In the fitness world, there’s always something to learn, the
next big gadget, a new bodybuilding routine, how to develop superior grip
strength, get bigger arms or legs, tight abs, lifting 500 lbs. of a specific
lift like the Bench Press. We get excited and eager to learn so we ask a
million questions but we don’t always get the answer we were hoping for and why
is that? Getting so amped up then you find out certain things you didn't expect
and often times you find yourself disappointed but how you can you change that
around?
Some of us
get asked a bunch of different questions on training or something specific like
Muscle Control for example, or how to increase your push-ups, what’s the
strength difference between a barbell bench press and a dumbbell bench press
hell even about a specific athlete that you love. I don’t get asked a million
questions often like some of the other guys like Bud Jeffries, Logan Christopher, Ryan Pitts, Dru Patrick or even the legendary Dennis Rogers but
when I do, I do my best to give the right answers but sometimes I’d like to ask
the other person what they’re intent is, do you have a specific goal or do you
want to know just for the sake of knowing? Knowledge is a powerful tool; it’s
how you use it that creates what you want.
Some of you
guys out there are very eager to learn, you want answers and things explained
but I’d like to share with you a quote from Master Catch Wrestler Billy Robinson, he says “Learn how to learn.” What does that mean exactly? In my way
of putting it it’s learning by following your intuition, you learn certain
things and ask about more but in order to find the answer, you have to
participate and being mindful about what you want to learn. Ask yourself in
your mind, what do you seek, where do you want to go in your training, you
picture what you want to do, after that you do it. The questions you seek will
come by experimenting, getting someone’s take on the subject and what they’re
ideas are, take them in like a sponge but have the intention to go with your
questions.
Some guys
like to run their mouth and like a machine gun just asking a bunch of questions
without looking at the big picture. Their excitement is great and wants to find
out as much as they can but yet don’t always hit the target. If you ever see
someone at a gun range, watch how some of them take a shot at the target, they
can shoot off all they want but if the bullets don’t hit the target they’re not
aiming properly and clearly don’t know how to use a gun but they’re excited to
learn and want to hit that target. Asking questions is the same thing, they’re
like bullets but you need to have a target otherwise you’re just shooting all
over the place. Focus on what you want to target, be mindful and fire at the
points you’re looking for. When you look at it like this, you’ll find what
you’re intentions are and what you want ask, sometimes it’s not the answer
you’re looking for but yet it could be the one that was there all along.
