When you’re apart of a group that has great admiration for
fitness and willing to help you in any way possible, they become more like a
family sort of speaks. It’s that camaraderie that just has that special bond
that you don’t get from other people in your life. It’s when some of us get
together and you never know what’s going to happen. One of my best friends in
this type of world is Logan Christopher and he’s one of the first guys that
helped me shape up what I’ am today. Whenever I hang out with him, he always
ends up putting me in some weird workout situation, one time he pretty much
threw me into a kettlebell contest, he even got me on the rock climbing walls
after kicking my ass in warm ups, even pushed me to get better at bridging.
It’s all about making someone better and the right people will talk to you.
Helping
each other out is one of the coolest things in the world. Sometimes we struggle
to make a goal or at times you doubt yourself, that’s when they give you that
big slap in the face (figuratively and literally at times) to wake your ass up
and make things happen. I had one of those experiences when I spent time with
Bud Jeffries when he came around my town in Idaho . He helped me out by putting things in
another perspective and from his knowledge and wisdom I learned a lot from him
in a very short period of time. When you have someone or some people like that,
it’s very rare to find and it be wise to be around those types of people. Even
when they might try to hook you up with a couple girls at Wal-Mart (thanks
Bud).
There are
people in your life that want to bring you down but they do what they can to
hide about it and some are right in your face. When those people don’t believe
in you, there will be people that will and they’ll go out of their way at times
to tell you so and show you why they do. Being around positive people that
share similar goals and want to help you in any way they can, those are the
people you want in your life. There are plenty of men and women I've met and
even more that I've chatted with more than being in person with but the
principles are still the same. I love helping others because I had the
opportunity to be helped out by those same people and want to pass that on.
Doesn't matter what color your skin is, your background, religion, creed,
passion you’re another human being like me who’s doing their best to make it in
this world.
In the
world of Physical Culture, just like everybody else sometimes there’s a bit of
chaos but in a good way, when you have a group of guys who train their asses
off and then get together at a restaurant, its bound to get loud at times,
telling stories, cracking jokes and even learn a few tips. Other times when you
hang out with each other, they’ll push you like no one else will and at times
there’s no remorse. You hear stories go around that are just plain strange and
others are just funny as hell (Bud told me a story about Dennis Rogers that
just made crack up). Even with all that shit going on, you’ll know when they
have your back and give you that love and respect for one another even when one
of them is a bit nuts but then again we’re all nuts in our special way.
You are
never alone and you’ll learn sooner or later who your brothers/sisters are in
this wacky world because there comes a time when everything is in its place and
you share things with other people that even your own family will never
understand. It goes back to that bond you don’t see much in this day and age. Find
them, learn from them and help each other out because eventually, success will
be well in reach and you’ll soon find out how you got there.