09/09/2026
My toxic trait is that the dip belt was lying on top of the 20kg plate after I’d finished my 15kg set and I took that as a sign from the universe to do it 😆
Wasn’t on the plan for the day
Got the rep It was a grindddd, but hey unexpected PB 🤷♀️
Sometimes it’s nice to just do something because you feel like it and you enjoy it.
Is this approach ideal all of the time? No😅But at the end of the day, I’m not a competitive athlete, my goals are entirely for the hell of it. I’m a 31 year old mum who just loves this s**t for my body, my mind and because it’s fun to see what I can do🤸♀️
Enjoyment is as big a factor for me as progress. And if I hit some cool milestones along the way? I’m absolutely here for it!
But there are two takeaways from this:
Mindset matters - Telling yourself you’ve got the rep before you do it and setting yourself up like you mean it is something you have to learn as a beginner.
You can tell before you even go for a lift whether you’re psyching yourself out or whether you’re actually in it and that in itself is a skill you have to learn (and one I will slowly build into you as a coach 🤣)
And secondly If you’re feeling good and you want to explore, why not? How else are you going to learn your body and figure out what works for you over the years?
This is one of the reasons I love Lucas makes things measurable with milestones, is principled but also encourages exploring movements, giving space to go a little off-piste at times and experiment.
Yes, you need structure, milestones and data. Winging it all together probably isn’t going to work long term if you have specific things you want to achieve.
But somewhere in the middle, there’s space for play. Doing something for the craic just to see what your body is capable of.
Even if your idea of a good time is adding a third of your bodyweight to your chin-up before the rest of your session 🤣
Order and chaos combined.
A favourite of mine ✨
