Failure

is not something I will ever do on purpose. If I commit to doing something I will give it my all.

I work best on reverse psychology. You tell me I will not be able to do something and I will do just about anything to prove you wrong even if I have to go beyond sensible boundaries. Something a trainer of mine found out very quickly.

She introduced me to the concept of lifting a heavy weight to the point of failure. It is a great training technique and has excellent benefits if good form is used up to the very last rep. But every time my trainer said 'to the point of failure' I could not stop lifting and would have injured myself had she not called a stop to it. It ended up being a game of chicken between us. I improved a lot whilst working with her and still feel the benefits when I work out on my own.

But every time I hear about working out to the point of failure my toes curl - I get an instant pantomine reaction 'Oh no I won't'