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Hey Quaranturnt Crew, Of all the rambles I’ve written for you here, I think this one is the most important to me. It’s not about strength or good position or cardiovascular health or nutrition. It’s about philosophy. The words I have here are from my role model, Ben Bergeron. He’s an idol to me because he dives deeper than the muscle - down to the character. How he approaches the world is so aligned with my intentions. I strive to be a deeply disciplined person with drive and fortitude, which ultimately is what makes fitness so pivotal to me. I like looking good, but in truth, I’m here for the core of the discipline, the heart of the art: character. How you do one thing is how you do everything, and how I do fitness is how I strive to do everything. In order to build my body’s strength, I have to build my mind. This past week, I heard this on his podcast: For people who are trying to crush life and thrive, the reason we train and think and put ourselves through self-analysis is so that when things like this [pandemic] happen, we’re ready. The training we do in the gym - all the mindset stuff we do in there - is exactly in preparation for things like this. We don’t train in the gym to get good at the gym. We don’t do this meditative self-analysis and mental toughness thing for the sake of being the toughest dude on the field. We do it so it will prep us for these moments. For the call at 2am. No one saw this coming, but we’re ready for the unknown and unknowable. The gym just puts a microscope on what our lives are going to be like. The stoic philosophy is all about preparing for this moment.
Ben blurs the lines between Tom Brady, Atticus Finch, Coach K, and Marcus Aurelius. If anyone wants to talk more about Ben Bergeron, his podcast Chasing Excellence, or philosophies, I'm always down :) Now, here's your workout with the IG Post. 
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