Overcoming the Paradox of Serious Training

Here's a trick to feel amazingly capable and confident: periodically look back at stuff you originally found challenging months ago.

The funny thing about serious skill-building is that you never stop feeling humbled by your training.

The strongest people are the ones who continually lift weights heavy enough to make them feel weak.

What a paradox!

But here’s a trick to feel amazingly capable and confident: periodically look back at stuff you originally found challenging months ago.

After you add a bunch of weight to your lift over several months of training, if you pick up the original weight again, it feels light as a feather.