Michael Blevins AKA: TMB

Ruthless self-assesment analyst. Proselytizer of Effort. Teacher. Founder of Alqemis, We are OLLIN, and Rytual.

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

Optimization is what we call avoidance with a metrics dashboard.

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

Welcome to fitness. We converted the attributes of survival into an industry that survives off your insecurity.
Read that again.

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

It bolsters such a deep sense of humility and appreciation, and this is what I hope for everyone. May they experience such a burden, that they rewrite their concept of joy.

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

Everyone believes they try hard. What most don't know is that it is a completely relative scale. What you define as "hard" becomes it. So the more we congratulate ourselves on our hard work, the less likely we are of understanding the harder work.

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

That is until something forces you beyond your preconceived idea.
And we certainly don't wish for that, well, because it seems hard. But when it does happen and you are able to rewrite your notion of difficulty, you become grateful.

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

I broke down the research from Sarno, Lehman, and O’Sullivan in my latest piece: The Age of Fragility. Read it here: https://t.co/DzIXuiIEjz

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

Biomechanics is mostly bullshit. There, I said it. We aren't 67’ Mustangs in need of a tune-up; we are over-protected ecosystems stuck in an "alarm phase."

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

We need to move from "Correct and Protect" to "Load and Adapt." You don't need a mechanic; you need a negotiation with your nervous system.

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

The way we move shapes the way we feel, think, and behave. Before we choose an endeavor, we must ask: what kind of person do we intend to become?

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

“Forming sentences is no different than picking up a heavy object, or attempting to grapple with another human. We are categorically “messy”, and organization is paid for in discomfort and pain. Like any reward, its value is derived by its cost.“ https://t.co/fuJCBzctpW

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The Space Race 2025 https://t.co/4thIoj6xNQ

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The Space Race is coming…

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

I think about this moment often. Even though I know the trick, as do many other coaches, I still try and see where I am holding myself back, or what feels impossible needs a simple rearranging of the load.

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

This picture @ZackSnyder posted brought back one of the most valuable memories from training Antje for Man Of Steel.

[Michael Blevins AKA: TMB @gritandteeth]

Watching her realize the math in her head—the moment she learned YOU are your own limitation—is a coaching highlight I'll never forget. The weight was unimportant; her belief was the only thing holding her back.