Plain Advice

I have noticed that when I am lifting weights, especially during moves that require balance, it is very important to focus on the task at hand. When I am focused mentally and physically on what I am trying to accomplish (ie working the muscle group) I am able to maintain my balance. The minute I start looking around at others, or even when I start looking at myself in the mirror too frequently, I tend to lose my balance.

The relationship between focus and balance is not exclusive to weight lifting. While working through any problem or toward any goal, it is necessary to focus on your inner resources and motivations for what you are doing. When you move your focus elsewhere, you lose balance. Looking around to compare yourself to others will cause you to become distracted. You become discouraged because everyone else seems to be better off than you, or conversely, you become overly confident because you see how far ahead you are in comparison to others. Neither type of comparison will get you very far.

In weight lifting, as in life, keeping the focus on what you are doing, and why, gives you the ability to build and maintain balance. So stop looking around at everyone else. Stop comparing yourself as better or worse to others you see. Instead, see yourself for who you are and where you are. Refocus on what you really want, why you want it, and how you are going to get it. Balance will come much easier as you approach your dumbells and your life with this attitude.

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