The law of diminishing returns is a bitch. I say it because sometimes progress can be really slow, to a point that you start loosing hope and begin to get disappointed. I was almost hopeless and full of negativity as I entered the gym to train today. I have been trying to get 5 reps with 300 lbs on squats. I got 300x4 in my first attempt (week-1), 300x3 (week-2) and finally got it (i.e. 300x5) today. I did however get 305x3 and 310x2 during the span, but getting those 5 reps was like a mental block for me. What worked today? I am not sure. May be I was able to channelize the negativity into pure strength against the weights. May be I was more concerned about getting the reps in today than the previous attempts before. Whatever it is, I taught my mind an important lesson today.
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