One of the cornerstones of successful training is confidence and an optimistic attitude. Only the people who have felt that feeling can understand its value. You feel unstoppable and ready to take on the next challenge. You wait eagerly to train, and programs that would not work before will have magical effects.
The thing is, success breeds success. once you taste it, you want more and there is no doubt left in your mind that you will succeed. Therefore, it is important to get the feeling of power. It is the feeling when you feel stronger than everyone else.
For me, this feeling came from the one arm push up. The first time I finally tried it, I managed 5. I felt unstoppable, and whenever I fell my training momentum decrease or my enthusiasm wane, I knock out a set and feel almighty again.
The thing is, everybody needs a safe zone, a feat they can fall back on incase they get beaten down, something that makes you convinced of the inevitability of improvement.
I am the last person to promote an unbalanced routine, but I think it is worth, in the short-run, chasing something that will give you a feeling a power. Once you get it, it will always be there to help you get to your long term goals. For example, my long term objective is to get the one arm chin up for 5-6 reps. Getting the one arm push up has propelled my chin up performance. In my last workout I performed 120 chin ups (medium overhand), in 5 sets. 3 months back I could not imagine doing this. The one arm chin up drove me ahead like a monster.
Pick a strong point, mater it and move on to a more balanced routine. It will be worth it.
The thing is, success breeds success. once you taste it, you want more and there is no doubt left in your mind that you will succeed. Therefore, it is important to get the feeling of power. It is the feeling when you feel stronger than everyone else.
For me, this feeling came from the one arm push up. The first time I finally tried it, I managed 5. I felt unstoppable, and whenever I fell my training momentum decrease or my enthusiasm wane, I knock out a set and feel almighty again.
The thing is, everybody needs a safe zone, a feat they can fall back on incase they get beaten down, something that makes you convinced of the inevitability of improvement.
I am the last person to promote an unbalanced routine, but I think it is worth, in the short-run, chasing something that will give you a feeling a power. Once you get it, it will always be there to help you get to your long term goals. For example, my long term objective is to get the one arm chin up for 5-6 reps. Getting the one arm push up has propelled my chin up performance. In my last workout I performed 120 chin ups (medium overhand), in 5 sets. 3 months back I could not imagine doing this. The one arm chin up drove me ahead like a monster.
Pick a strong point, mater it and move on to a more balanced routine. It will be worth it.
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