Jack Mercer

Forged.
Fitness for men who refuse to become fragile.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

I didn't become a morning person because I wanted to. I became one because my first kid was born and the alternative was choosing between training and time with my family. 5am fixed that. But the real discipline isn't the alarm. It's the 9:30 bedtime the night before. https://t.co/sHrOtL27IQ

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

@secondorderfx Agreed! Being asked to tip when there was no service other than an exchange of goods for money, especially on an iPad while being watched, has gone way too far.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

My kids won't remember my deadlift numbers. They'll remember whether dad was there. I plan to be there for a very long time. This is the most personal thing I've written. https://t.co/FD0y7SjAXY

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

@bowtiedmeathead Sounds like we’re on the same schedule. In the same boat. It’s always shocking how much better it feels after a week off.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

@bowtiedmeathead The most dangerous man in any room is the one you’d never guess. The coat hanger walk is advertising. Capability doesn’t need a billboard.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

@doctorcalf @lynssss3125 My Michigander in-laws usually use this as “look it, I think the [insert opinion]” or “look it, he decided [insert something that happened].” Always felt so odd to me.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

I didn't have a fitness role model growing up. Most guys my age didn't. Our dads worked hard and provided but health wasn't part of the picture. I'm not blaming them. But I know the impact it would have had on me to see my father treat his body like it mattered. That's what I want for my kids.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

You're probably right. I said 90 seconds to be generous. Most guys have never felt real adrenaline dump. That first 20 seconds burns through everything you have and then you're standing there with your hands on your knees wondering what happened. BJJ teaches you that in your first roll.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

@L7Weenie23 @BowTiedYukon It stands for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu but honestly your version isn't far off. A grown man rolling around on the floor with other grown men in matching outfits at 6am. I stopped defending the optics a long time ago.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

My kids are young right now. In ten years they won't want to wrestle in the living room or be carried to bed or read the same book four times in a row. That window is closing whether I pay attention or not. Every system I've built exists to make sure I show up to those hours with energy and presence. https://t.co/ULk50vp9Fc

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

Training doesn't make me a good dad. But it makes me a better one. The stress I would have carried into the morning gets burned off at 5am under a barbell. By the time my kids are awake I've already regulated. That patience is worth more than any PR I've ever hit.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

I train at 5am because the hours before bedtime belong to my kids. That's not discipline. It's a trade I made with myself. The morning is mine. Everything before bedtime is theirs. The boring schedule exists to protect the time that actually matters. https://t.co/FD0y7SjAXY

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

@realfunnydegen Definitely a dude.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

Would you pick you to protect, defend, or rescue your children? Not theoretically. Actually. That question changed my entire relationship with training. The bench number stopped mattering. Capability became the only metric that counts.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

You seem like a lovely person. Anyhow, in many industries, fast paced is just what it takes to win. Law, investment banking, private equity, etc. etc. If you dilly dally or wait for a larger team to spread the workload, someone who’s hungrier than you will win. It’s just a fact. Not going to be true in all industries of course but OP is next level with his laziness and entitlement.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

@flakyfan @lyta_hall @OrevaZSN You’re not wrong here, but I was responded to OP, and if you’re unfamiliar with this person, look at OP’s general theme of tweets. It’s all about just wanting to be lazy, getting something for nothing, etc.

[Jack Mercer @JackMercerForge]

That’s not bootlicking my friend. A fast paced environment isn’t always poor staffing etc. Often it’s just the nature of what it takes to excel, to win. Most people don’t want to do that. They want mediocrity. And that’s ok. But what’s not ok is being mediocre and demanding excellence from life.