It happens to the best of us. We start to workout. Hit up the treadmill. Pump some iron. Throw around some kettlebells. We cut our calorie intake. We cut out the drive-thrus. Add some lemon to the gallons of water we drink. And it happens... WE LOSE WEIGHT!!! WOOHOO! We shed amazing pounds of fat, tone up, and have a ton more energy. We keep going at it, thinking we will maintain our newfound health and, dare I say it, continue to tone up. The goal in your mind is to become the model on the fitness magazines that line up by the treadmill section of your local gym.
CRASH! You didn't see that coming, did you? All of a sudden you don't feel as energized. The fat is not shedding as quickly. Your 2 tickets to the gun show are no better then your muscles when you were 4 years old. This is when some people think "I've been working so hard. What's going on?" And sometimes, yes it does happen, they give up. As sad as that sounds.
I hit one of these plateaus. I was using the 8kg kettlebell for awhile. I teetered on moving up in weight, but really wanted to make sure my form was good, and I could last, and blah blah blah... They were all excuses. Lies I was telling myself to make myself feel better. Last week, Bob told me that I should start only using the 12kg. He has recently has moved from a 20kg to the 24kg. He makes himself only use the 24kg because he knows he needs to push himself if he ever wants to get stronger. And now he was encouraging me to do the same.
So, this week, it's been me and the 12kg. And I feel like I'm off my plateau. Now...PLEASE understand that sometimes one may hit a plateau because of overtraining. This does not mean you should not be active everyday, but what it does mean is that you should take your days of "rest" and still be active. Go swim, play a game of catch, go for a light jog or a brisk walk... do something. And on your workout days, go hard!
Don't let the lies win! Keep trying to beat yourself, and you will be surprised with what you can accomplish!
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