Desire 01.21.09

So what we are going to do today is to recall the initial desire that brought us all to this place at this time. Why are we training and what are we training for? We are going to remind ourselves of the impulse that started it all, our Desire, the very first principle in manifesting our dreams.

DESIRE ~ thought
Infinite source of the driving force
Direction from the spiritual being
Reminds you of your steady course
And guides you toward your dream

I can’t think of a better place to do that than on the hill. So it’s off to Strawberry Canyon and we are going to start sprinting, straight up with no stops. I will make it easy on them in that regard by partnering them up.



Only six athletes showed today; very interesting. Well at least we are getting to the ones with the real desire - that’s perfect. The run up went well and it seems easy, great improvement. I decided to partner up Cecil and Ron in the first group. Ron has the best wind I believe of everyone here besides Cecil. Cecil is the strongest athlete all around.



The next group will be Demetrius and Larry. Demetrius has really kicked in after two weeks and he is beginning to feel himself. He is going to be a force to be reckoned with after this week and that will be perfect because I will be bringing in other athletes with incredible speed. Larry has improved greatly, but this work still gives him a hard time; still his recovery is fantastic.



The last group will be Julian and Adam. Adam still has the most difficulty with the hill because of all his muscle mass. His legs burnout quickly. He is improving, but I think the willingness to travel through this kind of pain is still not there. The guys did very well and I am proud of the effort and the recovery. We will travel to the steps next and see how well we get through those.



Adam came up to me and said, “You know, when you first told me you could make me stronger by taking me off weights I didn’t believe you. But yesterday I went to bench and hit my max, 460 lbs, twice, easily. I am a real believer now!"

I thought that was very interesting, that he went into the gym and didn't just try to get in a bench workout, but tried to reach his max. (Damn weightlifters….lol) Don’t get me wrong - I believe in weights... I just think that functional strength is just as important, if not more, for sport.



The pushups were easy for everyone except Julian, who is nursing a weak shoulder. All of this made me very happy. So instead of abs at the end of the workout, the kids got a lecture.

I talked about pain and the willingness to travel through it. Not just that, but to expect it. To see it as your daily challenge and to be able to transcend it. I hope it got through.