This morning, at the gym, I lifted more weight than intended.
I workout 4-5 times a week and have done so for the past 5 years. I'm a type 2 diabetic and I enjoy eating. In order to not blow up, I have to kill myself almost every morning around 5:30am.
(Anyone seen the weight room? Chris Farley voice)
Regardless, I was doing an isolated bench press round and was using dumbbells. Someone placed the weights in the wrong spot and I didn't double check the pounds before I started the exercise. I was planning on doing 10 reps and midway through, after feeling more resistance than expected, I looked up and saw that I was pushing 10lbs per dumbbell more than I was planning. Instead of racking and getting the "right" amount, I finished the 5 rounds of 10 with the heavier than expected weight.
(Enough flexing..).
The point is, you are not aware of what you can accomplish unless you push yourself. My comfort zone was 10lbs ago. Lifting outside of the norm helps to make you stronger and opens you up to growth. In life, you need to do "reps" that challenge you and force you to dig deeper. Doing the same thing, over and over again, will never yield new results. You won't build muscle/knowledge, nor will you improve. Lift more, read more, do more and you will grow.
(Anyone need tickets to the gun show?)
