Zack Perkins

Product of the 585

[Zack Perkins @zjp44]

A month ago I was relearning how to walk, this morning I completed an hour long workout using body weight/cable/weights. God is great

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

An email from Coach Sommer I revisit often:

Hi Tim,

Patience. Far too soon to expect strength improvements. Strength improvements [for a movement like this] take a minimum of 6 weeks. Any perceived improvements prior to that are simply the result of improved synaptic facilitation. In plain English, the central nervous system simply became more efficient at that particular movement with practice. This is, however, not to be confused with actual strength gains.

Dealing with the temporary frustration of not making progress is an integral part of the path towards excellence. In fact, it is essential and something that every single elite athlete has had to learn to deal with. If the pursuit of excellence was easy, everyone would do it.

In fact, this impatience in dealing with frustration is the primary reason that most people fail to achieve their goals. Unreasonable expectations timewise, resulting in unnecessary frustration, due to a perceived feeling of failure. Achieving the extraordinary is not a linear process.

The secret is to show up, do the work, and go home.

A blue collar work ethic married to indomitable will. It is literally that simple. Nothing interferes. Nothing can sway you from your purpose. Once the decision is made, simply refuse to budge. Refuse to compromise.

And accept that quality long-term results require quality long-term focus. No emotion. No drama. No beating yourself up over small bumps in the road. Learn to enjoy and appreciate the process. This is especially important because you are going to spend far more time on the actual journey than with those all too brief moments of triumph at the end.

Certainly celebrate the moments of triumph when they occur. More importantly, learn from defeats when they happen. In fact, if you are not encountering defeat on a fairly regular basis, you are not trying hard enough. And absolutely refuse to accept less than your best.

Throw out a timeline. It will take what it takes.

If the commitment is to a long-term goal and not to a series of smaller intermediate goals, then only one decision needs to be made and adhered to. Clear, simple, straightforward. Much easier to maintain than having to make small decision after small decision to stay the course when dealing with each step along the way. This provides far too many opportunities to inadvertently drift from your chosen goal. The single decision is one of the most powerful tools in the toolbox.

[michael @paik_michael]

this is a tweet i find myself coming back to often

[Bloody Elbow @BloodyElbow]

This guy is such a gangster https://t.co/bjYToYb4ji

[Max Holloway @BlessedMMA]

Still here

https://t.co/nY5OgDfD3U

[NFL @NFL]

The @BuffaloBills are AFC East champs for the third straight season 💪

[Ryan Reynolds @VancityReynolds]

Hard keeping my mouth sewn shut about this one. ⚔️

[PC Strickland @PCStricklandMMA]

I know this would never happen. However my dream venue for the UFC is the Roman Amphitheater of Nîmes in France. Bring the gladiator times back. Imagine an octagon in there.

[🌴ᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴏꜰᴡᴀʀ🌴 @TheArtOfWar6]

I’m obsessed with that knee feint into the right hand

[Chamatkar Sandhu @ChamatkarSandhu]

Demetrious Johnson just KNOCKED OUT Adriano Moraes and is once again the ONE Flyweight Champion! 🏆
https://t.co/BEsJOrTPMT

[Latest in space @latestinspace]

🚨 BREAKING: NASA has revealed the first scientific image from the James Webb telescope. The deepest and sharpest image of the early universe ever taken

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

People in Florida today brought a car to a full stop. After a women with a medical condition lost control of her vehicle.

Heroes.

[Zack Perkins @zjp44]

RIP TO THE ABSOLUTE GREATEST 🤞🏻❤️

[Cerebral Vigilante @Delisketo]

ROUND OF THE FN YEAR 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[AriZona Iced Tea @DrinkAriZona]

come at us

[Hood Comedy @HoodComedyEnt]

His brother was just as excited as him 😂🖤

[MMA Junkie @MMAJunkie]

Cain Velasquez's most storied UFC rival, Junior Dos Santos, stands up for him.

More reactions: https://t.co/hIOrx0KRxZ

[Jason Williams @jasoneg33]

Seeing Kevin Holland sparring with internet trolls is becoming my new favorite thing. He needs to make a show out of this😂

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

I stand with Joe Rogan. It is not a coincidence that the attacks calling him racist come as pressure on Spotify to censor builds.

Politicians and the media profit on division & outrage. They fuel the extremes that make us believe we're divided. We're not. We're in this together.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

All while blindfolded…

Disgusting.

[Dovy🔌 @DovySimuMMA]

Prime Cody was 🥶