Effort Is Contagious

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Speaker 1 0:01

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Train for a Great Life . My friend and track and field mentor back in the day had a saying that effort is contagious , and what he meant by that was that we were never allowed to complain during the depths of a workout . When it's hurting . The last thing you want to do is another rep when you're on interval six of eight and you know how bad these next three are going to be . But it's time to crank the effort .

Speaker 1 0:28

Negative thoughts are racing hell . I'm sure they are , I know they are for me . You want to quit , you want to give up , you want to strip the bar and go lighter just to get it done or cut the distance of the last run . But you're not allowed to complain because the second that you do it starts to to bring everybody down . But the inverse is also true . If you're in the depths and everything is negative and it feels like there's battery acid traveling through your body , if you're there and you hear someone besides you say something like time for the money reps , or it's time to get it , or a personal favorite from my track coach of that same era only one more after the next two . When you hear that , and when they start pushing , when it gets tough , what happens ? So do you ?

Speaker 1 1:13

You've been in the gym long enough to see this . You probably experienced it yourself . When someone is just on their last legs and they don't strip the bar , they don't chop the reps . Maybe even they have a few reps to go by the time the time cap hits and they don't strip the bar , they don't chop the reps . Maybe even they have a few reps to go by the time the time cap hits and they keep going .

Speaker 1 1:29

That is some energy . There's something special about it . When I see it , I know how bad that hurts and despite giving everything that person has , they're giving me energy , and everyone around them too . I feel like I could run through a brick wall when I see it . I want to be that person every time I step into the gym , the one that just gives off contagious effort . I don't think I succeed in it every day , but that's not the point . I want you to think about being that person when you walk into the gym too Not necessarily getting to step two of lifting others up , but never complaining , because that's where it starts . All complaining is is a way of connecting with others , and there are much better ways to do it . See you in the gym .