I am Tyson lemes and imap loyal you may think I’m talking about dating I’m
think I’m talking about dating I’m
think I’m talking about dating I’m actually talking about everything my
actually talking about everything my
actually talking about everything my life is based on playing games including
life is based on playing games including
life is based on playing games including some I create or change some that I’ve
some I create or change some that I’ve
some I create or change some that I’ve lost and increasingly big ones where a
lost and increasingly big ones where a
lost and increasingly big ones where a lot of people can potentially win I feel
lot of people can potentially win I feel
lot of people can potentially win I feel like creating games is something we do
like creating games is something we do
like creating games is something we do naturally sports board games video all
naturally sports board games video all
naturally sports board games video all kinds there an accessible way to create
kinds there an accessible way to create
kinds there an accessible way to create and overcome challenges unfortunately
and overcome challenges unfortunately
and overcome challenges unfortunately sometimes we get stuck playing games
sometimes we get stuck playing games
sometimes we get stuck playing games with a lot of losing like making another
with a lot of losing like making another
with a lot of losing like making another group wrong so hours can be right or
group wrong so hours can be right or
group wrong so hours can be right or seeing how wasted we can get or making
seeing how wasted we can get or making
seeing how wasted we can get or making fun of somebody so we can feel good
fun of somebody so we can feel good
fun of somebody so we can feel good about ourselves those are just sad we
about ourselves those are just sad we
about ourselves those are just sad we can do way better the way I see it we
can do way better the way I see it we
can do way better the way I see it we can learn from one another’s games and
can learn from one another’s games and
can learn from one another’s games and intentionally create ones to maximize
intentionally create ones to maximize
intentionally create ones to maximize winning yeah and minimize losing and by
winning yeah and minimize losing and by
winning yeah and minimize losing and by winning I just mean enriching people’s
winning I just mean enriching people’s
winning I just mean enriching people’s lives in some way contributing to them
lives in some way contributing to them
lives in some way contributing to them like giving them a new insight or
like giving them a new insight or
like giving them a new insight or connection that can happen to any scale
connection that can happen to any scale
connection that can happen to any scale personal within a family or group of
personal within a family or group of
personal within a family or group of friends local even global and not only
friends local even global and not only
friends local even global and not only is it fun to contribute in that way I
is it fun to contribute in that way I
is it fun to contribute in that way I honestly don’t know of anything more
honestly don’t know of anything more
honestly don’t know of anything more fulfilling to do in life then kick a lot
fulfilling to do in life then kick a lot
fulfilling to do in life then kick a lot of butt and help others do the same it
of butt and help others do the same it
of butt and help others do the same it just feels right I’ve always done what I
just feels right I’ve always done what I
just feels right I’ve always done what I felt was right and when I was little
felt was right and when I was little
felt was right and when I was little that meant playing baseball it was my
that meant playing baseball it was my
that meant playing baseball it was my favorite game and I played and coached
favorite game and I played and coached
favorite game and I played and coached through high school and for three years
through high school and for three years
through high school and for three years after directed the junior baseball
after directed the junior baseball
after directed the junior baseball program in Brunswick and my third year
program in Brunswick and my third year
program in Brunswick and my third year got a low creative and challenged the
got a low creative and challenged the
got a low creative and challenged the coaches to tweak the rules to see how
coaches to tweak the rules to see how
coaches to tweak the rules to see how much we could encourage hustle
much we could encourage hustle
much we could encourage hustle sportsmanship and using good technique
sportsmanship and using good technique
sportsmanship and using good technique habits like catching a ball with two
habits like catching a ball with two
habits like catching a ball with two hands in other words playing the game
hands in other words playing the game
hands in other words playing the game the right way so in a manner that would
the right way so in a manner that would
the right way so in a manner that would benefit the players in whatever they did
benefit the players in whatever they did
benefit the players in whatever they did in life for the nine and ten-year-olds
in life for the nine and ten-year-olds
in life for the nine and ten-year-olds we decided to award a point for every
we decided to award a point for every
we decided to award a point for every half-inning an entire team played that
half-inning an entire team played that
half-inning an entire team played that way and stop counting runs entirely and
way and stop counting runs entirely and
way and stop counting runs entirely and for the 11 and 12 year olds we deducted
for the 11 and 12 year olds we deducted
for the 11 and 12 year olds we deducted a run any time they faltered in one of
a run any time they faltered in one of
a run any time they faltered in one of those areas now to be clear I’m not
those areas now to be clear I’m not
those areas now to be clear I’m not talking about and everybody gets a
talking about and everybody gets a
talking about and everybody gets a trophy for participating kind of
trophy for participating kind of
trophy for participating kind of scenario we just shifted the definition
scenario we just shifted the definition
scenario we just shifted the definition of winning to be less about who hit
of winning to be less about who hit
of winning to be less about who hit puberty first and more about who could
puberty first and more about who could
puberty first and more about who could focus support their teammates and show
focus support their teammates and show
focus support their teammates and show respect for everybody and just play hard
respect for everybody and just play hard
respect for everybody and just play hard it took buy-in from players and parents
it took buy-in from players and parents
it took buy-in from players and parents but once we got it it was sweet not that
but once we got it it was sweet not that
but once we got it it was sweet not that there were a few slip-ups one night I
there were a few slip-ups one night I
there were a few slip-ups one night I was disappointed to see a 12 year old
was disappointed to see a 12 year old
was disappointed to see a 12 year old toss his helmet and disgust after
toss his helmet and disgust after
toss his helmet and disgust after striking out but then from the stands I
striking out but then from the stands I
striking out but then from the stands I heard his mom yell out take a run away
heard his mom yell out take a run away
heard his mom yell out take a run away yeah so well he laughed and apologized
yeah so well he laughed and apologized
yeah so well he laughed and apologized for his bone headedness so winning then
for his bone headedness so winning then
for his bone headedness so winning then this CrossFit it’s a type of fitness
this CrossFit it’s a type of fitness
this CrossFit it’s a type of fitness training that blends weightlifting
training that blends weightlifting
training that blends weightlifting gymnastics running rowing jumping rope
gymnastics running rowing jumping rope
gymnastics running rowing jumping rope and a bunch of other movements that when
and a bunch of other movements that when
and a bunch of other movements that when combined well tend to do good things for
combined well tend to do good things for
combined well tend to do good things for joints bones muscles and cardiovascular
joints bones muscles and cardiovascular
joints bones muscles and cardiovascular health even for people with scoliosis
health even for people with scoliosis
health even for people with scoliosis who break easily meanwhile working out
who break easily meanwhile working out
who break easily meanwhile working out and taking on tough workouts and groups
and taking on tough workouts and groups
and taking on tough workouts and groups tends to build a lot of friendships and
tends to build a lot of friendships and
tends to build a lot of friendships and other connections I started CrossFit in
other connections I started CrossFit in
other connections I started CrossFit in 2007 and coaching in 2009 and every
2007 and coaching in 2009 and every
2007 and coaching in 2009 and every workout is a game of some kind and it
workout is a game of some kind and it
workout is a game of some kind and it could be about answering a question like
could be about answering a question like
could be about answering a question like can I improve my posture or my position
can I improve my posture or my position
can I improve my posture or my position at the bottom of a squat or how many
at the bottom of a squat or how many
at the bottom of a squat or how many handstand pushups can I do in two
handstand pushups can I do in two
handstand pushups can I do in two minutes or how long will it take me to
minutes or how long will it take me to
minutes or how long will it take me to run a mile row two kilometers and then
run a mile row two kilometers and then
run a mile row two kilometers and then run another mile in at CrossFit beacon
run another mile in at CrossFit beacon
run another mile in at CrossFit beacon where I coach the long-term game is
where I coach the long-term game is
where I coach the long-term game is about how much fitness a group of
about how much fitness a group of
about how much fitness a group of regular people can build together and by
regular people can build together and by
regular people can build together and by regular I just mean people like you and
regular I just mean people like you and
regular I just mean people like you and me your parents and teachers not
me your parents and teachers not
me your parents and teachers not professional athletes or models paid to
professional athletes or models paid to
professional athletes or models paid to be in Reebok commercials now eight years
be in Reebok commercials now eight years
be in Reebok commercials now eight years in and 31 years old and I’m still
in and 31 years old and I’m still
in and 31 years old and I’m still setting lots of personal records as are
setting lots of personal records as are
setting lots of personal records as are many of the athletes that I coach
many of the athletes that I coach
many of the athletes that I coach particularly the ones who show up
particularly the ones who show up
particularly the ones who show up consistently and don’t take themselves
consistently and don’t take themselves
consistently and don’t take themselves too seriously
it’s not easy learning new movements
it’s not easy learning new movements especially for adults who may not have
especially for adults who may not have
especially for adults who may not have done that in a while it tends to be some
done that in a while it tends to be some
done that in a while it tends to be some awkwardness and occasional and
awkwardness and occasional and
awkwardness and occasional and occasionally flailing the other day I
occasionally flailing the other day I
occasionally flailing the other day I was working with a new athlete Jason and
was working with a new athlete Jason and
was working with a new athlete Jason and we cruised through a bunch of movements
we cruised through a bunch of movements
we cruised through a bunch of movements and we got to something called a push
and we got to something called a push
and we got to something called a push jerk where we take a barbell from the
jerk where we take a barbell from the
jerk where we take a barbell from the shoulders and go up overhead like that
shoulders and go up overhead like that
shoulders and go up overhead like that and I demoed it for him we did a few
and I demoed it for him we did a few
and I demoed it for him we did a few drills and I had and put them all
drills and I had and put them all
drills and I had and put them all together all of a sudden legs are flying
together all of a sudden legs are flying
together all of a sudden legs are flying out all over the place timing was way
out all over the place timing was way
out all over the place timing was way off a few times the bar didn’t even move
off a few times the bar didn’t even move
off a few times the bar didn’t even move so we went back we drilled some more and
so we went back we drilled some more and
so we went back we drilled some more and then tried to put her together again
then tried to put her together again
then tried to put her together again still no dice hands feet bar not
still no dice hands feet bar not
still no dice hands feet bar not happening we went back at third time we
happening we went back at third time we
happening we went back at third time we tried a few different angles on the
tried a few different angles on the
tried a few different angles on the drills and then once again tried to put
drills and then once again tried to put
drills and then once again tried to put it all back together and finally it
it all back together and finally it
it all back together and finally it started to click now throughout that
started to click now throughout that
started to click now throughout that process neither of us got angry or
process neither of us got angry or
process neither of us got angry or frustrated I figured he’d get it
frustrated I figured he’d get it
frustrated I figured he’d get it eventually I’ve been doing this for a
eventually I’ve been doing this for a
eventually I’ve been doing this for a while and i’m not sure what he thought
while and i’m not sure what he thought
while and i’m not sure what he thought but he stuck with it and a lot of people
but he stuck with it and a lot of people
but he stuck with it and a lot of people get frustrated or angry if they failed
get frustrated or angry if they failed
get frustrated or angry if they failed at something two or three times trust me
at something two or three times trust me
at something two or three times trust me he had a lot more attempts than that in
he had a lot more attempts than that in
he had a lot more attempts than that in the end he was clearly applying a game
the end he was clearly applying a game
the end he was clearly applying a game approach he was looking at it like a
approach he was looking at it like a
approach he was looking at it like a game as opposed to a life or death
game as opposed to a life or death
game as opposed to a life or death situation another super fun athlete to
situation another super fun athlete to
situation another super fun athlete to work with is our lean she happens to be
work with is our lean she happens to be
work with is our lean she happens to be 74 years old and started CrossFit when
74 years old and started CrossFit when
74 years old and started CrossFit when she was in her words morbidly obese
she was in her words morbidly obese
she was in her words morbidly obese after four months of training hard
after four months of training hard
after four months of training hard showing up consistently and getting more
showing up consistently and getting more
showing up consistently and getting more fit leaner and stronger she went to New
fit leaner and stronger she went to New
fit leaner and stronger she went to New York City to visit her daughter they
York City to visit her daughter they
York City to visit her daughter they toured the city on foot together for the
toured the city on foot together for the
toured the city on foot together for the first time in years and she didn’t get
first time in years and she didn’t get
first time in years and she didn’t get that tired both of them were ecstatic
that tired both of them were ecstatic
that tired both of them were ecstatic about it so more winning another big
about it so more winning another big
about it so more winning another big game in my life is the 3d Health
game in my life is the 3d Health
game in my life is the 3d Health Alliance it’s a non-profit project 12
Alliance it’s a non-profit project 12
Alliance it’s a non-profit project 12 years in the making the main question
years in the making the main question
years in the making the main question it’s designed to answer how many people
it’s designed to answer how many people
it’s designed to answer how many people can we empower to build personal
can we empower to build personal
can we empower to build personal community and environmental health 3d
community and environmental health 3d
community and environmental health 3d health using health experiments and
health using health experiments and
health using health experiments and service projects that they create I like
service projects that they create I like
service projects that they create I like to frame both as you guessed it games
to frame both as you guessed it games
to frame both as you guessed it games health experiments like trying new foods
health experiments like trying new foods
health experiments like trying new foods or physical activities to build skills
or physical activities to build skills
or physical activities to build skills to do and feel awesome stuff in service
to do and feel awesome stuff in service
to do and feel awesome stuff in service projects
projects
projects like school gardens and recycling
like school gardens and recycling
like school gardens and recycling programs to use those skills by applying
programs to use those skills by applying
programs to use those skills by applying them to community health challenges I
them to community health challenges I
them to community health challenges I gave group presentations where I promote
gave group presentations where I promote
gave group presentations where I promote doing those things now initially I spent
doing those things now initially I spent
doing those things now initially I spent a lot of time making the presentations
a lot of time making the presentations
a lot of time making the presentations fun mainly for myself that included
fun mainly for myself that included
fun mainly for myself that included highlighting key points using a bunch of
highlighting key points using a bunch of
highlighting key points using a bunch of songs and wraps that I wrote and
songs and wraps that I wrote and
songs and wraps that I wrote and recorded I also created characters each
recorded I also created characters each
recorded I also created characters each with a specific message costume and
with a specific message costume and
with a specific message costume and voice to appear in video clips during my
voice to appear in video clips during my
voice to appear in video clips during my presentations including a skull ash one
presentations including a skull ash one
presentations including a skull ash one who made a remind y’all wee bit of brave
who made a remind y’all wee bit of brave
who made a remind y’all wee bit of brave hot character holy um help us well
hot character holy um help us well
hot character holy um help us well audiences were pretty receptive but I
audiences were pretty receptive but I
audiences were pretty receptive but I wanted to win beyond entertaining them
wanted to win beyond entertaining them
wanted to win beyond entertaining them so now I’m focused on adding to my
so now I’m focused on adding to my
so now I’m focused on adding to my resources so I can better guide people
resources so I can better guide people
resources so I can better guide people in creating health experiments and
in creating health experiments and
in creating health experiments and service projects the idea being if I
service projects the idea being if I
service projects the idea being if I play this game at a high level it can
play this game at a high level it can
play this game at a high level it can lead to a bunch of other people creating
lead to a bunch of other people creating
lead to a bunch of other people creating and playing similar games so the winning
and playing similar games so the winning
and playing similar games so the winning can grow exponentially so there are
can grow exponentially so there are
can grow exponentially so there are multiple possibilities first we can take
multiple possibilities first we can take
multiple possibilities first we can take something already considered a game like
something already considered a game like
something already considered a game like baseball and make some intentional
baseball and make some intentional
baseball and make some intentional tweaks see how much we can encourage
tweaks see how much we can encourage
tweaks see how much we can encourage specific positive outcomes there are way
specific positive outcomes there are way
specific positive outcomes there are way too many stories of parents fighting at
too many stories of parents fighting at
too many stories of parents fighting at youth sports events and way way too many
youth sports events and way way too many
youth sports events and way way too many stories or situations of kids stopping
stories or situations of kids stopping
stories or situations of kids stopping dropping out of sports because they say
dropping out of sports because they say
dropping out of sports because they say they’re no longer fun it can help to
they’re no longer fun it can help to
they’re no longer fun it can help to shift our focus and the definition of
shift our focus and the definition of
shift our focus and the definition of winning in our minds the rule books or
winning in our minds the rule books or
winning in our minds the rule books or both we can also look for games that
both we can also look for games that
both we can also look for games that don’t require a bunch of people to lose
don’t require a bunch of people to lose
don’t require a bunch of people to lose for others to win crossfitters can
for others to win crossfitters can
for others to win crossfitters can compete against each other locally
compete against each other locally
compete against each other locally internet nationally and internationally
internet nationally and internationally
internet nationally and internationally but the ones I know mainly compete
but the ones I know mainly compete
but the ones I know mainly compete against their own past performances I
against their own past performances I
against their own past performances I can’t control it if somebody else run
can’t control it if somebody else run
can’t control it if somebody else run super fast or lifts a ton of weight so
super fast or lifts a ton of weight so
super fast or lifts a ton of weight so I’ve spent most of my time focusing on
I’ve spent most of my time focusing on
I’ve spent most of my time focusing on improving my own technique weights and
improving my own technique weights and
improving my own technique weights and times meanwhile it’s fun to chuck weight
times meanwhile it’s fun to chuck weight
times meanwhile it’s fun to chuck weight around push Chevy sleds try to do jump
around push Chevy sleds try to do jump
around push Chevy sleds try to do jump rope triple unders or pull myself up
rope triple unders or pull myself up
rope triple unders or pull myself up onto the Rings and like Arlene ever
onto the Rings and like Arlene ever
onto the Rings and like Arlene ever day I get to enjoy the way I feel and
day I get to enjoy the way I feel and
day I get to enjoy the way I feel and look as a result of balancing training
look as a result of balancing training
look as a result of balancing training and recovery which includes eating and
and recovery which includes eating and
and recovery which includes eating and sleeping well and drinking lots of water
sleeping well and drinking lots of water
sleeping well and drinking lots of water and lastly we can apply a game approach
and lastly we can apply a game approach
and lastly we can apply a game approach to different things we do in life often
to different things we do in life often
to different things we do in life often the outcomes improve if we don’t take
the outcomes improve if we don’t take
the outcomes improve if we don’t take ourselves or things overly seriously
ourselves or things overly seriously
ourselves or things overly seriously play all out but play for instance I
play all out but play for instance I
play all out but play for instance I could make a game I make up games based
could make a game I make up games based
could make a game I make up games based on questions like how long can I balance
on questions like how long can I balance
on questions like how long can I balance on my bike at a stoplight on the way to
on my bike at a stoplight on the way to
on my bike at a stoplight on the way to school or work or how many nights this
school or work or how many nights this
school or work or how many nights this week can all the members of my family
week can all the members of my family
week can all the members of my family it’s seven to nine hours of sleep or how
it’s seven to nine hours of sleep or how
it’s seven to nine hours of sleep or how many pounds of food scraps can my class
many pounds of food scraps can my class
many pounds of food scraps can my class compost to reduce the amount of waste go
compost to reduce the amount of waste go
compost to reduce the amount of waste go into the local landfill there are all
into the local landfill there are all
into the local landfill there are all kinds of other games we can play
kinds of other games we can play
kinds of other games we can play individually and in groups ideally both
individually and in groups ideally both
individually and in groups ideally both in the end the bigger games tend to
in the end the bigger games tend to
in the end the bigger games tend to involve more people so for a moment I
involve more people so for a moment I
involve more people so for a moment I want to just consider the games we’re
want to just consider the games we’re
want to just consider the games we’re playing right now as students athletes
playing right now as students athletes
playing right now as students athletes friends sons and daughters brothers and
friends sons and daughters brothers and
friends sons and daughters brothers and sisters and residents of the great state
sisters and residents of the great state
sisters and residents of the great state of Maine what are the potential winners
of Maine what are the potential winners
of Maine what are the potential winners and losers in those games or any of the
and losers in those games or any of the
and losers in those games or any of the are any of them rigged against us or
are any of them rigged against us or
are any of them rigged against us or self-defeating like smoking cigarettes
self-defeating like smoking cigarettes
self-defeating like smoking cigarettes big tobacco wins we lose are there ways
big tobacco wins we lose are there ways
big tobacco wins we lose are there ways we can increase the size of certain
we can increase the size of certain
we can increase the size of certain games like by involving other people in
games like by involving other people in
games like by involving other people in workouts or food prep are certain games
workouts or food prep are certain games
workouts or food prep are certain games distracting us or otherwise taken away
distracting us or otherwise taken away
distracting us or otherwise taken away from ones we care more about in the long
from ones we care more about in the long
from ones we care more about in the long term and if so how might we we
term and if so how might we we
term and if so how might we we prioritize our time and energy and
prioritize our time and energy and
prioritize our time and energy and overall are there new games we could add
overall are there new games we could add
overall are there new games we could add or changes we could make two games we’re
or changes we could make two games we’re
or changes we could make two games we’re already playing in order to increase the
already playing in order to increase the
already playing in order to increase the amount of winning oh yeah and decrease
amount of winning oh yeah and decrease
amount of winning oh yeah and decrease the amount of losing your chances are
the amount of losing your chances are
the amount of losing your chances are yes like many meaningful things this is
yes like many meaningful things this is
yes like many meaningful things this is a lifetime pursuit that takes practice
a lifetime pursuit that takes practice
a lifetime pursuit that takes practice but like I said before I don’t know of
but like I said before I don’t know of
but like I said before I don’t know of anything more fulfilling so I hope
anything more fulfilling so I hope
anything more fulfilling so I hope you’ll join me in it
you’ll join me in it
you’ll join me in it in the end the more people playing games
in the end the more people playing games
in the end the more people playing games at high level the more fun life tends to
at high level the more fun life tends to
at high level the more fun life tends to be for everybody so together why don’t
be for everybody so together why don’t
be for everybody so together why don’t we make a game out of all being the best
we make a game out of all being the best
we make a game out of all being the best players we can that could actually be
players we can that could actually be
players we can that could actually be the biggest game of all so assuming
the biggest game of all so assuming
the biggest game of all so assuming you’re into it I’ll kick it off by
you’re into it I’ll kick it off by
you’re into it I’ll kick it off by borrowing a little from CrossFit and
borrowing a little from CrossFit and
borrowing a little from CrossFit and baseball and say three two one play ball
baseball and say three two one play ball
baseball and say three two one play ball thank you
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