There is nothing worse than someone who was once in good shape trying to get back into good shape. You see in ones mind they never left the arena of sleek athleticism. So when the star and brutal reality of pain and humiliatingly slow run times or tiny little weights you used to be able to pinky curl hits you...well, it hurts.
There is an instinct to stop. Because your perception says you are still lithe and fit but your body is saying no you are not.
Your ego prefers what the perception says. It wants to ignore reality. So it gives you many, many solid reasons to not work out.
It tells you, as you run at a snails pace-or more appropriately wog (walking more than jogging)- down the road that people are laughing at you. It is giving you a small fear that you will be humiliated OR it will say, remember your knee? don't want to push it too hard. Probably should take today off.
it wants to maintain the status quo. Status quo sucks however. You know it. I know it. and Your Ego knows it. It wants to be great. It wants to be amazing. But it fears failure and success simultaneously. If you fail, you suck and are no good. If you win, you will never repeat it. Why is your ego like this? Because it's in bed with crippling self doubt.
Both of those little fuckers need a swift kick in the ass.
But it is part of a series of defense mechanisms create to protect you. So be gentle in your kicking.
