Long Weekend over now back on the grind
First I just want to say thank you to all the men and women who gave all for my right to sit here wand write these blogs eveyday. God Bless all of you for the sacrifices you’ve made. I decided to not cookout yesterday because as long as I’m on this bread/sugar fast i need to stay commited to the plan and there is no way i realistically would have been able to stick to the plan with all those burgers, hot dogs, chicken wings, well you get the point. I also have to remind others that this is a marathon and not a sprint. I came to this conclusion the other day when i saw this lady doing crunches the other day. She was going 90 to nothing as if she was trying to beat the clock to do a certain number of crunches. I did mine at my normal rate of 3 sets of 15-20. She asked why i did mine so slowly. I responded with something that is cliche` but true. "slow and steady wins the race". It’s better to do 10 reps with proper form and concentration than to do 30 and be all over the place. She did her next set the way i did mine and she said she felt an immediate difference. So my lesson for today is don’t be in such a rush. You’ll get there just not today but its ok.
May 26, 2009 at 8:31 am
It’s also amusing to see guys slamming the weights super fast, and with LOTS of "body english" in order to lift massive weights. I don’t push around huge amounts of wt, but even my "heavy" days are good steady form. Keep charging Wayne. And with ya on the Mem Day gratitude.
May 26, 2009 at 8:39 am
Good job on the weekend eating Wayne and staying true to your bread/sugar fast. It’s a marathon is right, Stay strong!
May 26, 2009 at 9:06 am
So true but as long as you get there!!
May 26, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Slow and steady definitely wins the ‘race’. This logic carries over into lifting too. I cringe when I see people squatting some ridiculous weight but yet they don’t even complete one full range of motion squat. Reduce the weight and do it right! Leave the ego at the door so to speak and eventually you’ll get to that weight but OWN it.
May 26, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Couldn’t have said that better. Its almost comical. Reminds me of those two guys that were bridging so high on the bench that i could’ve crawled under him while he was lifting.
May 26, 2009 at 1:45 pm
True that. I was doing lying overhead extensions for my triceps and was told my form was off. My left arm came up slower and retracted back down sooner than my right. He help me correct my form and my reps dropped but my form improved. And I started feeling it more in my left arm. Slow and steady will win a race over the long term.