Good morning, IRON Gladiator -

There's a storm brewing in the air here in NJ.....

Rainy days = more writing, more building, more brainstorming....

As I write in my journal and expand my mind and thinking,
I am reminded about the world of strength and health.

There's a war going on. Not what you see on the news (BTW, I stopped
watching the news over a year ago - much better :)

The war I am talking about is the war against weakness,
laziness, excuses and mediocrity.

And, unfortunately..... I think we're losing.

Not because we're getting weaker physically and mentally.

But because we've become so quick to stop, sit out, make excuses, and wait for someone else to tell us what we CAN'T do.

These excuses are supported by parents, schools, medical community, etc

Not ALL, but most......

And so this builds a younger generation of common folk.

The other day I wrote to you about my experience from 20 years ago,
when I got rear ended in a car accident.

I expanded on this topic on The STRONG Life Podcast HERE.​

The guy who hit me had a car that looked like an accordion.

After we finished the police report, I went straight to my gym and strength trained. Thick Bar Benching is what I recall.

I had zero pain in my body and just a bit of neck soreness the
next morning. In fact, I was Exhilarated after the accident.

I was fired up because I felt STRONG and the guy who smashed into
me got out of his car dazed and confused, grabbing the back of
his neck.

Now, I'm not telling you to ignore injuries or do stupid things when you're hurt or ignore injuries that are creeping in.

But here's what bothers me…

Today, a kid sprains his wrist or ankle, and sometimes the message is:

"Stop everything. Do nothing. Sit on the sidelines."

A kid starts school and parents stop training because even though
school ends at 2:30 PM, Mommy and Daddy think little Johnny
needs 8 hours of NO activity after school.

"It's a lot so we're easing him into school...."

In LIFE, there is NO easing in. Life is f--king TOUGH. Get used to it.

What happened to finding a way?

Can't train one thing? Train something else.

Can't do your normal workout? Find a way to improve something.

Can't do what you did yesterday? Figure out what you CAN do today.

That's how you build more than muscle.

You build a mind that looks for solutions instead of excuses.

You build the confidence that comes from doing hard things.

You build a body that's more capable of handling the demands of life.

And you learn a lesson that becomes more valuable as you get older…

Being strong is an advantage at EVERY age.

It's an advantage when you're an athlete.

It's an advantage when you're raising kids.

It's an advantage when life punches you in the face and you need to get back up.

That's what my latest STRONG Life Podcast is all about.

Episode 584: The War Against Weakness & Excuses.

Listen to it here:

​[LISTEN NOW — STRONG LIFE EPISODE 584]​

Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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In Strength,

Zach -

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