I don’t buy any of their expensive swag in the store and I don’t need or want a session with their trainers. I leave blood in the knurling of the bars. When I am training I go to the gym 6 or 7 days a week and often times it is twice a day. The ownership of the gym does not like us guys…not from a financial standpoint anyway. You are there for your game and they are there for theirs.

You notice, while doing your concentration curls, that someone on the bench next to you is just fucking everything up and is either going to quit or hurt themselves….no different than noticing someone doing better than you. When he is doing 10-12 reps of back squats at 500 pounds in the power rack next to me it is easy for me to lose focus and think, “fuck this noise, I’m going for a burger.” However, I keep pushing because his success and failure is about him and mine is about me. There is a guy at my gym that does lifts that even at my absolute best I could never imagine doing. Usually when we say, “Forget about what the person next to you is doing” it is because they are killing it at an incredible level. Even people who compete at the highest levels of both powerlifting and bodybuilding like Phil Heath, Kai Green, Eddie Hall or Ray Williams will tell you that they will not train focusing on their competition, they only train to be as good as they can be. Often times we will say that this is a game where it is you against you. We know that the only way to make something stronger is to offer it new and bigger challenges and this is all Jan 1 –Feb 14 is at the gym. If you can get through your workouts and not even notice the few dozen extra people improperly using equipment and making new friends then you have strengthened your ability to focus and concentrate. This is not the look of someone who knows what the guy next to him is up to.

Think of the new year as a mental challenge. The world may think we are just a bunch of meatheads lifting weights, but we know better. Why not add more distraction for mental gains? We do all these things to further challenge our body. Well, so what? Are you going to give up? Think of this as a challenge. Now the gym is crowded and noisy and you have to do your workout out of order because someone is snapchatting about being at the gym in a power rack and your focus is ruined. Why do we wear headphones at the gym? Why do we put a hood up? One thing constantly discussed in the weight lifting world is mental focus. So when you see the resolutioners in the gym, realize that this is just the downside to your hard work being admired. If society didn’t value fitness we wouldn’t have the resolutioners, but we also wouldn’t reap the social benefits of being fit. Well the reason that happens is because society values fitness. When you are at your peak fitness and you can’t walk down a single street without being noticed, complimented or asked advice you feel good right?Īnyone who says that getting this look doesn’t matter is lying. This means that we are living in a society that values being in shape. There is a reason people make resolutions to go to the gym for the new year – being in shape is something people want. That fitness is more and more a popular trend is a good thing for everyone.

Remember, they are there because they want to be more like you and are often super nervous about it so be nice. So try not to be too much of a dick even if they are annoying and in your space. Sure, some of them may just be jerks who are totally unaware of themselves, but many – if not most-of them are scared to death and just trying to push that aside in order to better themselves. Think of something you suck at and then imagine walking right in and taking up a stance and doing it right next to a bunch of people who do it year round. The gym floor is a place where the experts and the newbies are standing right next to each other.

However, at my peak I know that a gym newbie will see me working out and often times be self-conscious about what they are doing. I have been out of the game to rest and recover from some injuries before a big push so I am not at my peak at this point. Applaud Him For Putting In The Work.Įven though they are annoying, the resolutioners are showing courage by walking into the gym.

The resolutioners are coming