Friday, January 7, 2011

Creating S.M.A.R.T. Goals

SMART is a mnemonic used in project management at the project objective setting stage. It is a way of evaluating the objectives or goals for an individual project.  We, as CrossFitters, know SMART and apply it when defining our athletic goals.

Below is a breakdown of the acronym followed by a realistic example.

LetterMajor Term
SSpecific
MMeasurable
AAttainable
RRelevant
TTime-bound
And now a reasonable goal to apply to the SMART ideology:
"I want to see Timon and Pumbaa from Lion King kickin' it in real life."

LetterMajor TermOutput
SSpecificI want to see Timon and Pumbaa from Lion King kickin' it in real life.
MMeasurableI will know they are friends in real life when I have proof of them kickin' it.
AAttainableDoes a meerkat / warthog duo poo in the woods?
RRelevant"Hakuna Matata" is the axiom of an entire generation.
TTime-boundThis goal must be achieved immediately.
RESULTS?


Breakfast (10:00AM): 4 blocks of pineapple/apple.  4 blocks protein powder.  8 blocks fat (macadamia nuts)
Lunch (2:00PM):  4 block chili, 3x fat (turkey/tomato sauce/onion/green pepper/almonds)
WOD:  REST DAY
Snack 1 (6:00PM):  35g protein (shake)
Dinner (9:00PM):  4 blocks of blue berries, 4b cottage cheese, 12 blocks almonds
Snack 2 (11:00PM):  2 block snack (yogurt), 4b almonds