Sorry for the tardiness this week on getting a blog out into the blogosphere, but can’t wait for you guys to read another great contribution from Coach Jason. Jason has a great way of succinctly wrapping our collective heads around an important thought, which this time is “how does what I just did compare to what I SHOULD be able to do?” Enjoy.
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“There’s no normal life, Wyatt. It’s just life. Get on with it.”
— Doc Holliday, Tombstone
I was recently talking to CFKI member, Matt Smith, about one of the workouts from a few days prior and he expressed his dismay with the notes section in Wodify. I responded by saying some people want to track their sets and such. Matt expounded to explain he didn’t understand the point of writing, “not my best day” or “didn’t get a lot of sleep last night.” Because after all, your score that day is just your score that day. Well, Matt’s right.
Do you ever find yourself getting caught up in what you used to be able to do? Or maybe fantasizing about what you might one day do? If you think about it, there’s really no point because neither of those things matter to who you are right now at this moment. Sure it can be fun to reminisce but you can’t allow these things to overwhelm your current mindset. This isn’t the easiest thing to do. Knowing that you used to be able to squat 400+ pounds or function at work with 3 hours of sleep can become a self-defeating train of thought. Getting a new PR every time you pick up a weight or run a mile just can’t happen. Over time, those things become a rarity but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t celebrate what you just accomplished.
The same mindset goes for goals in the future. If you want to deadlift 2x your bodyweight and you currently lift half your weight, you’re not going to walk in the gym one day feeling super strong and lift some magical weight. You have to focus on the 5 sets of 3 at 85+% programmed today. The same thing goes for outside the gym. You can’t get overly focused on the vacation next month or you’ll drive right by one of the gorgeous sunsets we’ve been experiencing almost daily lately.
We all want to see progress but yesterday is still yesterday. All we can do is set ourselves up for success by making the right decisions with our nutrition, sleep, mobility and exercise leading into each new day. Not to get too colloquial, but today is a brand new day. Next time you find yourself saying or thinking, “Normally I can do…,” remind yourself that the only normal is right now.