If someone tells you that every day of exercise is awesome, they are lying through their lying teeth.
You will have bad days. You will have days when it is more of a struggle. You will have days when it hurts. You will have days when it just plain sucks. But you go do it anyway.
Because if you only do something when you feel like it, you ain’t going very far in life.
Today was shoulder day. And my left shoulder is on the mend. I pushed myself physically and mentally. And I pushed my tender shoulder. Pain was my workout partner today. But I kicked pain’s ass. (I’m sure pain will kick mine later today.)
I’m a metaphor guy. My morning workouts are a good metaphor for my life and career. I don’t rely on external motivation to get me going. I don’t rely on external motivation to push me. It goes back to that man in the mirror thing Paul Lacoste talks about.
My workout is a reflection of who I am.
I was out there today, hurting, breathing hard, pushing, failing and succeeding.