1) Fitness is one of my favorite hobbies. Earlier in the summer, I injured my elbow lifting weights. I had a goal of rehabilitating the injury and getting back to my previous bench press personal best, 245 lbs, in one month. Over the month, my elbow began to recover and I attempted to bench press 245 lbs. However, my elbow began hurting almost immediately when I started and I was unable to complete the exercise. Afterwards, I attempted 225 lbs, but was unable to complete that as well. Since then, I have continued trying to rehabilitate my elbow.
2) From this experience, I learned that some things just need time to improve and I can't rush them. This experience taught me to be more patient and smart about how I deal with injuries.
3) Failure is something that is very difficult. However, if you never experience failure, that may mean that you aren't setting high enough goals for yourself. When I experience failure, I try to learn from it and not stress out too much about things that are in the past. Since I began this class, I would say that I am about as likely to take risks as I was before.
You have the same stand to failure as I do. When it happens, you can’t avoid it and it is best to learn from it whenever possible. It can be devastating, but failure can also make you see perspectives you never thought to consider before. It seems like failure will always be a blessing and a curse. I hope your arm feels better, and you are able to lift like you were able to before the injury soon.
ReplyDeleteI've celebrated a similar failure in the past! Now, I've learned from it so much that I apply it to a lot of things, including taking a step back at certain projects for work prior to "launching forward." We all want the end results NOW, but need to be patient to allow the process to happen, the nurturing required to happen, and will be better off at getting those results. When trying too soon or too fast, we often delay our results even longer than if we would have nurtured them long enough in the first place. I like your aspect on failure, to not stress out too much.
ReplyDeleteMike, I like that you talked about a personal loss because that shows that you are capable of acknowledging what you consider a failure. Patience is one of the hardest elements when things do not go the way we intend. It is times like an injury where we have no choice but to accept it if we want to gain strength. In the grand scheme of things, you are lucky to have had the ability to self improve and learn from the results!
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