Almost everything in the world is governed by gravity and downward pressure. It’s easy to live in this environment as long as we settle for walking at the lowest point that downward pressure will push us to. No questions asked. This is it. No muss no fuss. The problem begins when we decide to rise above what is prescribed for us in this world. When we decide that we want something more than we have there must be a supreme effort to overcome the natural inertia that binds us to the lowest common denominator.
In bodybuilding, as in any endeavor, there is a moment when we decide what we want. That fixes our vision. Next we have to count the cost. Then we lay out a plan to reach our new set of goals. It is at this point that we start experiencing the downward pull in new ways. It feels like we may have bitten off more than we can chew. After several attempts to start and to progress we contemplate quitting. Our self-talk sounds like, “its too hard. or “maybe I’m not cut out to do this.” The biggest and most virulent excuse is when we say to ourselves, “I don’t care anyway.” All of these excuses are traps. They rob us of our dreams, our vision, and our person. It’s here that we have to “grow up” and take responsibility for our desire and decision to go after our dreams.
Sometimes when we are on the road to accomplishing our goals that we have to decide when to try again when we fail, and when to pack it in and say enough for today or enough for this exercise. It’s here that we learn to give our effort one more time or one more rep or one more set. It’s here that personal and physical growth occurs. It’s the leading edge of our effort. “ONE MORE TIME” is sometimes all we have left in the tank.
Seated presses does it for me. I set rather lofty goals during my sessions that involve increasing sets and reps with increasing weight. I put a mark on the wall of my mind to work toward. I dare not stop until I reach it. When I’m close I often have to do some introspection to determine whether I have a single rep left to give. When I finish the set and my last rep expended…….I quit! But not until I know I’ve given my all. Growth in the heart, the mind, muscles, generates confidence and the “WANT TO.”
To win you have to lose yourself in your effort. You have to know you are going to lose more often than you win. Each loss is nothing more than a stepping stone to your ultimate chosen goal.
Let me say inclosing that if you want to win you have to do the work and expect nothing before it’s time. You have to tty again and again. Be encouraged by your progress and don’t lose heart.
THIS IS YOUR LIFE AND THESE ARE YOUR TROPHIES. PUSH AND ALWAYS “GET UP ONE MORE TIME!”
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Doug Graham
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