Bright and early this Atlanta morning I was training an individual in a local gym. Towards the end of the workout, he said he started to get extremely frustrated because I asked him to do push ups and his arms crumbled underneath him before he could even finish 1. He had done bench press, pre-exhausting with dumbbell flies with great intensity early in the hour. You could see the self disappointment painted all over his face.
I told him the following:
"You've had a hard workout thus far. You're not supposed to be able to do push ups at this point of the workout. There's a difference between physical 'can't do' and mental 'can't do.' Physical can't do can be overcome with time. Mental can't do is overcome from within."
It's that mental "can't do" that keeps many of us from fighting on. Whether it's in business, sports, weight training, or whatever one strives to achieve. Don't let that mental "can't do" get the best of you.
Remember, if you don't reach your goal one day, don't quit. Come back to fight another day.
Best,
Norman T. Eng, DC, CSCS
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