"Go back a little to leap further."
-John Clarke
And so it goes. What may be called setbacks, plateaus, and even failures are simply negative mental constructs that limit our ability to improve. Those events (when viewed through a positive mental lens) are efforts and opportunities to grow and develop.
A squat, proper and deep, requires us initially to teeter backward and lose our balance. A complete, full pushup starts with dropping chest to floor and maybe realizing we are unable to push up. Running a fast 400m starts with sprinting 200m. And that first pullup is achieved only when we fail to get our first pullup. Yeah, like what Coldplay said, "If you never try, then you'll never know."
Speaking of...we are 4 weeks into the Pull Up Club...how are your form, grip strength, and attitude coming along?
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Bummer! Didn't know about pull-up club. The "beginner" class at 9:30 was awesome (read "hard") and pull-ups were a bit part!
This post made me think of some quotes from someone must of you may have heard of, Bruce Lee,
"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at."
"There are no limits only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them."
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