Pushing Myself

I went to the gym this morning for a quick 4th of July strength & conditioning session. One of the components of the training today was the push press. We don 't do push presses very often in our gym, but I find them very beneficial. The push press is essentially a shoulder press with a little cheat from the legs. The push press is a good exercise in it's own right, but it is not as effective in isolating the shoulders as a strict press. I find the biggest benefit of the push press to be psychological, however. Because I am using the legs, I am able to push more weight overhead. Mentally I feel more prepared when I go back to doing strict presses, because I am accustomed to seeing heavier weight go overhead.<Br><Br>I believe that this same principle applies to other areas of my life as well. When I push myself to do hard things - things I would not normally be able to do - then I am able to do more hard things. This is a simple principle, but there is a simple beauty to this truth. As my coach, Dave Clancy, has told me, "You can do more than you think."