A Goal Met!

Hey, if you're not regularly meeting goals in your training and life then something is wrong. Either you're training, or your goals, or motivational environment is set up wrong. Be thinking about that and about what you should be doing about it if it isn't working.

I hit a goal that many think would be impossible, especially for a 325lb man. I performed 100 handstand pushups in one workout. Actually this is the first part in several related goals, as all your goals should be - Small goals building on each other toward bigger ultimate goals. It is very easy to demonstrate in the physical world, but really this applies to life, money, intellect, education, you name it.

Start with the basics, build a bit at a time, keep your eye both on the short and long term. To see it physically, you start with pushups. Build up to some respectable reps. Add some decent barbell or dumbbell overhead training. Add more reps in advanced styles of push ups and dips. Make sure your abdominals are strong as well as your lats. You should also probably increase your overhead supporting strength through partials.

Begin walking into and hold the handstand position. Start some partial reps there. Build up your range of motion. Then build into a full regular handstand pushup. Then build to multiple reps and multiple sets. Then build up the reps per set. Make sure your total conditioning keeps up with the load. Here you can start adding range if you want to. Keep adding to your total sets and reps until you make the goal.

Voila! There you have it. An easy to see picture of the multiple steps and smaller goals along the way to a big goal.

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