I am learning that progress is progress no matter how small that progress may SEEM. As some may know, I am an extremist. If I want something I go full throttle forward to obtain that ishT. If I'm not interested in something I won't even entertain thoughts of it. However, I am gaining more insight into this fitness thing as well as myself which is testing my current way of existing. This is a good thing!
For the last 4 weeks, I HAVE gradually been progressing in overall strength. I mean REALLY progressing. I'm benching, squating, and deadlifting more than I ever have and I want more. I want more and I want it now! However, I've experienced what TODAY I consider smart moves/decisions made on my behalf that I thought was some bull swanky yesterday. I actually recognized the positives shortly after the training session was over.
It can be difficult letting go of what you have become accustomed to. For me, it has been figuring things out for myself, training myself, motivating myself, changing my own weight, planning my own routine, grinding so far outside my limits to the point of injury, nursing that injury back to a useful state, making corrections, getting back in the gym and starting all over again. So yeah, I am actually very grateful that most of those things have been taken off my plate.
I have also been reminded a couple of times that an injury will only result in discontinuation of desired gains. Whoa! I just had a flashback!!! THAT, I cannot have.Therefore, when I am corrected or stopped from doing something or my bar is deloaded before I can make another attempt; I will trust that there is something that others can see that I can't. Because I am quick to offer up suggestions and info to others but I have been slow and outright resistant in accepting that same prescription. Growth is a beautiful thing and growth in one area of our lives can have an impact across the board.
WELL... I'm out of the gym for a couple days and will not be back with the crew until next Wednesday (Ugh, I hate that). In the meantime, I have a PT Certification test to study for, kids, schoolwork, and a FT job to keep me busy.
Until next time... Make a new discovery about yourself. We are all forever evolving. Just make certain you are evolving into better states of being leaveing nothing to chance. You have to do the WORK!!!
~me
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