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Diary of a Weightlifter - Push Forward or Pull Back?
By Thorin Gault omething we discuss, break. I entered my first day movement. I unracked the bar
Smeasure, and enhance in back in the gym feeling sluggish, for my third warm-up set and
my chiropractic office is called stiff, and achy. These are crucial my somatic awareness gave me a
Somatic Awareness, which simply moments for weightlifters and clear message to pack it in – and I
translates into body awareness. athletes of all disciplines. ‘Do I did. Training session over.
The greater your somatic push through the adversity, or do The next day I returned to the
awareness, the more sensitive you I need to pull back?’
gym – still not feeling great.
are to the subtle physical signals Success in any sport requires Again, I pushed through the early
coming from your body, and pushing through pain and stages of the session. This time
the more quickly, precisely, and
discomfort, yet pushing too far I felt myself get stronger and
effectively you can respond. This at the wrong time can create more agile with each movement
is a crucial ability in all areas of
disastrous injuries and burnout. and I made significant progress
health and performance. as I completed my prescribed
I decided to push through the
I recently had an experience in first part of the session. As my body program.
my training that highlighted the
warmed up, I felt progressively There is an art to this that applies
importance of somatic awareness. better, and I performed well in to every area of life. When do we
Due to a combination of life my first two exercises. When need to push, and when do we need
events, I had a ten-day break in I started my squats, that all to pull back? No one can answer
training. I had also been a little changed. General fatigue set in, these questions for us – we have
under the weather during that
and I felt my body stiffen to the to listen closely to what is inside.
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