When I enter the gym or as I like to call it, the “Foundry” I instantly go into silent mode. I put on my gear to include my mp3 player and ear buds. When the music begins, my workout begins in earnest. I keep my eyes on the machine I am using, my hands, the mirror, or the weights I am engaging. I keep up a pace that is rapid and ever more difficult. This is work time and I do not let others take this time from me. The effort required to complete a workout is astronomical and demands all of my attention from start to finish. Thus, I do not talk during training for a variety of reasons.
“DON’T TALK IN THE GYM WHILE TRAINING”
If I am talking to other people during training
1.) I am not concentrating and I am performing the exercises poorly
2.) I am accomplishing nothing and I’m wasting my time
3.) People are very innocently stealing my time
4.) I am cheating myself out of valuable training time
5.) My overall results will be compromised
Other people do not steal our training time maliciously. Usually, they have a legitimate question or concern or just want some advice. We, on the other hand, need to very politely explain that we are training and that we would be more than happy to talk to them or meet with them at any other time when I am not training. We, as the “Captains of our own Fate” need to protect our workout time against the temptation to talk to others so as not to derail our own efforts.
Moral of the Story for all of us: Unless we stake out our time to train and define it as “PRIVATE” people will, very innocently, steal that time from us. This has no personal ramifications just a “MAXIM” that must be adhered to on our way to accomplishing our goals and greatness.
This is “OUR” time!
Keep our “Shoulders to the Wheel” and we will get there.
Let me know what you think.
Doug Graham
dgraham@pacificmedicalassets.com
Six Pack and Senior 