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A Mental Trick to Push Beyond Your Usual Limits

Feb 9th edition of the Manximize newsletter

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We severely underestimate our true limits.

“When you think that you are done, you’re only 40% in to what your body’s capable of doing.”

— David Goggins

Most gym goers give up 2-5 reps before true failure — this attitude bleeds into all aspects of life.

As the legend Arnold once said, “The last three or four reps divide the champion from someone else who is not a champion.”

But pushing with willpower isn’t practical— that’s where a nifty mental hack comes in.

I first found it when I hit a lifetime squat PR of 225 lbs for 15.

• My initial goal was only 10 reps.
• As the 9th rep slowed, I paused and told myself, “One More.”
• The 10th rep was fast — “One More,” and I ground out the 11th one.