Jan 3, 2017, 8:00 PM

@Kestrel There's a difference between accepting your body for what it is, or at the very least being okay with the fact you'll never be perfect (because you never will be) and not seeing the potential for improvement assuming you want to improve.

You can't improve - or you may only do so very inefficiently - unless you recognize there is something to be strengthened.

What I enjoy the most about lifting as a way to improve health is that it turns failure into part of the process. Failure is never a bad thing, it's never something to really be bummed about... because it's unavoidable. No human being ever just lifts more and more indefinitely, eventually you try a set at a weight you can't manage and that's when the fun begins; what happened? Where was the sticking point? Have I been eating enough? Am I sleeping enough? Is my form good enough?

That's what the best part is, for me... this ideal of simply being honest with yourself. Knowing what you want, figuring out if you're willing to do what it takes to get it, then scouting out your own weaknesses to snuff them out, one by one, on the way there.