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@user911 Your post inspired me to address this further on my blog. Here’s a link if you want to read it https://mymeadowreport.com/reneefishman/2024/comparison-is-not-the-thief-of-joy-this-is/

@user911 Yes and no. Be careful about comparing to yesterday’s self … it’s a trap. Progress isn’t linear. And we have different bodies every day. Some days we can do things well then the next day we can’t. And that’s part of the process. I think day to day comparisons are tricky for that...

@user911 I feel you. I’ve been doing CrossFit for about 16 months. It’s my 2nd open. On my BEST days in my best events (deadlifts) I am still at the bottom of the leaderboard in my gym. Even in my age group. In the CF leaderboard last open I was 32nd percentile. I have to remind myself...

@waoma4jc Yes and I’d add that any time you redo a workout you tend to improve. Even if slightly. Just because now you’re familiar with it.

@malisoka Sometimes. But sometimes you’re better yesterday than today. One day I can deadlift 220 then one week I can’t lift 205. Progress isn’t linear. The body isn’t the same every day. (Especially true for women but also for everyone). Life shit — big changes, emotions — can be an...

@tiff_tiff Yeah. The stop before leaking to breathe and recenter is huge. Not just in avoiding the leak but also I find that trips and leaking often come together. And both can deplete confidence. So stopping just before that happens preserves confidence because you’re stopping on YOUR terms...

@tiff_tiff First, HUGE win! Second, I’m a 48F no kids and I do trampoline too and often have leaking problems. So it’s not just women with babies. Third, my trampoline coach has confirmed men also get pelvic floor issues with jumping. So not just women. It’s just not discussed much. I’m...