Part of knowing yourself is knowing your limits. Not when i…
Part of knowing yourself is knowing your limits. Not when it gets hard, but when it is stupid or impossible to continue.
When you know your limits, you can work to expand them.
If you don't know your limits, progress cannot be the goal of a strategy.
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In any case, your limits exist, and you must come to terms with them, positive or negative. Only then can you create a strategy to expand your limits.
This means you must occasionally (not regularly,) deliberately seek your limits, pushing to your full capacity. When you do this, you may be disappointed in the results, or you may surprise yourself.
This also holds true in fitness. When you're starting out, it's also best to take it easy, because you don't know your limits.
As your body gets used to training, you can push harder with less risk of injury, while making more progress.
Then, do rest.
Yes. Start out with a reasonable consistent workout, then after you have the habits down, purposefully push yourself to find your limits in some sort of test set(s).
Then with the limits found, you can adjust your workout strategy accordingly.