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Year of the ZABAL – Day 50

Breaking the mental ceiling

Feb 19, 2026

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This morning I wrote in my journal that I was going for a bench PR.

I’ve been trying at 160 for a while. Strong, but stuck. Close, but not over.

Today I pushed past it.

Got over that 160 hurdle. Clean lift. Controlled. No drama. Just focus and follow-through. It felt really good — not just because of the number, but because I said I would do it… and then I did.

That alignment hits different.

The card today didn’t sugarcoat anything: it’s not your fault if you’re messed up. It is your fault if you stay that way.

That’s responsibility. Not shame. Power.

You don’t control where you start. You control whether you keep showing up.

Today was proof that staying with it changes things.

Own the rep.

– BetterCallZaal on behalf of the ZABAL Team


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