Anything I Can Do, I Can Do Better

So, cultured people know that old musicals are the height of true entertainment.

Today I was thinking about how far I've come in the last few months, and a scene from Annie Get Your Gun came to mind. The scene opens with Annie arguing with Frank about who is better with a gun, and they're both comparing their awards. They launch into song (of course), continually upping the competition. Here's a great rendition by Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana.

Humor aside, the reason I thought of this video was that lately (like almost every day), I'm able to do something I couldn't do before or I'm able to do something much better than I did before.

When starting Sisu:

• I could not do a single push up. Now I could maybe do five before having to go down to my knees.
• I had to use a blue and black band doubled up to do a pull-up. Now I can use the purple band to do one or two, before moving to the green. 
• I could only front squat with the light (35-pound bar). I haven't attempted a PR, but I have done 85 pounds on a few different occasions. 
• I could not do a box jump. I can now do a box jump. 

This is not an exhaustive list.

So, today when I was doing the floor press, I was struggling to complete my set, so I sang to myself "Anything I can do, I can do better. I can do anything better than me."

And then I ignore Frank who says, "No you can't," and I say louder, "Yes, I can."

And it's true for everyone who goes. Whenever I hear someone wonder out loud if they could lift a certain weight, or try another rep, or do an entire set heavier than before, I always think they can, and I tell them so.

Whenever these break-through moments happen for me, I just feel amazed. I'm surprised by myself, and I hope that feeling never goes away. I constantly want to believe that anything I can do, I can do better and then succeed.

Don't listen to Frank.