Getting Better

 Let's suppose you have been training steady for a while and your numbers have leveled off. You now have decent technique, your breathing is correct and you have fixed some of your most glaring mistakes. But, your numbers are still just sitting there... Looming like a rain cloud...

I have been in this position before and I will tell you what didn't work. What didn't work was putting my head down and mindlessly flogging myself with the kettlebell trying to impose my will upon it... Basically, fighting the kettlebell. 

When you find yourself in a spot like this, the hardest thing to do sometimes is relax, stop obsessing about the result you want, or need, or think you deserve... Just focus on doing the movements better. Getting better at the lifts requires a calm, open mind that is able see and feel when reps feel easy and when they feel incorrect. Focussing only on the end result disables your ability to tell the difference between the two.