Week 1
As I have said in previous blogs, I am working on achieving goals. My New Year’s Resolution for 2023 is to get back to my former level of fitness which includes shedding 20+ pounds and having the ability to do a chin-up. But first, I need to repair a leaky gut and the restricted mobility of my neck.
Step 1 was to see a physical therapist to work on my neck issues and revise my workouts.
Step 2 was to see a nutritionist to test and alter what I eat and supplement what is needed.
This resulted in 3 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to focus on in achieving goals like this:
- - Do Physical Therapy Exercises 3x a day
- - Take my supplements 3x a day
- - Plan & track food daily and stay within 30% carbs, 40% protein, & 30% fat
I noticed that when I was doing my PT exercises, I was rushing through them because they felt boring and time-consuming. By the time I got to the 7th or 8th rep of 10, I would feel discomfort somewhere else in my body. The PT instructor said it was because I was trying to overcompensate to “git er done” (I wrote about this last week and STILL fell into old habits!!).
Overcompensation caused some muscles to be overworked because they are accustomed to doing the heavy lifting, which causes other muscles to be weak. When I try to engage the weaker muscle, the overused ones automatically step in to do it for them, just to “git er done” which, of course, produces more wear and tear on the overused muscles. Over time, the overuse has restricted my mobility.
However, when I slowed down and paid attention to which muscles were being used, I experienced that when engaging the “weaker” muscles I couldn’t go as far, and that felt like a failure. How can I shift that feeling of failure to I’m just not there yet?
My old way of doing whatever it takes to “git er done” has a price to pay and in this case, it’s taken a toll on my body and slowed down my progress in achieving goals.
Which begs the question…
How many times have we relied on the overused ways of doing things to produce a result to “git er done” and where does that take its toll on us and our teams?