Positive Mind Positive Life

One of the things I love most about the barbell is that the same habits and mentalities that bring you success in the gym will give you success in life. When approaching a PR attempt if you are messed up in your own head and not confident then there's a damn good chance you will miss the lift. When you doubt yourself there is no doubt. (Put that on a shirt!) Think about how this applies to something as basic as asking a pretty girl out for coffee. It isn't always about if you are good looking enough it's so much more about how confident and comfortable in your own skin. This is why you see some really ugly dudes with some inexplicably hot ladies.

In the gym when you do miss a lift or have a bad work out it's huge to be able to realize you still had a training day where you hit some numbers that will help you get stronger in the long run. You don't have to PR every day. Heck PRing every day will eventually break something off your body which is less than ideal. This mentality will help a ton with your career and business goals as well. Realizing that you aren't going to set the world on fire with sales and profits every single day or that if you make a mistake and totally screw the pooch on a project is extremely helpful. Know that it wasn't your best day but that you learned something from your mistakes. It all goes in the sweat bank.

So take a moment and think of what other ways gym philosophy applies to life. I know there are a ton more.

In the end it comes down to: Positive Mind Positive Life. Negative Mind Negative Life.

You get to choose your mindset.

Talk soon,

Dan is a nationally ranked amateur

strongman competitor in the 242lb

and 275lb classes and a powerlifter in the 275lb class. He holds instructor level ranks in Taekwondo, Muay Thai, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He as been training people for strength and martial arts since 2004.

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