Friday, October 26, 2007

The Benefits of Small Victories

There are moments during workouts when you do something just a little better than before. You know them. Maybe you do one more rep than you've ever done before. Maybe you lift a little more. Maybe you sprint five seconds longer.

Whatever it is, never let one simply pass by. Realize what you've done. Congratulate yourself. And let the victory spur you ahead.

Today when I was jumping rope between intervals I successfully performed the criss-cross. Now, I've done this before but usually I think about it too much and wildly exaggerate the movement. I didn't today and when I realized what I'd done, it gave me a little extra boost for the rest of my interval training.

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