FREE WOD FRIDAY: 04/16/21
The world needs us to be fierce enough to see challenges as gifts, to express our unique selves, and to expand the limits of what is possible. The only thing getting in the way is that we get stuck trying to find our way out of pain and discomfort. There is no way to avoid uncertainty. There is no guarantee of safety. -S. C. Rinehart
I used to think that the more I learn about training, the easier it will get for me, it never did. The age, training progressions, nutrition, new advances, genetics, etc. alternately kept throwing curve balls at me whenever I began to feel a speck of comfort. Time taught me that these variables won’t change and all I can do is adapt. I can choose to fold and give up but the personal benefits far outweigh all the discomfort. Being bold is the only option for me. Having said all the difficulties, I am in no position to impose anyone to follow the same path because we all have our own ‘whys’, and my reason for enduring may not fit other people. A word of caution though when it comes to individuality, you cannot use my ‘whys’ and bypass your way to reach the same goal or at least be at par. There’s just no easy route and my discomfort may equal your pain. I tell myself the same thing while thinking about all the great people in this field I admire, respect and look up to. I use them as templates to work harder to reach my goals and not outdo them because they already did their time. Don’t get me wrong, I think small goals delivered from hard work are great too by any stretch, but being mediocre cloaked in hubris is a delusion that gets thrown a lot these days. Less talk, more action.
STRENGTH/HYPERTROPHY:
SLDL 5×6
Deficit SLDL with pulses 4×10
Lying Leg Curl 4×10
Leg Press Calf Raises 4×20
