A talk about setbacks....

Let's air this out right off the bat.  I haven't been to the gym in 6 days.  Yup, that is the God's honest truth.  7 months away from my first Highland Games, and I haven't been to the gym in almost a week.  Three of those days were absolutely my choice.  I alone made the decision to not get off my dead ass and go make myself better.  I chose the path of least resistance for three days.  I fully intended to swing the hammer back into the right direction however after that three day break.  Then I got waylaid with the wrath of Montezuma.  Some odd plague-like virus has mated with my immune system rendering it inoperable.  There goes the other three days of my six day piss off.   Trust me people, I am not making excuses, not by any stretch, I'm merely explaining the circumstances behind my disgusting lazy ass lack of motivation.

Honestly, what started this whole spiral was a simple plateau.  A try at heavier weight on the bench, and the inability that day to push more weight.  Looking back, that was the chink in the armor.  It was the catalyst.  It started the voices in my head that said "you can take a couple days off" and "let your body heal up a little"  followed shortly by "it's not like you are progressing anyway".  These thoughts were my initial undoing.  Does this mean I am derailed?  I certainly hope not.  Does it mean I am giving up?  No chance in hell.

Actually what I am about to say might surprise some of you.  It might have been the best thing mentally for me to lose these six days.  Because it has given me a new lease on my time.  It has made me realize that I feel terrible when I don't go to the gym.  I feel like I am letting not only myself, but so many other people down by not practicing, by not working out, by not training in some way shape or form.  I just can't let that happen.  So I write this today, as my little kick in the arse to get motivated again, to get back on the wagon.  My six day break has been more than long enough.  Tomorrow it's back to the grind, back to building, and back to chasing this goal.  No setback is gonna stop this train!