If you are interested in greater more efficient self-development both physically and/or mentally, self-knowledge is a great place to start. How can you improve on a particular movement if you are unaware of the weak points in your body? Some weak points are obviously more easily noticeable than others when you are a beginner, but become increasingly more difficult as you progress.
Are you being MindFul of performing movements correctly (Even Basics/Warmups), or are you just mindlessly going through the movements and allowing your body to perform the exercises in a manner that it deems the easiest path?
Self-Knowledge does require a “Growth Mindset”, in that all news shouldn’t be just good or bad, as it will almost inevitably lead to explaining away unflattering feedback and will most certainly make it more difficult to progress physically and mentally.
I would assume that most of the people hear do believe that they can develop themselves, and if so then it would do you a world of good to be open to accurate information about your abilities, even if it is not what you particularly would like to hear. To be learning oriented, one needs accurate information in order to learn effectively.
Would Love to hear of a time that a weakness that you were previously unaware of came to light and how you used that knowledge to change your training.
A really good Read about improving the potential of Human Performance, if you have the chance is,
“The Rise of Superman”, by Steven Kotler
Regards,
Ian
P.S. For me at the most recent GB seminar in Singapore, I had the fortune of having Coach Sommer recognize a weakness in my movement and attributing it to more specifically a weakness of my Rhomboid. I've focused more on exercises to help strengthen it with having additional mindfulness in reaching full contraction and extension in my movements.
