I just took the bull by the horns in my backyard minutes ago.
I did my special single-leg workout with nothing but a jumping rope and a kettlebell. This is what I call a ‘’No underwear workout ” because you are really naked when you do it. You expose your real strength level to the world.
You can’t hide from it.
You either do it, or you don’t.
But why do I inflict this on myself when I can do something else?
Well… there are two main reasons. First, because you truly want to unlock a new skill: the pistol squat. If Google says the truth and nothing but the truth, only 2-3% of the world can do a pistol squat.
It’s a cool thing to do, especially when you are a grown-up adult with responsibilities and five kids at home.
The other reason is that I want my kids to see me doing tough things from the beginning, when I’m not yet able to do it, and then doing it with hard work.
There is a valuable lesson here. Hard work pays, and will always pay. This is something that we miss in the age of social media and all the comfort we have.
If you are curious about my short, energizing training, it’s based on my principles: Explode, lift, move. Just being strong isn’t enough; just conditioning isn’t enough; just being fast isn’t enough.
When you are doing Army Conditioning For Civvies, you are not just in better shape.. That’s just one of the many things that you will enjoy. It changes the perception of others of you. People will start asking how your training goes, what you have changed, how many reps you are doing, what exercises,
But it’s just a clumsy way of saying they’re proud of you.
Talking about men here.
We are just terrible at saying good things about others, but they are proud of you.
When you walk into the grocery store, between two aisles of desserts, you will be different. A lot more confident. People will notice.
Talking about real experience here.
