I guess it was about a year ago when I set a goal to bench press 300 pounds by my birthday this year. I don't really know what my 1RM is, but I'm guessing it's in the range of 245-250 based upon my workouts.
My failure to get there has highlighted a couple of important lessons to keep in mind while setting goals. First, make sure you really want to accomplish the goal, that it's reasonable, and you have a good reason for wanting to acheive it. The second, and perhaps more important lesson, is to have a PLAN to reach the goal. A detailed plan. I didn't. My plan was to keep on working out and raising the weight on occassion. What I should have done was build a schedule of lifting weights that would have worked me up to my goal within the time frame allotted. I didn't do that, so should I really be surprised that I fell short? I guess not.
There were other factors that contributed to the shortfall, but the lack of a plan was the biggest one. Need to remember that.
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I agree with the planning....
Its not too late for you to set your goals and you WILL accomplish that bench press.
Each small step takes you closer to your bigger goal !
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