A Master's thesis.
An entrance exam.
A 150m sprint for time.
A set of deadlifts.
A single, solitary, repetition.
I'm a trainer that chooses to, or rather refuses to, train alongside clients. I'm being paid to teach and inspire. I would fail if I was huffing and puffing just as much as the group or individual.
I'm there to observe and critique form. I do my best keep a beginner's mind (later post) and make the process as fun as possible.
I teach more than how to move through an exercise. Because exercise is more than performing a proper squat.
Like finishing.
Whether a rep, a set, or a whole hour. Finishing is the most important part of the process. It separates a Warrior from the masses. It helps redefine your life outside of the dojo (path/place of enlightenment).
But what is finishing and how is it different?
You may not even know you are guilty until after you've read this. You'll need to practice self-awareness of your workout mannerisms to notice you're guilty.
Have you ever began to slow down before you reach the finish line in a sprint?
Or move the bar toward the rack on your last bench press without getting a full extension in the elbow?
Where's the finish? There are people that do finish and those who don't. In a comparison, regardless of the task, the one who finishes:
Goes the distance.
Follows through.
Sprints to the finish line.
Whatever you define it as, the ones who finish are automatically better than those who don't.
Athlete or not, teaching yourself to train with 100% effort until the set is 100% complete will enhance your life. Your entire life, not just the one in the gym.
You will charge head on into any situation in life with the intention of finishing, regardless of succeeding or failing the task at hand.
Because when you go at it with everything you got (through the finish not up to the finish), you are being successful.
You are being courageous even when you're drowning in fear.
You are experiencing greatness.
You are being a Warrior.
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