Fit2Fat2Fit Blog: Day 3 and 4
Weight 226 lbs (today was my first official weigh-in)
Yesterday, we moved indoors thanks to a steady downpour — which was no picnic. Coach Clark can (and will) beat you down while you stay in the same spot. By the end of the hour, my right eyelid was twitching. I was exhausted.
I didn’t wear my Apple Watch (which I use to keep track of my heart rate), so I had no concept of time. I just took each exercise one at a time. When I was really tired, I’d embrace that particular exercise. I found myself having fun. I was in the moment (as painful as it was).
I had the same experience today (outside this time). Somewhere on the fourth lap of the Indian Run (as I was shoving my lung back into my mouth), I embraced a truth in life: The secret of success is to learn to love the process.
If you don’t like practicing guitar, you’ll never become a guitar hero.
If you don’t do your homework, you’ll never pass the test.
If you don’t practice free throws, you’ll lack confidence when the game is on the line.
If you don’t embrace the work in the gym or of the field, you’ll never see physical results.
You don’t cut corners. You embrace the suck. You work hard even when no one else is.
I used to think “Success” was the result. And I know a lot of people feel that way, too. But now, I know better. To be successful, you must embrace the process. You much enjoy doing the work. You much find joy in solving your problems.
Even when Coach Clark is trying to kill you in one spot.