Yesterday I threw my back out putting lotion on, yeah it happens. I know why it happened - I skipped a rest day and pushed through a tough workout when I knew that I needed rest.
The advice I give my clients I decided didn't pertain to me and I paid for it, well, only for a short while since my partner is a chiropractor I was fixed up in a matter of hours. Lucky me!
What is my point? Here it is: Tune out the voice in your head and tune into your body! The voice was telling me "push through, come on!" but my body was telling me "rest you stupid, damn you!"
Chances are your mind will speak louder than your body until something goes wrong and all you can hear is your body screaming as you are flat on your back covered in half-rubbed-in lotion unable to move. This is not fun and slightly humiliating. Trust me.
Here's the art part - sometimes it's hard to tell what is mind and what is body which is why you have to get really honest with yourself - looking back I can see exactly where that line was and at what point I should have stopped my workout and walked out the door. Sometimes you need to push-through and sometimes you need to rest and the only way to be clear is to, as stated above, get really honest - You will know when your mind is playing tricks on you as long as you are paying attention.
