thanks for writing this! i'm getting back into lifting after injuring my ankle at the start of this year. still a newbie to getting that proper squat form but this has inspired me to have a go at 5x5! i never liked working out or going to the gym until i started lifting.
“It’s been instructive to learn that it really is possible to grind out one more rep, and then one more, and then another — even when it feels completely vile. It’s good to be taught that your physical limits are further away than you probably think, and that the two seconds of unpleasantness it takes to do that eighteenth rep (the worst rep) is eminently survivable.”
This is roughly what I try to focus on when I do back squats at the gym, but you’ve articulated it much better than I could! Just do one more…
Great read and fantastic commitment and effort! Your quote about knowing your body will survive one more unpleasant rep, is something I recognise. I feel that knowledge helps one to reach somewhere near one’s optimum, when training. Look forward to reading about your next target!
thanks for writing this! i'm getting back into lifting after injuring my ankle at the start of this year. still a newbie to getting that proper squat form but this has inspired me to have a go at 5x5! i never liked working out or going to the gym until i started lifting.
“It’s been instructive to learn that it really is possible to grind out one more rep, and then one more, and then another — even when it feels completely vile. It’s good to be taught that your physical limits are further away than you probably think, and that the two seconds of unpleasantness it takes to do that eighteenth rep (the worst rep) is eminently survivable.”
This is roughly what I try to focus on when I do back squats at the gym, but you’ve articulated it much better than I could! Just do one more…
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Great read and fantastic commitment and effort! Your quote about knowing your body will survive one more unpleasant rep, is something I recognise. I feel that knowledge helps one to reach somewhere near one’s optimum, when training. Look forward to reading about your next target!
“I did it because of my physical pride. I wanted to do it because it sounded hard and nasty”
YOU GET IT. YOU UNDERSTAND.
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