How to kill a Goat

For a year I struggled with double unders. It is a skill like riding a bike and it wasn’t working for me. 45 days ago I committed to the 10,000 double under challenge inspired but Gladwell’s Outliers book – that anything practiced enough can be mastered.
Gladwell advocates 10,000 hours to mastery – not just 10,000 reps… but the process works. My max unbroken double unders went from 6-8 to 35-40 and more importantly my muscle memory for double unders is now engrained…
Doing this in addition to normal training allowed the skill to be a natural part of every day, like walking – and in many ways it should be as effortless.
So I went through my ‘goat’ list of movements that I really need to get better at and found one I love to hate: burpees. So my next challenge: min. 100 burpees a day for 20 days.
Active Rest Day
500 Double Unders [10,000 of 10,000]

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