digger711’s BodyBlog

I was at the gym this morning and saw someone I knew, we said hi, she asked me how my workout was and I told her I could barely stand up nearing the end of my leg day. Guys and gals, that’s the goal of training—not always to the point where you have trouble moving but at least to do today what you couldn’t do last time. There’s a phrase in weightlifting called “progressive overload” it means that when you lift you are attempting to do something that your body cannot physically do.

You tell your body DO THIS it says I CANT but you try anyway. Next time you try the same thing maybe you can do it or at least you’re further down that path. There are people at my gym that come in and do what they can already do or maybe a little more—you’re not going to transform your body by doing this. So if you’re happy with where you are, keep going at it, giving your body a steady diet of what you expect/need it to be able to do.

The thing is the amount of people (at least in the US) who say, “Yep I’m completely happy with where I’m at” is dropping daily. Further, even if you are happy, look to your golden years; do you want to make them all they can be? Start now while you can put your body in a place that you don’t need a walker or wheelchair (I know there are some issues we can’t help, but don’t we owe it to ourselves and our Creator to do everything we can to keep our body going?). Crossfit talks about this by saying someone might ask why they encourage a 60 year old woman to deadlift 150% of their bodyweight, but there’s the grandmother that can’t pick up their 20 pound grandchild.

Challenge yourself today, do more at the gym than you did the last time. Do it for those that love you, those that depend on you.

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