I am at the dangerous point in my training where I want to progress to where I was and I am forgetting where I came from. This has been very hard on me as my recovery is also being compounded by aging. I have been on track with my numbers but I have also come to the realization that this is not sustainable for me at this time.
I ended the year of the dragon strong. I found a rhythm and things that were working for me and so my ego decided I could jump back in with both feet and approach my IHC year as a totally fit younger person. My ego likes to forget my journey and only look forward with an invincibility that my body cannot keep up with.
Numbers have been my primary focus this year and in my mind I wanted to surpass all numbers, to be a great leader to the team, to feed my ego and let it run wild but somewhere I lost my way. I still do my exercise program twice a week but lately I have been running to record my numbers (how many push up equivalents would that be?) instead of the quick stretching we do and get ready for the next exercise. I am counting my reps and not focusing on firing the correct muscles. I know better but somehow I slipped into a destructive mind thought.
Now here is the kicker, how do I progress at my own speed and not let mediocrity slip in. How do I portray my numbers to the team and not show mediocrity? How do I keep track of numbers but not let that control me? It is easy to say "I can't do this because...." instead of "I can't do this yet..." and I think that is what makes the difference. I also need to realize that my "yet" may never be the way it use to be and I need to be okay with that. I need to keep poking things with a stick to make sure mediocrity doesn't become my norm BUT I need to be honest to myself with the results of the poke. Record them and move on, continue to set my baseline and review to see how it is changing.
The strength that I need to work on this year is internal as well as external. I need to build a strong emotional foundation that will allow me to continue to build my physical body in a sustainable way. To be aware of mediocrity and intervene. I am so happy to catch this before it totally derailed my training and I wouldn't have caught it as quick without my 1-1s.
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