I discovered this in my Facebook feed this morning and I SOOOOOO needed to hear this today! This week is my "Opener Week" for powerlifting prep, which means you decide and test out your "opening" weight for each lift: bench press, squat and deadlift. It's an important week as you set your weight for your 1st attempt of each lift at competition, and then you build off that for the next few weeks of training to determine your weight for your 2nd and 3rd attempts.
My opener weight for my squat tested out at 195 lb, a weight that I've only ever tried one time before. I felt nervous getting under the bar for the first set, but once I did it, I got more confident as I completed two more sets. While that felt heavy to me, I see other powerlifting ladies squatting so much more...255 lb, 275 lb, and so on. Seeing this makes me doubt what I'm doing and if I should even be trying this powerlifting thing. I'm not even close to really competing with anyone.
That's why this quote resonated with me today. It helped me realize that it's NOT about what others are lifting. I'm NOT doing this to compete with them, I'm doing this for myself, to make myself better and see what I'm capable of doing. Less than 2 years ago I did my first squat with just the 45 lb bar. To think how far I've come in nearly two years leaves me optimistic and full of hope that I WILL get to my goal of squatting 275 lb!!! And when that happens, I will share it all with you.
Next time you are at the gym (or any capacity that feels competitive), don't compare yourself to what others doing. Try to FOCUS on what you're doing and the fact that each day is one day closer to being better than you used to be.
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