I don't know why, but I always end up leaving them until the last possible minute. To be honest, I don't like doing them, but I make myself everyday (or should I say night). It's really invigorating to fall into bed absolutly exhausted knowing you did it, you got those things done. Like Sifu Brinker was saying this week, you can have a horrible, aweful day but you get down and do your push-ups at the end of it and the world seems right again. No matter what happens, I can always count on those push-ups and sit-ups and form reps to pull me through.
That's a crazy thought.
When I was away doing fieldwork, I didn't do them. I told myself that I was too exhausted from the days hiking and a tent was no place to work out in...
Man do I regret that! Those are days lost that I will never get back. I had the opportunity to push myself beyond my everyday routine and I blew it.
Not doing them didn't help. I didn't get that daily ego boost I need and I noticed the difference. The hiking was that much harder the next day because I had already told myself that it was too much for me. By not doing my workout at the end of the day, I had admitted defeat, awknowledged that it was too difficult. I let myself down big time.
I've come to find, through this whole UBBT experience, that the workout itself isn't the point.The physical improvement is just a bonus.
The real value is in learning to keep promises to yourself, to be able to set goals, unbelievable goals, and get them done.
This week's workouts have been tough, but I wouldn't trade them for anything.
As a wise man once said...
"Don't take no @#$*# from no push-ups!"
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