You don’t master anything overnight – You won’t walk into a powerlifting gym and instantly deadlift 150kg like a pro.
You won’t step onto a netball court and immediately be the MVP.
You won’t go bowling and get a 300.
Why? Because skill requires practice.
Every type of training has its own learning curve.
Feeling sore or struggling? That’s normal!
If you started running yesterday and now your hammies are tight or your feet hurt, it’s not because you “can’t run.”
It’s because you haven’t learned proper technique or built the right muscles YET.
You’re not “bad” at something—you just haven’t practiced it enough.
No one knows what they’re doing at the start.
Not one person walked into a gym for the first time and magically knew:
How to lift weights
How to program a workout
How to feel confident in their technique
They practiced.
Whether you want to get good at strength training, running, cycling, volleyball, horse riding, chess, LITERALLY A N Y T H I N G. You need to commit to practicing it.
Why are you harder on yourself than you’d be with any other skill?
If you were learning a new language, you’d give yourself time to improve, right?
So why not show yourself the same patience when learning:
To lift weights
To run longer distances
To try a new sport
Stop thinking that just because you’re good at one type of training, you’ll be instantly good at another.
Get comfortable being a newbie again –
Although it sounds scary, it will be fun! You will get to learn a whole new skill! Isn’t that epic?
Go back to square one, embrace the process, learn and grow.
They say it takes 10,000 hours to master a skill. That’s about 417 days.
So stop procrastinating—start practicing today!