Big Announcement, and something to ponder

Big Announcement

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One thing to ponder

Reading

Endurance Essentials

recent post on Body Performance there was one quote that struck home:

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General [body] Optimization is separate from how we look. It involves creating a body that can DO. … My weight is a “small metric” with respect to my goals.

— Gordo Byrn, Endurance Essentials

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I realized how upside-down my thinking is on this. I have a tendency to worry (obsess?) about my bodyfat, to the point where I think diet is the only fix and I’m too heavy to exercise in the manner I’m used to. This isn’t long term thinking, and it’s not “creating a body that can DO”. I feel like this type of thinking sabotages other parts of my life, where I avoid doing something altogether because X or Y isn’t perfect.

The right answer - whether it’s related to physical or mental performance long term - is provided by Byrn:

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Be dedicated to the performance.

Trust your body to adapt from the work you do.

Free yourself from expectations.

— Endurance Essentials

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Strong99 is about adopting behaviors that will help us thrive later in life: surely we can seek out the places where we allow little things to block us and replace that with just doing the important work to reach our goals. Let me know in the comments if you have similar blocks.

Cheers,

Brad.