…they could teach most of us a thing or two about focus and discipline.
If you have never read this post by Mark Twight of Gym Jones about training the cast of 300, you ought to do so. Here’s the link, right HERE. Mark responds very forcefully to the long list of doubters who believed the amazing physique of the Spartans came from years of training and steroid overdose. (It didn’t, by the way…it came from a few months of killer cross-training and a responsible diet.)
The question is, have you ever been a “doubter” at BJJ training? Have you ever been frustrated at that lower belt who gets you with the same submission over and over, and made the excuse that they were “just using muscle?” Or maybe you’re not progressing as fast as the next guy / girl on the mat. Or maybe you’re the one who offers excuses every time you get tapped.
If you’re that person (I find myself there every now and then, I’m ashamed to say), read and re-read Mark’s post. And then get off your butt and go to work.
