Showing posts with label Water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Water. Show all posts

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Drip Drip Drip....Drops Of Water In the Rain: An Unyielding Philosophy of Consistent Workouts

I love the rain. That soft, persistent rain that kisses the earth without apology. Doing workouts gives off very different vibes and letting things flow. No spotlight. Just me, the ground and the quiet symphony of drops falling all around. I've done some training with the hammers and even bodyweight during those days in the summer or even spring, as sweat mixed with rain on my skin, the truth burned brighter than ever, every single workout is a drop of water in the rain. One alone seems insignificant. But keep them coming, relentless, patient, faithful and you become the force that reshapes mountains, carves canyons, and floods the world with unstoppable power.


Look at that water above—tiny trickles born from countless raindrops merging, gathering momentum, becoming something alive and eternal. That's you when you refuse to skip. That quick 5-minute isometric hold while the world rushes by? A drop. The garage bodyweight circuit at dawn before the chaos begins? Another drop. The lunch-break band pulls that nobody sees? Drop after drop. They fall quietly. They don't demand applause. Yet together they build rivers that nothing can stop.

I've been at this physical culture game for many, many years. Training raw, outdoors, away from mirrors and machines because being real and thinking outside the box isn't built in flashes; it's more about persistence. Early on in my late teens I chased the hurricane: brutal sessions that left me feeling like shit, ego swollen and my body wasn't getting the type of recovery that aligned with what I was shooting for at the time. I'd train like a madman one day, then limp for a week or even had a day where I felt like a broken 80 year old man that took longer to get out of bed than an episode of Big Bang Theory. That was destruction disguised as progress. But people like Bruce Lee showed me that water was a philosophy to look at. Steady rain wins. It doesn't rage; it endures. It finds every weakness in the rock and widens it with gentle, ceaseless pressure until the impossible yields. 

As time went on and my training was gaining momentum, guys like Garin Bader taught me new ways to look at Bruce Lee's way of things. Hence, CoreForce Energy.


See that man hanging in the rain-soaked park? Defiant. Unbroken. Training through the elements because he knows the drops are stacking. That's the spirit. Your body listens to consistency the way stone listens to water; slowly, inevitably, profoundly. Tendons thicken into cables. Joints heal and fortify. Weak links dissolve. The old aches fade because you've been nourishing the foundation with daily drops instead of drowning it in sporadic floods.

This is bigger than muscles. It's existential. Life will throw storms at you. Layoffs, heartbreak, days when gravity feels heavier than usual. Water doesn't argue with the terrain; it flows, adapts, overcomes. Your workouts become that same force. When doubt creeps in ("Is one session really worth it?"), remember: one drop joined the river today. It merged with yesterday's effort, last week's grind, last year's commitment. You're not just getting stronger—you're becoming the river. Purpose flows through your veins. Discipline becomes instinct. Weakness erodes like riverbanks giving way to the current.


Even in the downpour, people keep moving—laughing, running, living. Rain doesn't stop the committed; it reveals them. Training in drizzle or shine strips away excuses and exposes the truth: greatness isn't about perfect conditions. It's about showing up when the sky is gray and the motivation is thin, adding your drop anyway. Do that long enough, and one day you wake up and realize the man in the mirror isn't the same fragile version from years ago. He's carved. He's deepened. He's mighty.

History echoes this. The Mighty Atom didn't bend steel in one explosive effort—he built the power through daily isometric pressure, drop by drop. Old-time wrestlers held positions until time itself submitted. Nature's masterpiece—the Grand Canyon—wasn't blasted in a weekend. It was sculpted by patient rain and other things over eons. Your potential is that stone. Your consistency is the rain. Keep falling on it. The transformation is inevitable.


And here's the fire: when you embrace this philosophy, every rep ignites something primal. You feel alive in a way no shortcut ever delivers. The burn becomes a baptism. The sweat, holy water. You discover depths of resilience you never knew existed. You carry groceries like they're feathers. You wrestle life without flinching. You rise each morning with the quiet roar of a river inside you; calm on the surface, unstoppable beneath.

So rise up. Let the next workout be your drop. Make it fierce. Make it faithful. Stack them without apology. Watch how small acts compound into legendary strength. Watch how ordinary days birth extraordinary men. The rain is falling right now—through your window, in your mind, across your future. Answer it. Add your drop. Become the flood that reshapes everything.

The river is waiting to be born through you. Get after it. Become unstoppable. Be amazingly awesome.

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Friday, October 13, 2023

The 1500 Rep Challenge For Leg Day

 For the second time ever, I went after the Double Decker Leg Challenge of 1000 Step Ups and 500 Hindu Squats with a Deck Of Cards and made it through. It was pure hell and it may even make the devil go "fuck that." This type of workout will make you sweat, you will tire and you will be tested mentally and physically; hell you may be seeing stuff that aren't there who knows but it's true that this will kick your ass.

I wanted to see if I could do this again since it has been a while and I've done the 500 Step Ups and 250 Squats workout a just a few times recently as well. Let's just say I've never felt so damn happy to jump into a shower and chug some water afterwards. It's freaking brutal and my shirt looked like I came out of a damn pool. I didn't time it because I didn't want to go Speedy Gonzales on it and just focus on technique and breathing while the speed came on its own. This is not an everyday thing unless you have some sick and twisted mindset for punishment or if you're going out for a sport like wrestling. 

This challenge is purely to test your mental toughness and physical conditioning. It makes you push through barriers that aren't your typical workout challenges. Doing 500 Squats in a row can be done almost daily if you have that mindset and within reason, 1000 Step Ups can be a chore but it's not impossible to do them 2-3x a week if you're working towards a goal and building some killer cardio but to do both in the same workout with your only rest is flipping a card is almost pure insanity. When you get to the jokers, you have to do 50 Step Ups and 25 Squats in a superset and you have to do this 4 times throughout the workout on top of the other cards. This workout for most people would be once in a while like every 10 days or so if you want to keep pursuing it but if you're a world class athlete like a Collegiate or World/Olympic Caliber Wrestler or Running Back/Linebacker or an aspiring MMA Fighter, you can attempt this on conditioning days or 2-4x a week if you're that sadistic like a Karl Gotch or Kurt Angle in his Olympic Training. 

Leg Day is one of those days where you find out a little more about what you're capable of but never go to the point where you have to crawl back home and sleep for 10-12 hours a day for the next week. Always have something in the tank. I did say you'll get tired but don't quit. It is really tough and it's not for the average trainee. Hell, 99.9999% of people won't even try to attempt this; it's nasty, your legs will feel like jello and it forces you to breathe with intensity. This won't however make you puke your guts out. I've never believed in that and if you have to throw up during a workout, that's getting to the point of destroying your organs. Never, ever train to the point of feeling sick, whoever came up with that is an asshole who just loves punishment.

If you're up to the challenge, I encourage you to build up your leg strength and cardio first and foremost. Don't do this if you have heart and organ issues and for my sake, have a towel and water on hand. Be smart about it but don't slack off either. Do the workout as best as you can, don't go for a world record on it. If you do it in multiple workouts, see how fast you can do it (within solid form and not having a heart attack). Also don't do this if you've never done step ups and/or Hindu Squats before, if you do, you're going to find out how hard it is to even walk the next day, let alone feel like an old man with legs ready to fall off. Train with intent and preparedness. This goes beyond just leg training, it's a full body workout and do your best to keep your body relaxed but not so loose you're like a worm. 

Best of luck and keep being amazingly awesome.