Get it? The principle is simple, but the application is difficult. Let's develop this a little bit further. There was a time that the majority of the people that lived on earth got their food by hunting and gathering. Their bodies were built just like ours are, but the difference is their bodies were pushed harder than our minds let us go. Why? Because their life was on the line.
I'll bet that guy's mind wasn't trying to get him to stop running. In fact, I'd propse that the mind pushed the body to the maximum. That's another topic we'll address in the future. So, where is the breakdown while we are training? Why is it that our minds say quit when obviously we can get 20 more pounds on the bar? Why is it that our minds tell us we need to stop jumping on that 24" box, because if we don't, well, it's just going to be bad. The answer is simple (at least I think it is). Our body quits, because it's designed to. We're not designed to push ourselves that hard unless we are in a circumstance that the option is either life or death. Our minds are powerful, and sometimes it makes us think that one more rep will kill us... Chances are it won't.
So, next time you feel like you can't do one more set or one more rep, remember that your mind quits long before your body does. It's a struggle to get into this type of zone. It takes a lot of work to reach this type of level. The first steps to find the zone is to remember that phrase: Your mind quits long before your body does. Next time you want to quit get one more rep as long as you can do it safely.
Load da spaceship.
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