Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The 40 Percent Rule
This is an explanation of the 40 percent rule found on the internet. “The 40 Percent Rule is a mindset that Navy SEALs use to push through physical and mental pain when they think they have reached their limit. The idea is that when your mind tells you that you are done and can't go any further, you are only at about 40 percent of your actual capacity”
I use this rule to motivate me to push myself further than I thought possible. When I started working out I was 254 lbs. I hadn’t done exercise in well over a year. I heard of this rule before starting to work out again. I used it to fuel me to go even further than I thought possible. I started off doing 15 minutes on the stationary bike. That seemed too easy to me, so I upped it to 30 minutes. That was a little bit more trying for me but I did it without reaching my limit. I pushed it to two 30 minute sessions and felt that I was cheating the rule by breaking it up. So Then I tried an hour at once. By the end of the first week I was riding 90 minutes and going 25 miles on the odometer! I have yet to reach the point of which my mind says give up. However my butt certainly complains.
This has made me want to find out where my mind will say I’ve had enough. I want to go beyond that 40 percent! I need to see for myself if I have that 60 percent reserves in me to go on. I have a goal of riding my bike 100 miles. Not just my stationary bike but my real bike. Knowing this rule I know that I just have to reach 40 miles without my mind saying I’ve had enough. Then I can tap into those reserves and prove that I can do the 100 miles.
I recommend you think of this rule anytime you are working out. Let it be a driving factor to pushing your limits. It will allow you to go the extra mile, or in my case the extra 60 miles. Set a goal for yourself in your workout routines and break it wide open!
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