29/09/2021
Worth the read
I was training a client yesterday, and she asked me a question, which at first i couldn't answer
'Why compete?'
So to put it into context. My mate, coach, therapist and mentor luke, will hit the stage this sunday to compete in ICN , a body building platform. He posted a video to his story yesterday, the last final days before show day, describing how he feels, and being that I've been there before, i could totally relate
Tired, so tired, no energy, hungry, and i don't just mean hungry, its a whole new form of hungry, brain fog, some bloating, bad gas after eating zucchini pasta π, and did i mention hungry
As i was telling my client about this i mentioned my own experience, which was very simular, but i also experience poor bowel moment to the point i relied on laxatives, my period stopped (meaning my body decided it was now unfit to reproduce), sleep deprivation, and later my stomach wasn't producing acids the digest food
Post comp i had an unhealthy relationship with food and training and it's something that took some time to correct
So this led my client to ask me, 'Why do it then?'
I couldn't answer at first, because let's be honest, i made it sound like the worst thing that you could possibly want to do to yourself π
Then i remembered, it is about self discipline. Showing to YOURSELF that you ARE capable of doing ANYTHING you put your mind to, no matter how hard it is, you CAN push through that to achieve that goal
There is nothing more powerful than achieving something that has been nothing short of grueling, no matter what that is, whether it be running a marathon, climbing Everest, studying for 100 years to become a doctor, child birth without drugs π³, these are all massive achievements that PUSH the PHYSICAL and MENTAL barriers beyond what they would normally be
That's where we learn about ourselves, what we're capable of
Thank you to Sarah for asking me that question, and reminding me why i did it and who i am because of it
Coaching the coach π
Happy Thursday
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