I feel like today I'm over compensating but I figured I would give you guys two posts in a row (gasp), no I'm not on drugs, I just wanted to boast about myself a little.😉
I have spent the last few blog posts going on about my relationship but I thought I would give you all a break from the lovey dovey crap and talk about my workout.
The only reason I wanted to talk about this is because I'm so incredibly proud of myself.
Here is a bit of background on my health history, I have a Hip dysplasia and I also have scoliosis, amongst a few other things. The reason why these two conditions are so important to mention is because it often takes away my ability to do a number of things. The simple action of getting out of bed has been a struggle before as my body just can't manage it.
Now that you all know the above I hope it helps to explain why I'm proud of myself for hitting a fitness goal. I had stopped doing weights related training about 2 months ago, losing a lot of muscle and my strength, this was difficult for me because I spent almost 6 years building the strenght in my legs and back to be able to do make the basic acts that most of you take for granted easier. I also set myself a goal of been able to do at least 4 squats with 100kgs, the 2 months off was a set back, so I thought it was time I stopped making excuses and tried again.
Last week was the first time in almost two months that I did a legs session and I managed to do a max weighted squat of 35 kgs, to some of you this may seem like nothing to some it may seem like a lot to me it was amazing because I forgot how strong my body is and it felt good to be able to do this. What surprised me the most was that today I was able to better what I did a week ago and managed to do a set with 40kgs!!
I'm doing little happy dances for myself and I could not be more proud of myself. I now know that I need to trust in my body's ability and strenght. I also need to trust in myself because I'm a hell of a lot stronger then I thought I was. It's amazing what mind over matter will do.
That is my little confidence boosting post done. What I want for you to take away from this is that no matter what your disadvantage, no matter what you weigh, no matter what you think you can't do, trust yourself and your body. You are stronger then you think and you can all get to your goals with hard work.
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