{"id":343948,"date":"2021-12-20T13:24:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T18:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/20\/testing-your-strength-vs-working-out\/"},"modified":"2021-12-20T13:45:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T18:45:01","slug":"testing-your-strength-vs-working-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/20\/testing-your-strength-vs-working-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing your strength vs \u00e2\u20ac\u0153working out\u00e2\u20ac\u009d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t for you to work out for the sake of working out. To work out is not a duty, or a goal. Instead, the best way to think about it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>When you power lift, or attempt to lift a weight, it is more about testing your strength, and fulfilling the curiosity of your strength, rather than working out for the sake of working out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"298219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/ek067786-deadlift-max\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EK067786-deadlift-max--scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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