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Friday, June 17, 2011

Dig in!

As soon as you decide that you want to be a competitive Kettlebell lifter, you will become obsessed with one thing that will haunt you continuously....What do I need to do to improve my results?

The biggest mistake that I have made, and that I see other people make is, when the training becomes difficult and they start to experience some backsliding on numbers... people start to look for some outside force to shift the blame to... For Example... the Coach, or his method.. this is the best way to guarantee you stay stuck and continue to unravel... 

"Wrong event" is another good one. If you are doing Biathalon, snatches are tough and long cycle "should"be easier, so shift over there as soon as you can, or vice versa... If both of these events are recently relegated to the scrap heap... Try strongsport, this is great way to train short distances and feel great about yourself for a little while... But that too will cease to be fun after you make it through the first couple levels... 

My point is, as soon as you are serious about getting better, you gotta dig in and face the music...
JUst know some days are great and some days just suck for no reason... It is part of the process..

 Enough tap dancing and seminar going... Suit up and face your demons one rep at time... this will lead to new self awarenesses.... and it is the only real way to get past the rough patches that come after your natural abilities run out.. 

This is the point where lifters are made or broken... WHen the easy steady progress ends... the real work begins... Nobody is rooting anymore... You are alone... just you and the metal, this is where the magic happens...

1 comment:

  1. I recently experienced about a 3-4 week period of "why the hell am I doing this?" but I persisted and now the numbers are creeping up again.

    GS is a sport that rewards stubbornness and persistence - yet you still have to be open to coaching.

    Kind of like tension and relaxation at the right times, but for the mind.

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