The thought of what are you willing to sacrifice in the short-term to bring about a net positive in the long run sounds great and reasonable but it's easier said than done. Taking a few steps back in order to ultimately take a bunch forward is the key to success but when do you do that, when do you make that sacrifice to better yourself?? Easy for a beginner too right, not really a beginner will make their fastest and biggest progress when they first start lifting so having them ease off the gas to fix a few things is hard to get past their ego. An advanced lifter is the same thing, in the prime of their lifting career you suggest let's take a few steps to fix this hip shift so no heavy squats or pulls for a while until it's gone. As an athlete can you imagine hearing those words from a coach or from your own inner dialogue? It's so much easier to put your head and keep pushing and just tell yourself it'll fix itself or it hasn't bothered me yet so I'll wait until a real issue arises.
It's easy as a coach writing this out to say it's always best to take steps back and fix issues but as an athlete, I can tell you that is one of the hardest things to accept. So how do you do it, how do you show up to the gym day in and day out doing the same rehab stuff and not feeling like it's groundhogs day and quitting? That's the question that is hard to answer but what I have found is that you have to create a why that is bigger than any desire to quit, a why that will force you to show up when you don't want to, a why that will make it ok to take a step back. So how many of you have taken that time to develop your why? Once you do that it's easy to accept these things, quite frankly it's easy to do anything when you have a why behind your life. Take the time to really develop this and I promise you your lifting and life will become much better and far more fulfilling.
9-20-19
Stiff Bar Deadlifts- 585lbs x1, 635lbs x1
Stiff Leg Dead's- 455lbs for 3 sets of 3 reps
SSB Box Squats- Did a bunch of triples up to 505lbs
Cable Rows- 3x10-12
9-21-19
Cambered Bar GM's- 265lbs x5, 315lbs x5, 335lbs x5
BB Pendlay Rows- 225lbs for 3 sets of 8 reps
GHR- 3x12
s/s
Lat Pulldowns- 3x10
Cable Rows- 3x10
s/s
Seated Med Ball GM's- 100lbs 3x10
Ab Wheel- 3x12
