For countless centuries, we have worshiped many gods and
supernatural figures that give us power and love over our lives. Not all have
used them that way and have pushed the boundaries what is good and what’s evil
about worshiping a god, king or supernatural force but when it comes down to
it, it’s important to know that we hold some of these forces and beings in our
hearts and can learn from them. In this case in the world of fitness, they’re
just as important to learn from in that caliber if not more as we see them as a
driving force to believe in.
Building
fitness using the very figures that have conquered World Literature and
Mythology is a great way to look at how we can create the human body to a degree
of strength and health that we all strive to find. For all intents and
purposes, there’s no need to do drugs, steroids or any of that crap to build
solid, functional strength that can carry over to everyday life. Here are a few
figures in Mythology that can grasp a hold on our fitness training and how we
can use them to find what works best for us.
Zeus: The All-Mighty Greek God (or Roman’s Jupiter) is a
great way to look at fitness because he is that powerful, nerve forcing god
that gives us the strength that we can grab a hold of and harness that force
inside us to create that superhuman strength and speed that scientists say we
only use 5% of at best. Think of having the hands of Zeus, grabbing something
or taking in energy that surges throughout your whole body and puts you in a
state where it feels like you can take on any obstacle and laugh at your
challenges.
Pan: The Satyr half-man half goat that is the spirit of
sexual energy and the way we harness our power and strength from our legs. When
you build powerful and strong functional legs, you create that balance of
testosterone which in turn gives you great health, burns off fat, powerful
muscle all over and it aids in making you feel younger, stronger and more in
tuned with your inner child of play and man/woman of loving energy.
Hercules: The man of Superhuman Strength. This is more in
tuned with bodybuilding but more importantly, to truly understand the fitness
side of Hercules is to learn to build your body that is not only powerful and
solid but having nearly equal strength to go with it. The old-time strongmen
had built solid and mighty physiques but at the same time, their strength was
even more impressive. Men like Reg
Park , John Grimek, Eugene
Sandow and others that had incredible bodies but even greater strength that was
just unbelievable. Don’t be a Tarzan and fight like Jane kind of Bodybuilder,
harness your strength and power naturally as you build your physique. Basic
lifts and basic programs are key.
To go
beyond what you’re taught, you have to think outside the box. We are taught
certain things from different people but in order to be truly successful you
have to look within yourself to find the best possible way to be fit, healthy
and crazy strong. This goes as much for women as does men. Women do train
differently because their bodies don’t have as much testosterone as men
however, it’s important to know that you can build a beautiful body that WON’T
GET BULKY because unless a woman is using testosterone pills or steroids that’s
really the only way that’ll happen. Work with what you learned but also find
what works best to your abilities. Just following someone isn't quite enough
and the way you follow them isn't always in your best interest. Think for
yourself at times and remember to be yourself.
Putting
your body and mind to the test has been the standard for all things for as long
as mankind has been around. The Gods and their stories gave us a reason to use
our bodies and our brains to think and look for what works and how we create
certain things that gives us hope, strength and endurance to move forward. Some
of us just think there’s an end-all be all of following and not having a right
to think for ourselves. I take bits and pieces of people’s advice and methods
and mold them into my own, it’s called becoming creative. Some people don’t
know how and it’s sad because they have so much potential but only work with
what they’re told to do. Quite frankly I hate being told what to do but I’m not
opposing to listening and modifying what works for me. Become more of you and
challenge the way things go.
We may have
been created by the Gods or whatever you choose to believe but the reality is
that once you are born, you grow up and you learn. No one has your body and
mind so what makes you think you aught to be somebody else. Find what guides
you and learn to harness the power within you, not someone else and become a
more powerful being.