1 00:00:00,540 --> 00:00:03,350 Mhm . Mhm . 2 00:00:06,740 --> 00:00:08,796 I was an alternate coming out of the 3 00:00:08,796 --> 00:00:10,907 Warrior Games with the US Army team . 4 00:00:10,907 --> 00:00:13,129 Um and that was about three years ago , 5 00:00:13,129 --> 00:00:15,351 so it's been a long time that I haven't 6 00:00:15,351 --> 00:00:17,462 really been participating in anything 7 00:00:17,462 --> 00:00:19,629 and then I got a call three months ago 8 00:00:19,629 --> 00:00:19,310 asking if I was ready to come on board 9 00:00:19,310 --> 00:00:21,800 as an alternate . Um I have been 10 00:00:21,810 --> 00:00:24,030 working out a lot , so that's part of 11 00:00:24,030 --> 00:00:26,780 my daily routine and practice . Um Just 12 00:00:26,780 --> 00:00:29,530 as an active duty soldier , it's less 13 00:00:29,530 --> 00:00:31,830 about physical fitness and preparation 14 00:00:31,830 --> 00:00:33,997 and it's more about you know , staying 15 00:00:33,997 --> 00:00:36,052 rested , but also doing the recovery 16 00:00:36,052 --> 00:00:38,219 process and then staying like mentally 17 00:00:38,219 --> 00:00:40,441 sound . So not stressing yourself out , 18 00:00:40,441 --> 00:00:40,260 being really tuned into whatever you're 19 00:00:40,260 --> 00:00:42,482 competing in , make sure you're focused 20 00:00:42,482 --> 00:00:44,593 and ready to participate in the thing 21 00:00:44,593 --> 00:00:46,538 that you've trained a long time to 22 00:00:46,538 --> 00:00:46,760 compete at .