Milestones

For me, one of the biggest thrills in working out is achieving milestones...reaching a pull-up or push-up goal, for instance, or getting through a tough cardio routine without having to take a break.  I don't usually associate those milestones with stretching, though, as they are usually reserved for muscle-building exercises.  Today I finished Week 5 of P90X3 with "Dynamix," a dynamic stretch routine that is anything but tame.  Normally, I can get through the 30 min block without pausing, but there are a few stretches that I haven't quite been able to perform fully because I didn't have the range of motion.

However, today, unexpectedly, I found that I could FINALLY perform both of those hard stretches for the first time since I started the program.  It was a GREAT feeling and so cool to reach a milestone that didn't involve your typical "rep" exercises.  And it reinforced for me the notion of sticking with something even if you don't see immediate results, knowing that you will benefit in the end.  Had I not stuck with this routine for the past 5 weeks trying and, to a degree, failing each time, I wouldn't have been able to achieve this most recent milestone, feel AWESOME as a result, and provide myself even MORE motivation to keep on going.

Hope this gives you another reason to keep on persevering at what you're doing.  Keep it going...the best is yet to come!