Utter Failure
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I tried to do “more push-ups” than I did last week, and I completely fell on my face. But, I’m ready to try again tomorrow. What gets you through failure?
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I don't fail. I'm just challenged for another day. I may need to do some more preliminary work to get ready for the big push. But if my eye is still on the target, I'm still trying!2
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That's a good failure, not a bad failure. Now you know you that X reps is failure, aim for 1-2 before that, and when that feels comfortable, add 1 rep, rinse repeat.1
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Don't go for max reps. Do multiple sets of lower reps slowly with long rest intervals.1
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Failure is totally giving up on acting in ways that are likely to cause progress toward larger but realistic goals. (Even punctuated progress is progress.)
Not being able to accomplish X in a particular workout despite effort, or eating more than my goal in an unusual case, etc. . . . that's just stuff that happened one day, nothing remotely like failure.
Just my opinion, though.3 -
I don't fail, it's always just work in progress.
I had to get away from an 'all or nothing' mindset, otherwise the fear of failure will mean I never do anything.1 -
That wasnt failure, just a miscalculation. Strength training doesnt give you the kind of improvements that fit on a neat straight line on a graph. Its irregular.
Make sure you're eating enough protein for your muscles to heal overnight.0 -
I exercise for the long haul. Short term fluctuations are inevitable.
I'm a climber. If it becomes clear it's a high gravity day, I'll try to come up with some drills to make sub-maximum effort climbing more interesting. For example, can I jump to every hold? Can i put a foot on every hand hold before moving on? Can I flow with no hesitation at all between the moves?
I'm also a bit of an idiot, so I'm a ridiculous optimist on my climbs. Have I failed 17 times in a row? No worries; a micro- shift in footwork (say) is bound to get it on the 18th go. This is actually remarkably effective.3 -
I like to do pushups and other body weight movements in a ladder format.
Example, Pushups.
I set a timer to beep every 30 seconds then...
00:00 - 2 Pushups
00:30 - 3 Pushups
01:00 - 5 Pushups
01:30 - 10 Pushups
I repeat this 4 more times for 100 pushups...
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