Quit thinking about it.
Yes it’s heavier than you’ve ever lifted before. And yes, you are still making some refinements to your technique.
Maybe you should have better shoes. Or no shoes. Or some chalk to help your grip . . .
Forget the minor details. Discard the excuses of imperfection. Just pick up the damned barbell.
Don’t over-analyze your reps or your sets or your rests. The barbell will still be there unaffected by your mental masturbation. The barbell pines for only one thing – your action.
It doesn’t care if you hit a PR today. It doesn’t care if you lift more weight than the guy next to you. It only cares that you’ve come with your best. Right here. Right now.
Cell phone is off.
iPod is cranked.
Grip is tight.
How you pick up the barbell is how you pick up your fork is how market your business is how you walk your dog is how you kiss your wife. How you do anything is how you do everything. But you must DO.
Just pick up the damned barbell.
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A few cool links this week. . .
I was a guest on my favorite cooking show! Check out the awesome cauliflower recipe episode at HilahCooking.com.
I’ve been nominated as one of the top 50 fitness bloggers on the net. Help me get the top spot with your vote by heading over to FitMole.net.
My good friend Steve Kamb of NerdFitness.com continues to kick ass and his recent video of exercising around the world is pretty damned amazing. Be sure to check it out!
That’s it for this week! Many thanks for giving this post a like, tweet, or plus below.
Stay strong,
Vic
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Brilliant. This answers that question I had a few weeks back, although I pretty much knew what the answer was. Sometimes a swift kick in the ass…
We can all use that boot to the ass from time to time.
Love your three steps. Cell phone is left at home. Grip it and rip it.
Cell phone at home is even better! I’ve recently returned to the land of cell phone ownership and am going to declare a weekly “no phone” day. It’s amazing how quickly I’ve become tethered to this thing after not having one for a year.
Dude awesome post + links. Can’t believe you were on Hilah’s show! I love that cooking show. A little bit of sexual tension there, but hey. haha
We also filmed an awesome breakfast recipe that will be on this site in the near future!
Seems like another way of saying just do it. I like it!
Yes! It is my personal version of the Nike slogan. Use what ever phrase spurs you to action.
I have people at my gym worried about the little details all the time. “Oh I can’t lift right now, there isn’t any music on,” or “I don’t like this song.” My thought is if you can’t get fired up to better yourself then get the hell out or hire a cheerleader to follow you around when you’re training.
Ha! Having a cute cheerleader follow me around doesn’t sound so bad.
But seriously, I agree with you. The moment is never going to be perfect. Action despite imperfection of conditions is one of the keys to success in my opinion.
Vic, I prefer Pandora when I’m working out. Every now and then a pretty cool song pops up and fuels my intensity that wouldn’t be on a playlist.
-Mitchell
Too many people focus on the little details when we should just stop thinking and get it done.
Congrats on being one of the top 50 fitness bloggers. Good luck in the contest.