Monday, May 07, 2012

CROSS-fit #82 Eyes on the prize

Every had a situation where you're lifting something really heavy, a PR of sorts.
You've waited all night for it and you've built up to it.
Psyched yourself up sufficiently and made it seem like a huge deal.
You've tried and failed like a couple of times but you know that the next try is IT!
You go down, grabbing the bar, all set and ready. Eyes straight ahead then...
Someone walks pass you....
Then everything, literally everything falls apart, either you abort the job altogether and say that it's not going to happen mentally or you try and would probably fail cause you're mind has been distracted.

It's a symptom of fear, it tries to expose any and every form of weakness you have.
The slightest thought which creeps into you mind...
"Nah, it ain't going to work, your shoes are slippery"
"You've had a bad shoulder".
All of these creep into your mind and tries to make sense of something which is unfounded.

So keep those distractions out, lest your fear deep down inside takes advantage of it.
Don't let anyone distract you, come in your line of vision.
Your mind will run wild and it'll just throw you off balance.
Hold fast and hold strong, or have you forgotten your dreams and visions from the start of the year?
Keep trying then...
Wait a while, shake it off and try again.

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