Really hard training sessions suck.
Yet they are usually the ones we usually remember - they teach us something.
Every training session isn’t memorable. And they shouldn’t be. Monotonous consistency allows us to punch hard when needed.
This is also the same with business.
The hardest part about a training program is starting.
If you haven’t trained in a while, know ahead of time that the first few weeks will hurt the most. You’ll be the most sore, and the time commitment will be a big adjustment.
But then you’ll settle in. 💪🏼
Here’s the truth about the pro athletes we train.
Most athletes don’t have “successful,” careers because their ceiling is the highest.
The athletes that really “make it,” can regularly perform at their 95-97%.
We don’t train to acquire talent/ability. We train to access it.
Most professional athletes are supremely physically gifted.
Making them “more physically gifted,” in the weight room rarely raises their athletic ceiling.
Instead, we train to access their high end gifts and talents more frequently, consistently, and predictably.
17 new world records were set during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The highest level of human capacity, ability, and performance is still expanding.
If you want to be healthier, stronger, more durable etc you have so much runway.
Get consistent. Take your time.
But go get it.
A successful long-term training routine requires a healthy amount of both repetition and variety.
Repetition encourages improvement and nuance.
Variety keeps us engaged, challenged, and well-rounded.
Many of our clients are actually fairly familiar with regular training.
With these people our training is more about “plugging holes,” than true introductions.
Usually the pieces we add allow them to utilize the skills and capacities they’ve spent time building on their own.
Long term training programs include both repetition and variety.
Repetition and familiarity provide opportunity for improvement and nuance.
Variety keeps us engaged and challenged.
Striking a healthy balance between the two is part of the art form.
Good training, by nature, is hard.
And, at some point the challenge becomes less about heavier, faster or further, and more about sustainability, consistency, and repeatability.
Staying engaged in the game over the long term is the ultimate mission.
New Training Standard for all P24 dads.
You must be able to bench press the collective bodyweight of your household. Wife, kids, dog (if you love your fuzzy)
And, Pull-up the same amount. (You BW counts towards the total)
Because, you know. Survival. Protection. Just in case.
Overall, I’m excited to see how the updates translate.
Equally important, it’s brought a new sense of pride to our brand. Multiple clients have commented on it this week, and it’s reminded me that the digital house cleaning matters just as much as our physical organization.
I run a small brick and mortar business and this week I reworked my website for the first time in 2 years.
Here are 5 surprising things I learned.
(They may help your small business too)
5) The platform we built our website on has significantly improved its technology.
Features, intuitiveness, customization, and integrations.
The new tools sparked creativity as I worked in our new content.
“Be consistent before you be heroic.”
Recent quote from @thereadystate on a podcast.
This hits dead center in the P24 ethos. Consistency.
The boring stuff.
Minutiae.
Refinement.
Stacking bricks.
Success via perseverance.