not a talkative person,
Jared has grown to be a vocal leader for
his teammates. Whether that means
debating a call for his teammates, or
expressing their displeasure to a referee,
or picking the team up after a tough
game, Jared has become something the
Royals team needed sorely last year. A
true leader.

While the Royals have performed
fairly well to start the year under Jay
Tremonti, when the ball starts to fly, it
becomes Jared’s team. Though the squad
have some growing to do during the
break before they can compete with some
of the big boys in the PACWEST, look for
them to make a late push, similar to last
year.

(¥ Return to sport after injury
(Y Ending ona high

(Y The best in the west

And more!

 

 

 

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