Mar 26 • General discussion
What I learned from 75 Hard
I’m sure you all know that I did 75 Hard starting Jan 7 and finished last Sunday March 22. I have been asked by several people what I learned from the experience, and I want to share some bullet point take aways.
Focus on today only- when I started it was intimidating to see all the black numbers that still had to be changed to red. I actually quit focusing on the numbers till about day 60.
My consistency was the rewarded by me doing what I had to every day.- There were many days, including day 74, where for a brief moment, I thought about not going to lift, eating something I shouldn’t, not chugging down 1/2 gallon of water at night to get my gallon in, yet I still did what I had to every day.
I can do hard things- day 2 was the hardest day. I remember thinking “What’s the big deal if I quit?, Most people quit this, especially on their first attempt. I can start over again”. That conversation only took a few seconds and after that was when I decided I was going to complete this on the first try, no matter what!
I am successful with a schedule & system- I developed a schedule of when I would do certain things every day so that I wasn’t cramming at the end of the day. Was I always on schedule? NOPE. There were days I missed my morning walk, so I put my shoes in the truck and found a place to walk some time during the day (I found some really great places to walk and explore), 1 day I had to drink 96oz of water in about 3 hours and lift with all that water in my stomach! That only happened once! When I was consistent with my schedule, I didn’t really have to think about what was left because things were just happening.
I got complacent mid way and had to reevaluate why I was really doing this. Complacency eliminated.
Here are some of the challenges I had during this journey
I got sick 2x, once for 4 days
While sick, I still had to walk, in a snowstorm 2x
Had to work out at 230am before my flight to Ground School because of scheduling
Strained my shoulder 2x from bad form, hurt my lower back from previous damage, couldn’t do all my lifts so
I pivoted and found other lifts I could do (mobility work is no joke)
Couple times I had to start lifting at 9pm because of poor planning on my part (that 3 hours between exercising can be a pain), then be up at 530 the next morning.
I have also been asked if I would do it again? I would say sure, I would up my game a bit next time. I set my parameters to what I felt would be good for me, and still doable. Next time will be more challenging.
What have the few days after been like?
I took Monday and Tuesday off, did walking, running steps, just not the full program. Yesterday I was back at it because I felt that I was missing something not doing what I had done for the last 75 days. My “system” has become part of my day!
I know you are wondering how the ice cream was. I will address that in another post. There’s a twist with it.
I learned that I am capable of achieving things that not everyone does, and that the strength of my reason is the driver of my success! We can all achieve what we truly BELIEVE we can, it takes consistency and focus.
Anyone who has thought about doing 75 Hard I have 1 question. How committed are you to go through the suck, because it will be there. I can tell you that when you come out the other side, you will be different!
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What I learned from 75 Hard
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