Urge the fight.

Get competitive with everything you do. Play to win. Become better at anything you want; regardless of how silly it may seem to others. That's the human spirit coming out. We are competitive by nature but modern civilization has tried to quell those urges. Parents have demonized playful and friendly competition because some sappy little kid's feelings and "self-esteem" are going to take a hit.

The truth of the matter is that it's these same sappy kids that need to start getting competitive. I happen to be an expert at this as I was once a kid not long ago and I work with many of them. When I was a kid, EVERYTHING was a competition between us. Who could drink their milk the fastest. Who could throw a rock the farthest. Who could hold their breath longest. Etc.. And guess what, we had like one "chubby" kid in the entire school. Now, I drive by many elementary schools, many of which no longer have P.E. and I struggle to spot the skinny kids. It's a harsh reality and we need to stop sugar-coating it. If they don't already have diabetes and other issues, these kids are going to get them earlier than any other generation and will cost us ALL a lot of money in health care. Basically, these kids are going to grow up to be useless invalids rather than contributing members of society. That makes me mad, not at them, but at the world that has spawned them.

With their "self-esteem" (whatever that is) already in the gutter, now they grow up to believe that they shouldn't even try to compete since they probably won't win anyway and will only feel worse. That's bullshit. That idea goes against everything that makes us human. 40,000 years ago, those kids would have been eaten by ants as they wouldn't have been able to outrun them. That's why I scoff when I hear about "bad genetics".. there's no such thing. It's nonsense. It's something doctors tell you to sell you medicine. It makes you out to be a victim of something you couldn't control. In fact, those "poor genetics" would have been selected-AGAINST long ago and weeded out. Simple life-science bio there. So assuming that it's really not a matter of genetics, we are then able to take responsibility for ourselves and TAKE ACTION. You have brought yourself to the place you are in in life.

I highly suggest reading the book: DEEP SURVIVAL by Laurence Gonzales

So I urge you all. Just as you have done, make somebody else take responsibility for the state that they're in. Encourage them to take action. And please, for the love of anything holy, PLEASE go encourage kids to be competitive and to strive to improve rather than being complacent. Encourage them to strive to win. To work hard to become better competitors.

Work Hard; Suck Less

Here's a couple Workouts for this week:

1.
3 x 800m Run
Rest time it takes to complete 800m.

If 800m is greater than 5 min
- Then 3x 5min run

or

- Row: 3 x 1000m
- Bike: 3 x 2000m
also rest 1:1


2.
3rft
20 jumping squats
30 squats
40 alternating lunges


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