I know a lot of people who fancy themselves powerful forces in fitness but even the influence of the great Jack LaLanne pales in comparison to the most powerful force in all of fitness: Gravity.
Think about it. It's gravity that gives force and resistance to every otherwise inert dumbbell and barbell. Even the vast majority of machine rely on this prolific, mysterious force.
Without gravity running would be as leisurely as laying on the sofa, and we'll all be "the next Lance Armstrong" on a bike. And climbing Everest would be as heroic an achievement as chewing gum and almost walking.
Yes, when it comes to getting in shape, getting leaner, fitter and stronger gravity is your best friend.
Then, just when you're certain Gravity is your bestest bud, your vital training partner keeping you strong and fit, you step on the scale! And gravity turns on you.
For it is truly the force of Gravity that a scale reads.
My advice is simple: Make friends with this powerful force, learn to work with it, even master it in all aspects of manipulation–much the way a lion training befriends the ferocious beast.
Do this and you will find that Gravity is not really so ferocious, that it's not and never has been against you. Do this and you will find gravity content to be on your side, even when you're on a scale.
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Steve,
Thanks for the kind words.
Sure, love to share.
Hit me on Twitter at @Shawn_Phillips or at… my email here.
In Strength,
Shawn
Go with the flow is the message here. I loved this piece.
Shawn, would you like to be a guest blogger on my blog?
It would be a pleasure to have your wisdom.
Sincerely,
Steven Diamond
http://www.stopstressingnow.com/
Great share John… you got that right. There’s always a force working against you that you could have working for you. It’s all about perspective and intent.
When my friends say they cannot weight train for lack of equipment, I remind them that gravity is always available as the perfect training partner. So profoundly simple, we often overlook that which is never absent.