{"id":119509,"date":"2018-11-27T11:29:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T19:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=119509"},"modified":"2018-11-27T11:30:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T19:30:07","slug":"test-your-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/27\/test-your-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Your Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discover your limits:<\/p>\n

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Aren’t you curious what your limits are?<\/h2>\n

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Powerlifting as a way to test your limits, to test your strength, because you’re curious.<\/p>\n

Also, realizing that you will never know your maximum capabilities until you test the upper-limit, and keep hustling and taking risks to exceed that level!<\/p>\n

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What makes us human?<\/h2>\n

\"Rolls<\/p>\n

As humans, we have the innate hunger to test our limits. To test our ability. To see how strong we can get, how fast we can get, and how bold we can be.<\/p>\n

Whenever you perceive a plateau, go beyond it. Ruthlessly keep chipping away at that “limit”, and know:<\/p>\n

\n You’re capable of going higher.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In praise of risk taking<\/h2>\n

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With business<\/a>, entrepreneurship<\/a>, your artwork, whatever– test your limits.<\/p>\n

This means, take more risks:<\/p>\n

1. Knock the door<\/h2>\n

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Cold email, message, or contact someone who can help you.<\/p>\n

Take a stoic<\/a> approach: don’t expect them to respond, but reach out to them anyways!<\/p>\n

Also remember the lesson our buddy Jesus taught us, “Knock and the door shall be opened to you.” (not always the case, but worst case scenario, they will just ignore you).<\/p>\n

Better to take a risk<\/a> and be ignored, than to never take a risk in the first place!<\/p>\n

2. Attempt something that you’re interested in, but which scares you<\/h2>\n

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Don’t let fear get in the way of your plans, dreams, hopes or ambitions. Aim high, shoot high.<\/p>\n

If you shoot for the moon and you don’t make it all the way, you’ve still won. Why? Better to shoot for the moon and land on a cloud (Kanye West), than to aim too low, and win it.<\/p>\n

3. Keep training<\/h2>\n

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You’re not always going to succeed. There are many times that you will fail.<\/p>\n

Every week I try to add 5 pounds to my maximum “1 rep max” deadlift<\/a>. Of course I don’t always succeed. But then what I do is slightly backtrack the weight a bit, rest and recover a bit, and try again!<\/p>\n

Train hard, and try again<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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