Boy! This truth is so self evident that it’s unnerving. Too often we carry in our pockets a little “get of jail free card” that says, “WHOA! THIS TASK IS SO HARD SO IT’S TIME TO GIVE IT UP!” Not today PILGRIM! Simple solution to anything that seems like it’s too hard is to “GET IT DONE”—despite how hard it is.
Remember how we started bodybuilding? We got alone and committed ourselves to pushing forward and not looking back. It was a “Holy Vow” to do the work and let yesterday remain as yesterday. Some of us kept our “get out of jail free card” at the ready just in case we should need an excuse to lower our standards or to quit. I’m here to say again, “Not today PILGRIM!
Today when you are pushing through your training and you get to a point that seems insurmountable I would suggest two things: 1.) Get some help from a colleague if you need a spot or 2.) If finishing well is the problem, block out any distractions and dig deep and finish. The last thing we need is to quit once and then twice then a third time thus establishing a habit of sub par performance.
Key Concept: When bad habits occur the first people to notice is 1.) You 2.) Your team or your colleagues in the gym 3.) The last to notice are your competitors….(This is where you will pay the ultimate price). You will get buried and you will lose respect from others and yourself.
Bottom Line: Never think about quitting! Keep your “get out of jail free card” in your pocket or destroy it. Remember that nobody beats you….That only happens because you defeat yourself. Until next time! I remain, Douglas E. Graham—Your colleague and your brother in iron.
Six Pack and Senior 