AVOIDING YOUR WEAKNESSES
We have grown up in a world where strong = good, and weak = bad.
We really need to change that stigma because every single person has weaknesses, and it's purely and opportunity to work on some new goals.
Who wants to feel weak, or have a weakness exposed, or even acknowledge that any part of them is weak? We typically have a huge emotional attachment to our weaknesses, and I think it is safe to say that just about everyone feels this way.
But as human beings, we ALL have mental, physical, and emotional parts of ourselves that aren’t as strong as other parts. It’s just that word, and facing those weaknesses!
Dedicating a portion of our day to spend time with our weakness?? Yeah don't worry this use to make me feel uncomfortable too! It's not until I really started to listen to my body and mind and really focus on my goals that everything well..... just clicked!
I now look at my weaknesses in a totally different light, one where I decide right that's my next challenge to master!
Weakness literally means “the state or condition of lacking in strength.”
It's also very important to acknowledge that our weaknesses might be due to injury or a condition.
You know what that's also OK!
We need to learn to listen to our bodies and why and injury may have occurred, it could be a range of reasons as to why...... incorrect form, no rest days etc. Always ensure you seek the right health practitioner to help you achieve your goals.
ONLY AS STRONG AS…
There is an old saying “You’re only as strong as your weakest link.” Working with clients over the years, it’s no secret that people don’t like doing things they aren’t good at, and would rather do things they are really good at all the time, because it makes us feel good about ourselves. We don’t like feeling inadequate, or weak.
Here are a few common areas in fitness that many people tend to avoid, neglect or not have a good balance of that can prevent them from reaching their goals:
• Cardio • Balance/stability exercises • Flexibility/mobility • Rest/recovery days • Focusing primarily on either building muscle or shedding body fat (not both at the same time) • Balanced nutrition for your goals • Neglecting specific muscle groups (such as abs, legs or upper body)
Do you struggle with doing any of the above?
Do you find yourself working out your back and shoulders often but avoiding your abs and legs, or visa versa?
Do you skip stretching and foam rolling often?
COMFORT ZONE TRAP
I have some clients who avoid cardio at all costs and would do nothing but strength train all the time, but get winded rather quickly and their heart rate skyrockets. They can do challenging resistance exercises but their exercise endurance is lacking due to poor cardio respiratory fitness.
On the flip side, I have other clients who would do cardio all day, every day and avoid resistance exercises unless they have a training session with me.
But if we always do things we’re already good at and constantly avoid the things we aren’t good at we will continue to stay the SAME and NOT reach our goals.
FINDING STRENGTH IN YOUR WEAKNESSES
Strengthening the parts of you that are already strong, or areas of your life that you are already good at isn’t necessarily going to get you to your goals.
To reach your goals, you need to narrow the gap between your strengths and your weaknesses.
1. Acknowledge Your Weaknesses Your first step in becoming a stronger person overall is to identify the parts of you that might be holding you back.
Do some self-reflecting and soul-searching, then identify and acknowledge your weaknesses. You can’t work on, improve or change what you don’t acknowledge, so this is the first step.
2. Don’t Judge Your Weaknesses One of the biggest mistakes people make is judging their own weaknesses and labeling them as “bad.” I don’t believe you have to label or judge a weakness as bad or good, since our weaknesses are often linked to our strengths as well. Don’t feel negative about your weakness, or judge it in any way.
Just acknowledge it simply as a factor that may be holding you back from reaching a goal and you’d like to work on developing it into a strength so that you can reach your goal.
3. Get Comfortable Spending Time With Your Weaknesses The final step in strengthening a weakness is spending time working on your weakness. That means you have to devote attention to nurturing it and giving it what it needs to become stronger. This can be extremely uncomfortable because it means spending a lot of time doing something you aren’t good at. But you’ll never be good at it, and never overcome your fear or discomfort of it, unless you are persistent about looking it straight in the eye and saying “I’m not afraid of you.
In order to progress in life and continue moving forward, we have to love all parts of ourselves, not just the good parts or the strong parts but our weaker parts too. Our weaknesses aren’t necessarily bad unless we allow them to hold us back from where we want to be.
You have the power and the ability to strengthen your weaknesses by taking them by the hand, spending time nurturing them and making them a little bit stronger, which will make you stronger and propel you closer to reaching your goals.
Aimz
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