thanks. I actually wrote more, but stupid keyboard got a "sleep mode" button, and I managed to click it when I was writing.
Ill do it in this post instead.
So, one week ago (24rd) it was 2 years ago since i started this log.
Ive been lifting before that, but mostly bullshit bb stuff.
Here's some learning experiences I want to share, mostly for my self;
- Always strive for perfect technique. I have always struggled with the technique aspect of lifting. Several times I had to drop my training lifts in order to fix to my technique and keep improving. By videoing my lifts(!) and reading alot on lifting technique I have managed to improve my technique greatly. You may never get perfect technique, but its important to try.
- Be proud of your lifts, but realise you are weak. Sounds negative I know, its not.
I used to think I was strong (I was 16, could deadlift 100kg bro, no one in my class could do that,bro) I wasnt, not at all. I used to think that I couldnt do decent numbers on the squat and deadlift, I wasnt grown up yet, I wasnt a genetic freak. Wrong, the thing is I believed I was strong, I surrounded myself with weak people, dont compare yourself to your class, school, or social group, it doesnt matter. At the end of my highschool year, I had a 210 deadlift, a 170 squat and a 105 bench, impressive? i dont think so. But I was the strongest kid in my school, I never saw anyone even lift near what I was, the teachers also. Does it mean that I was strong? No, the other kids never got good advice on how to get strong, they want to curl, not squat and deadlift.
In norway high school is not like the US, we dont got football teams or a powerlifting team, strenght is almost non existant. By realising that you are not strong, you will work hard to finally becoming strong.
- Society is full of weak people, dont compare yourself to them.
fun story. In 9th grade a hockey player joined my class, cool kid. I remember he said he could squat 140kgs, everyone was impressed. I started working on my squat and a few months later I could do 140 with ease. Later on I did it for 5reps. Someone asked the kid how much he could squat about a year later, he replied 140.
- Alot of people are stronger than me, alot of them are lighter and younger. I used to be jealous, but realised that jealously is a weak emotion, and that I should instead try to learn from the ones stronger than me and used them as an inspiration.
- Realise that training is not everything, atleast for most of us. If you have a bad session or a bad training week, etc. Dont stress it too much. Forget about it, keep working hard, realise what happened - maybe you had exams, you were stressed out, etc. Prioritize your life, keep working hard, use training as something to keep you healthy. It should be somthing that you add to your life, as a way to improve it, it should not be a distraction.
- No one gives a shit about how you look, seriously.
