PEOPLES!!!!
Please adhere to this. Don’t get excited, don’t get carried away. Last years challenge motivated me to get back under the bar again. It was awesome, I kettlebelled & body weighted through the week & weekends were dedicated to putting a bar on my back & squatting plus a few other big movements if I had the gas left.
I would look forward to to the weekend all week. Broke a couple of my old squat records, put on some weight & felt crazy strong….
Then I got greedy
Because of a past back injury I was very strict & conservative with my jumps in weight or reps.
My back held up beautifully which both surprised me & shot my confidence through the roof. That confidence caused me to break from my strict protocol & do something I hadn’t done in a set before. Bang hernia. Not huge, not devastating or debilitating but irritating.
Let me be clear. ITS 100% MY FAULT.
@Boris Bachmann made the statement a number of times this is a fun thing, be careful don’t hurt yourself, you’re competing against yourself.
I’m prone to getting carried away when I’m competing against myself and doing well & I know for a fact some of you are reading this with a nod of familiarity.
In saying that, as soon as I’m healed up & get the all clear, I’m under the bar again with the goal of beating 2023’s numbers. Highly recommend participating. Up to the hernia I was having one of my best strength years ever. The challenge gave me the motivation to push a bit harder rather then cruising.
“BE SAFE AND BE SMART AND DON’T HURT YOURSELF “
@Boris Bachmann
If you get injured it’s your fault, you were warned.
Good lifting people. Looking forward to watching all your numbers.