Being able to perform well on command is a hard skill to learn. It can be hard for athletes. Musicians take years to learn this skill as well. One of the differences between an average performer and a top performer is that top performers always show up. I have not discovered the path to doing this in very many areas of my life. I am grateful I have harnessed this power that when it comes to the gym, all I must do is to walk in the gym, and a good workout is bound to happen.
After 20 years of hitting the weights I have trained myself to have good workouts happen automatically. This is not to say that there are no bad workouts, or that all workouts are good workouts. Off days still happen, but the good days happen on their own. I have wired my brain to have good workouts, so as long as I get to the gym I tend to perform.
For 20 years I have pushed myself in the gym and demanded good workouts out of myself. I have built up so many habits and so much psychology I believe that my mind and body are quiet literally wired to have good workouts. I can show up unfocused and tired, but soon as I am in the gym, the lifter inside me starts to take over and good workouts happen. This is a super power I took 20 years to build, but I built it, and it works.
For 20 years I built this super power of having good workouts. I chose a path that is a little different. I chose to lift weights and lift them well. I chose to do this over doing other things. I purged excuses from my mind. I didn’t accept that a good workout wasn’t possible. I squatted hours after my grandfather’s funeral. I worked out with hangovers. I trained with injuries. I came back from injuries. I learned how to command performance from myself in the gym.
I am so thankful I chose this path. It has taught me the recipe for performance in all things. If I can do something in the gym, I can do the same thing in real life. I am grateful I unlocked this super power in one area of my life. I hope to unlock it in other areas. I think that is an even bigger superpower, the ability to move skills from one competency to another. This means if we can be great at one thing, we can be great at many things. When we unlock that, we become something more than normal.