Here at Koko we workout on a Smartrainer – but today my workout was about BEING a smart trainer. The workout was a lot of arms and I knew the total weight was going to be about half of what I normally do. Arm exercises run at 15 lbs forever, and it took me six years to get to the 17.5 lbs I was doing today. It made me think of where I started out when I didn’t know anything about weight lifting and just had to trust the process and follow the program, no matter if I thought I could lift heavier weights or not.
When I work with people new to weights, I always hear “Why is it so light? I know I could do more.” I get it. I have been where they are, but I learned early on that you don’t buck the professionals. People new to weight lifting don’t understand it’s not about how heavy the weight is. It’s about the consistency over time that you do it. You cannot rush muscle building. This was the was the quote on the beginning of my workout today that got me thinking down this road:
“Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is a great physique. But consistently putting a couple of bricks, i.e. strength sessions, in the foundation will yield visible results. Stick with it!” – Karen Smyers, World-Class Professional Triathlete (and Koko User).
I instantly pictured a huge building being built by adding a few bricks a day – brick by brick – a few a day, until the magnificent completion of something that didn’t exist. Our bodies gain strength the same way the building does – a few pounds lifted, a couple of times a week, and in time we have magnificent muscles where none existed maybe a year or two ago.
And so, as another day goes by, step by step, bit by bit, day by day…that’s how strong things are built.
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