09/08/2026
If you know, you know.
The set:
5 MUSCLE UPS +20KG
10 BODYWEIGHT MUSCLE UPS
× 5 rounds
5 min rest between rounds.
I could have easily left the park, found some shelter, and finished the workout later.
But this was the last routine of the day — and if you’ve been following me long enough, you already know I’ve trained in -20°C 🥶 and +40°C 🥵.
And that’s exactly the point.
Every now and then, I hear:
“The bar is different, so my performance is compromised.”
“I think if I do this exercise before that one, I won’t perform optimally.”
“There’s no box here. I need to jump onto the bar — I’m not used to it.”
And the list goes on.
Here’s my message to you:
If you constantly need everything to be “optimal” in order to perform, you may have created the worst comfort zone of all.
It feels like you’re living in your optimal zone — until one variable changes.
Different bar.
Different thickness.
Different paint or texture.
Different park.
Different gym.
No air conditioning.
Different sequence of exercises.
Different environment.
And suddenly, everything feels compromised.
Not necessarily physically.
Mentally.
You feel like the circumstances are holding you back, when in reality, you trained yourself to depend on those circumstances.
So expose yourself to the unexpected.
Train in different parks.
Use different bars.
Deal with different textures.
Train in different gyms.
Train without air conditioning.
Change the conditions.
Because the goal isn’t to become someone who performs perfectly when everything is perfect.
The goal is to become someone who can perform when nothing is.
That’s the difference between a boy who works out…
and a man who trains.
