Mental or Physical Barrier?
Posted: Fri 18 Nov, 2005 3:18 pm
During a TA RSW, I encountered some kind of barrier. Please bear with me.
I have never taken physical tests seriously before in my life, never pushed myself before this week.
So I was doing as many push-ups possible in 2 mins. I was pumping away through my aching arms and suddenly I was fighting a losing battle against gravity, I was halfway through a push up when all of a sudden no matter how hard I pushed I couldn't push anymore. So I calmly flop to the floor, inhale for a bit and start again. And again I reach halfway and I still couldn't complete the push-up.
The same thing with the sit-ups; at a certain point I couldn't go more than halfway.
Then came the run, as I reach the last bit, the bit you sprint at, I get the same feeling in my legs but this time my hatred of losing kicks in and I find the energy to sprint to the end.
Now this confuses me. At first I thought with my sit/push-ups it was a physical barrier since despite the fact I was 'all in' I was still trying to push some more out. But the fact that I found some energy in the run and that I could reach the halfway mark in each gets me asking is this a mental barrier?
In my ignorance to excersise I really don't know the difference, but if it is (or even if it isn't) how do I break it?
I have never taken physical tests seriously before in my life, never pushed myself before this week.
So I was doing as many push-ups possible in 2 mins. I was pumping away through my aching arms and suddenly I was fighting a losing battle against gravity, I was halfway through a push up when all of a sudden no matter how hard I pushed I couldn't push anymore. So I calmly flop to the floor, inhale for a bit and start again. And again I reach halfway and I still couldn't complete the push-up.
The same thing with the sit-ups; at a certain point I couldn't go more than halfway.
Then came the run, as I reach the last bit, the bit you sprint at, I get the same feeling in my legs but this time my hatred of losing kicks in and I find the energy to sprint to the end.
Now this confuses me. At first I thought with my sit/push-ups it was a physical barrier since despite the fact I was 'all in' I was still trying to push some more out. But the fact that I found some energy in the run and that I could reach the halfway mark in each gets me asking is this a mental barrier?
In my ignorance to excersise I really don't know the difference, but if it is (or even if it isn't) how do I break it?