The inches we need
One of my favorites movies is Any given sunday. I especially love the speach the Al Pacino gives before the big game because it is so true. It is on my profile if you want to take a look.
To succeed we need to fight for every inch because the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the sum of all those inches and I for one don’t want to be the average particulary when that average seems to get fatter every day.
This is all it takes:
1 extra rep
1 extra pound on the bar
1 extra chicken breast
1 less cheat meal
1 extra sprint on your intervals
1 extra inch on your running stride
1 extra minute of cardio
Keep adding that extra inch and you keep moving forwards. I love the Ali quote that scouter has on her page:
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“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. -Muhammad Ali”
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When ever you feel like quitting early focus on adding the extra inch, fight for that inch, take it, own it. The other night after my work sets of squats I dropped the weight back to 90kg to do a 20 rep set. By rep 12 it hurt, rep 15 my mind was telling me "stop, 15 is a good round number" reps 16-17 and 18 "It is allright, you already did so much with the heavier weights" Rep 20 was a battle.
Then I did one more just to prove a point.
January 17, 2009 at 4:39 pm
I just LOVE your blogs, stryka! Points well taken:)
January 17, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Wow man, good point. Like a friend recently said, it’s all mental.
January 17, 2009 at 5:12 pm
I’ll burn one more calorie tonight to prove a point. It’s the least I can do
Seriously, this was a great post. I like pushing a little bit each time and then looking back to see how far I’ve come.
January 17, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Thanks guys
January 17, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Another motivating blog as always! Thanks Ryan!
January 17, 2009 at 9:35 pm
What a positive philosophy. Thanks.
January 18, 2009 at 12:56 am
Oh wow can I relate to this. My mind is evil and has thoughts that are exactly like that. Sometimes it feels like I’m struggling against both the weight and my brain telling me to stop.
January 18, 2009 at 1:12 am
i love that "peach to inches" speech by al pacino! used that to motivate my rugby team up before matches. awesome stuff.
January 19, 2009 at 11:25 am
Wow, great blog dude… I did three more "intervals" today just to prove a point and then did lots of sit ups…
January 19, 2009 at 3:01 pm
THANK YOU! I swear you write exactly the right thing for me every time. I am totally motivated to go and have the most kick ass workout ever tonight. Seriously. You have one of the best blogs I have ever found. Makes a difference in my life at least.