{"id":2203,"date":"2018-07-29T08:43:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T06:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wimwam.nl\/?p=2203"},"modified":"2018-07-29T08:43:51","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T06:43:51","slug":"what-youve-been-up-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/index.php\/2018\/07\/29\/what-youve-been-up-to\/","title":{"rendered":"What you&#8217;ve been UP to?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Good question!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">It has been a while that I took the time to put some of my thoughts into words. There was a lot to write about and at the same time nothing that I found worthwhile sharing. So here are some lines for the meaningful people\/souls who like to read up on what\u2019s keeping me busy and my mind entertained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">After the World Championships in Calgary (June) I took some much appreciated time to surplus life the way it al so suits me the best. Meaning indulging on good food, loving my spare time and investing in great company. This al so comes with decluttering stuff I\u2019ve accumulated within the last couple of years. Stuff a.k.a. things, believes etc. When the summer comes around I feel the itch to evaluate what I\u2019ve been doing, what I want to do and reevaluate my plan(s) if needed. This might sounds abstract and kind of crazy but it seems to work for me. It must have something to do with an upcoming birthday or just being restless besides being young ?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2208\" src=\"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bday.jpg 700w, https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bday-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Thinking about the World Championships, that didn\u2019t had the outcome I wished for and at the same time exceeded my expectations, has been a big part of \u201cmy evaluating and decluttering\u201d. Talking about it just as much. I\u2019ve noticed it kept my mind and body very occupied in a good and less good way. Wondering about the things that I\u2019ve could done better or different on that specific meet. Going back to the gym felt somewhat like a hassle, not fun at all times and made me question if I still got what IT takes to be lifting weights. I think you may call that disappointment. After talking ( a lot) \u00a0with my coach Wim Wam \u2026<em>he did all the talking\u2026.he<\/em> didn\u2019t give me (enough) space and time to \u2018check out\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2204\" src=\"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSC_0193-e1532844283112-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSC_0193-e1532844283112-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSC_0193-e1532844283112-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSC_0193-e1532844283112-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSC_0193-e1532844283112-1200x2133.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Thanks to Wim I understand some more valuable things.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">In stead of carrying all this \u2018weight\u2019 of disappointment with me I should embrace it and make me lift it to a higher level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">What doesn\u2019t kills me only makes me stronger and it\u2019s all part of the game to keep on striving for what I want and believe in.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">It took me some time to come to terms with my absence of satisfaction, and I\u2019m taking (baby)steps to fully embrace it. Just as much as I\u2019m with letting (<em>things)<\/em> go. The easiest way to describe this feeling is like being a writer who\u2019s dealing with a writers block. When it comes to mind I\u2019ll take some extra \u00a0time out to write more about it and how I deal to overcome it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2205\" src=\"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG-20170615-WA0013-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG-20170615-WA0013-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG-20170615-WA0013-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG-20170615-WA0013.jpg 729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">While life happens I am making efforts to be on my A-game. Resulting in making depositis on my personal bank account. Since I\u2019m not that good in mathematics it makes no sense writing them on my financial account. ?. Every (kilo)gram comes with determination on every rep and (central) training, as shown in the video below.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 352px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2203-1\" width=\"352\" height=\"640\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Potential.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Potential.mp4\">https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Potential.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u201cEvery race is an opportunity to measure yourself against your own potential\u201d- <em>Source unknown- <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Leaves me with nothing else left to say than wishing you a nice day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Untill we meet again<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">XOXO<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Iris<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good question! It has been a while that I took the time to put some of my thoughts into words. There was a lot to write about and at the same time nothing that I found worthwhile sharing. So here are some lines for the meaningful people\/souls who like to read up on what\u2019s keeping [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,151],"tags":[135,186,20,15,123,170,22,21,132,136,18,122,182,181,68,241,46,17,45,126,47,28,174,44,180,61,179,69,171,150,16,124,185,183,175,54,19,298,119,129,24,143,184,109,32,42,152,178,145],"class_list":["post-2203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-training-blogs","category-iris-kensenhuis","tag-adidas","tag-bakker","tag-bench-press","tag-cardiopowerlifting","tag-classic","tag-claudia","tag-conventional","tag-deadlift","tag-drc-cup","tag-eleiko","tag-epf","tag-equipped","tag-europa","tag-europe","tag-face-the-heat","tag-girlpower","tag-ilrish","tag-ipf","tag-iris","tag-joost-de-groot","tag-kensenhuis","tag-knee-sleeves","tag-knkf","tag-nationals","tag-nederland","tag-nike","tag-nk","tag-no-pain-no-gain","tag-oudijk","tag-powerliften","tag-powerlifting","tag-raw","tag-ricky","tag-sandra","tag-sectie","tag-spartacus","tag-squat","tag-superwoman","tag-titan","tag-titan-netherlands","tag-titan-support-systems","tag-wesley-ortega","tag-wildeman","tag-wim-wamsteeker","tag-wimwam-nl","tag-workshops","tag-www-powerlifter-nl","tag-www-powerliftster-nl","tag-www-wimwam-nl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2212,"href":"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203\/revisions\/2212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wimwam.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}