subject: I'd Rather Have Lunch Than To See You Break The State Bench Press Record [print this page] A few days ago I posted my fathers commentary on hard workout to his son, namely me. It seems only right to do the same relative to my mother. Perhaps you too have something similar from your past? If so you can profitably relate to this otherwise introspective rambling.
I asked my mom if she would prefer having lunch to sitting over at the gym while I broke the state bench press record. As you can imagine, she said let's go for lunch.
I have told this story to numerous people and never really have felt depressed while doing so. That makes me grateful, because I could really wonder about myself and her if it were any different. Parents are supposed to encourage their kids and be proud of them, right? If they aren't it must say something about the kids, mustn't it? Or does it say something more about the parents?
I don't know and thankfully I don't care. I've been at fitness for far too long to have anything like that bother me. In other words it wouldn't keep me from breaking the bench press record again or the squat record, for that matter. Yet I know there are those who would be devastated--so much so that they might never again make it to the club even just for cycling.
Parents like mine, otherwise great they were, stay in your head and influence your actions. Either of them can raise the why bother question when it comes to working out at all.. Lots of folks experience this and thus they don't go to the club when they should. That says nothing of putting out that extra 10% to break a record.
If you come from a family like mine, rather unexciting and bread and butter in temperament, you have got some negative programming that is going to hold you back. If you want to stay with a fitness routine as you must to benefit you have got to get some way around their discouraging power. That can be through arguing with them in private, or keeping inspiring posters in every significant room of your house. An understanding spouse can also do the trick.
Just do what you must. You will never make it past March (when the New Year's resolution people bomb out) if you don't.
