STRETCH YOUR COMFORT ZONE
We all have our comfort zones in every aspects of our lives. We have comfort zones for our friendships, for our workplace, for our intimate relationships and of course for our workouts. It is always easiest to stay within the boundaries of our comfort zones. If we stay within those limits, how can we grow as people? You probably know the point you get to when you're working out and tempted to back off just a little bit to retreat into the boundaries of your comfort zone. Yet, if you're careful, it's in those moments that you can build the most strength from pressing closer to your limits. So much of what we are able to achieve is mental and our levels of comfort have a lot to do with mental strength. For example, when I train, if I'm going to do a heavy set of squats, there is no way I will be able to get through it to completion if my mind isn't 110% in it, I'm completely focused on what I'm doing, and I literally attack the set with commitment and intensity. It's SO easy and I'm tempted every day to back off because no-one really wants to do the really hard work. I can just hear my husband standing over me shouting encouragement "Like big Ronnie Coleman says 'Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy ass weight!'" It's funny, but my point is that you need to take control of your mind, psych yourself up and push yourself and your limits in order to grow. This is true in all aspects of your life. If you push your boundaries within your relationships and force yourself to do something that may not be the most comfortable, you give that relationship the potential to grow. If you carefully push your limits in your workouts, you give your body the chance to grow stronger. While doing all of this, regardless of what aspect of your life you push your limits, you grow as a person. Your mental toughness becomes even more powerful as you continue to push yourself to be a better and stronger you. Trust me in saying that it makes it all worth it. This month, try to find one area of your life where you can push your limits and stretch the boundaries of your own comfort zone. CRUSH TIME!
We all have our comfort zones in every aspects of our lives. We have comfort zones for our friendships, for our workplace, for our intimate relationships and of course for our workouts. It is always easiest to stay within the boundaries of our comfort zones. If we stay within those limits, how can we grow as people? You probably know the point you get to when you're working out and tempted to back off just a little bit to retreat into the boundaries of your comfort zone. Yet, if you're careful, it's in those moments that you can build the most strength from pressing closer to your limits. So much of what we are able to achieve is mental and our levels of comfort have a lot to do with mental strength. For example, when I train, if I'm going to do a heavy set of squats, there is no way I will be able to get through it to completion if my mind isn't 110% in it, I'm completely focused on what I'm doing, and I literally attack the set with commitment and intensity. It's SO easy and I'm tempted every day to back off because no-one really wants to do the really hard work. I can just hear my husband standing over me shouting encouragement "Like big Ronnie Coleman says 'Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy ass weight!'" It's funny, but my point is that you need to take control of your mind, psych yourself up and push yourself and your limits in order to grow. This is true in all aspects of your life. If you push your boundaries within your relationships and force yourself to do something that may not be the most comfortable, you give that relationship the potential to grow. If you carefully push your limits in your workouts, you give your body the chance to grow stronger. While doing all of this, regardless of what aspect of your life you push your limits, you grow as a person. Your mental toughness becomes even more powerful as you continue to push yourself to be a better and stronger you. Trust me in saying that it makes it all worth it. This month, try to find one area of your life where you can push your limits and stretch the boundaries of your own comfort zone. CRUSH TIME!
"Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't"
AUGUST MUSIC
"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone"
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