Dream Big - Work Hard!

Don't believe the myths. Greatness isn't sexy. It's dirty, hard work, usually required to be done in the dark, when no one is watching, while your dreams are so far away they feel like fairytales.
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- Dream big.
- Start small.
- Be ridiculously faithful.
- Focus on what you can control.
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CompTrain Radio

CompTrain Radio—a shot of adrenaline straight into your mindset. Designed to be listened to as you warm-up for the day's training, episodes are short, provoking, and uploaded frequently.
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Episode 003, "The Choice," is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Growth

The fastest way to get in the way of your own potential is to view everything as a test. If you look at something as a test, then you will focus only on passing the test instead of maximizing your growth through the experience.
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The secret is to understand that nothing is a test, but only an opportunity to learn and grow. Over time, the person who is simply focused on maximizing what they can learn and how they can grow will become much greater than the person who sees life as one continual test to prove themselves.
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Obstacles

Will there be obstacles in live? Yes.

Will there be people who try to hold you back? Yes.

Will there be circumstances that create challenges beyond your control? Yes.

Will it be lonely at times? Yes.

Choosing to believe that anything that happens is in your best interest will turn all of the challenges and circumstances into a refinery that will shape your character and skills.

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1RM Calculator

Ever wonder how to calculate your 1 rep max? This program shows you how to do it:

https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/other7.htm

The Westside Method

The Westside Method is a great program to use to get very strong and powerful. You basically lift 4 days a week. 2 max-effort days and 2 dynamic effort days where you do a lift for speed and sometimes use bands and other tools. On max effort days, you go for PR's be it 1 rep max, 3 rep max, etc. of your main left. You also do a bunch of accessory exercises to bring up weak points. Squats, Deadlifts, and Bench Presses are at the core of what you will train.

It was developed by Westside Barbell in Columbus, Ohio. If you are looking for World Record Holders for Powerlifting contests...chances are they train in that gym:

https://www.westside-barbell.com/

Here are some resources to learn more about it:

https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/the-westside-method-get-legit-strong-and-jacked-as-hell.html

https://www.syattfitness.com/westside-barbell/the-westside-barbell-conjugate-method-a-users-guide/

Seeking Knowledge

When I was a kid seeking out guidance on getting strong and muscular in the 1990's...before the Internet was prevalent in homes, I would pickup Muscle and Fitness magazines and read about the routines of bodybuilders and athletes. Little did I know that many of these models used steroids and did routines that wouldn't work for me. The routines would rely heavily on isolation exercises and typically didn't do deadlifts and squats which I later learned are essential to overall power and strength.

Then the Internet came along and there was more knowledge. But, looking back, that knowledge and the amount of articles are primitive compared to what's out there now.

We are in a golden age of information now and the prevalence is only going to increase. There is no longer an excuse to stay ignorant and uninformed about training.

They say that knowledge is power. You've never had more power than you do right now. Go get it!