Great Things

Big Deal…you did a pushup? Ever get this reaction when you tell people about your PR’s. Why aren’t they cheering and showering you with congrats?  Because they have no idea what a PR really means.

PR – Personal Record

Getting a PR is so much bigger than pushups and pullups. It’s about setting a goal for yourself and meeting it. Saying that you’re going to do something and actually working, clawing, sweating and scraping your way through hell until you get there. Nothing will stop you. It’s about lying awake at night dreaming of this goal that you will accomplish, no matter what it takes.

PR’s are about about spirit, courage and not giving up…ever. They’re about always doing your best but honoring the fact that your 100% changes from day to day.

If you can push yourself and be true to that goal that you want to reach in the gym, just imagine what you can do outside the gym. The workous that you endure build character and discipline. Will it crush you when your boss ignores how talented you are?  How will you react if you don’t get that job or that part you so wanted?  How will you face the next adversity that comes your way? You show up to the gym and bring your A-game…so how are you going to show up in life?

So, don’t get offended if you don’t get a full cheering squad when you tell people about your fitness accomplishments. They’ve probably just never pushed themselves quite that hard before. And if they’ve never been in the trenches, they just don’t have a clue. That doesn’t make you superior, it just makes you…well, a lot of other things. Great things.

**This post is dedicated to my friends at the refinery. Go 310!