Strength is the universal equalizer in anything that involves completing a task worthy of your time, like: Health, Life, Family, Relationships, Business, Sport, Military etc. Those who have it persevere, and those who don’t, perish. Skill can take us so far but, eventually we all have to endure setbacks, frustration, failure, disease and still have the mental and physical fortitude to trudge on and not break, in your darkest hours. That’s the reality.
Life is hard enough with strength and for those who are without it, life can be downright vicious. Your mind starts wandering, the body deteriorates, joints creak and crinkle, bones fracture, gravity starts winning and you are prone to man made diseases, cancers, ailments and medical restrictions. The remainder of your existence is spent in pain, scared, afraid and in fear of over exerting yourself, which reduces you to a passenger in your own life.
But what is Strength and why do I need it? It’s the ability to overcome and to resist being moved or broken by a force. Strength is used to keep your skeleton upright, to believe in yourself when others don’t, to help get a job, to protect your home, to lead a business, help a spouse who needs you, a parent who is sick, in sport to excel – heck even with pesky in-laws, just to keep your mind calm. Strength also improves productivity and success, by allowing you to maintain your health when others do not.
The definition of Successful is: accomplishing an aim or a purpose. Successful people have one thing in common, they don’t let others deter them from their vision – which requires immense strength and courage. Especially when others tell you you’re crazy, to take the easy route and cut you down instead of build you up. You have two choices: listen to them, or not.
Notice, being rich, or the strongest, or the prettiest, or the most ripped or smartest among others, does not a success make, by definition. If your aim or purpose is to achieve those things, then I salute you – you’ve arrived! Success to me is aiming for and or accomplishing a balance between the things you desire from life that make you happy and your purpose – which may include family, business, traveling, friends, experiences and the like.
There is strength in simplicity, which has been said ‘is the ultimate Sophistication’ by Leonardo Da Vinci. We can’t have it all but, we can have enough, in abundance and across the spectrum of our lives, if we work at it. You can’t take stuff with you when your time’s up, so how much is enough: fitness, stuff, money, power, strength, excess etc?
The world has enough bad people and coaches that break people down, never to build them up and inspire the confidence necessary to carry on a lifestyle of strength. I intend to go the other way by helping those who have never touched a weight, to those who need an intervention from weights. The benefits of strength are staggering and in particular strength training for your body. Why?
When you need help and support, have fallen on hard times, are sick, have cancer, overweight, insecure, scared, weak or alone – where do you find the courage to go on? See the point? Strength isn’t just physical, however the benefits of physical strength training have a ripple effect through your body including: improved health, a cascade of healthy hormones, better bone density, more lean muscle mass and better mental health to start.
Improved Health – Moving your body against gravity and external resistance forces the bones and muscles to grow and adapt under the progressive stimulus of training. This primes your ‘physiological gears’ to pump youthful oxygenated blood which nourishes and repairs body cells, aids proper digestion, strengthens the heart, improves disease immunity and controls body composition.
Cascade of Hormones – Strength training improves testosterone in men and helps women fight menopause. It potentiates insulin sensitivity and protein synthesis in everyone. The hormonal response can be optimized by doing the right things at the right time in regards to nutrition and recovery.
Strong Bones – Falling is the number 2 cause of death according to the CDC. Joint Implants, Osteoporosis and Gravity all conspire to weaken you and make you fragile by the minute. It doesn’t have to be that way as Strength training hardens your bones, protects you from falls, keeps your frame from caving in and you out of the hospital with unnecessary fractures.
Lean Muscle – Having more lean muscle is a buffer for your body that acts like body armor. Helping absorb a bad fall, or bump into a cabinet or being tackled on the field. Having more lean muscle helps the body manage sugar better as well.
Mental Health – Depression is no joke, I know. Strength training in particular has been shown to enhance brain chemistry, increase neuro-genesis, boost self confidence and enjoyment of life. A strong body and mind are a cohesive unit and help provide a Healthy Outlook.
I would be remiss if I left out that, Strength Training gave me my life back. I have something to share and it’s my mission to bring the benefits of all strength, physical, mental, emotional – to the people. The more absolute strength you possess, the more capable you are to force your will on the world and truly make a change. The greatest risks can end with the greatest rewards, but only if you have the strength to weather the storms!
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