perceived limits...

for those of you that know me pretty well, know that i am a fitness guru. i mean, im really a guru. i can sit all day on fitness websites looking up new workouts, reading about new eating plans, etc etc. in todays society a lot of emphasis is put on being physically fit. if this is something that you are tired of hearing about please dont read on.
...ok i gave you enough time to close out of this browser so ill continue...
i warned people from the beginning that this blog will be randomly written. as erika made note one evening and i quote her: "i love how on your blog one day you post a nelly video, and then the next you try to make up for it by posting a mercy me- i can only imagine" video. but thats what i enjoy about this thing. i can honestly open up about whatever is on my mind however i want to. and thats no different then what i want to discuss today.
heres a quick question for you. do you set limits for yourself? i mean, do you say i can only do this or i can only do that? it can be with anything i.e- "i can only eat healthy on the weekends" or "i cant do that because im not good enough", how about "my body just wont let me know"? in the past ive caught myself saying this a few times here and there. and that leads me to this blog topic. 2012 is about forgetting perceived limits you might have for yourself. theres no reason to set these limits. physically, emotionally, mentally we can go harder, longer, do more etc then our mind and body tells us.
this past weekend i was in this type of situation. (back to my fitness guru attitude). i competed in my very first fitness competition. it was called the great lakes crossfit invitational. (for those of you who dont know what crossfit is youtube/google/search it and you will find out). so basically what we did were 5 wods (workout of the day) throughout saturday and sunday. it ranged from running a 5k to lifting as much weight as you could to being able to do "double unders" jumping rope 150x. enough about that, but what i found myself doing quickly into the workouts was telling myself "i cant do anymore" "my body just cant"...blah blah blah... i could of quit, i could of stopped-- but what would that of done. they were just perceived limits-- deep down i knew i could go faster, that i could finish the workout and do the best i could. enough about me...
thats what i challenge you to. it doenst have to be just about working out. being able to tell yourself that you can do better, that you can go harder, that you can give more then youre actually giving can relate to anything in life. dont settle for "just enough". go the extra mile. the world around us tells us many times to be happy with average-- but you shouldnt be happy with average. stop listening to the limits that others set for us or the limits that our mind is telling you. make 2012 a breakthrough of the personal limits. step up and do something about it.

below is a quick video of part of a workout from this past weekend (sorry about the quality, it was best i could do). it was a tough workout and i wanted to quit halfway through it. but from what youve read above, thats not what we are making 2012 about. in the weight room, in the kitchen, at work, wherever-- never settle and you will be remarkable achievements soon!

Climbing is not about conquering the rock; it is about

conquering yourself. – Jim Collins, Author, “Good to Great”

breakthrough.
gabe.