Do What It Takes To Get It Done

I received a new piece of equipment from the UPS guy yesterday… a trap bar (with the elevated handles, I already have one but that one doesn’t have the elevated handles).  It was delivered to my home and my wife’s car was in the shop so she had to take my car to work.  My next wave of training clients was approaching and I was in a tough spot.  The only way I could get the trap bar up to my gym was to carry it from my house to my gym.  Now, my gym is really close to my house, but not so much when you have to carry weights down the street… in the rain… with a cooler full of water bottles strapped around your neck.

But one of my evening clients had trap bar deadlifts in his new program, and I wasn’t going to let him down and not give him the program as I wrote it up.  So, I basically did a farmer’s walk in the pouring rain and got er done!  The looks I got from my neighbors, the cars driving by, and the business owners as I walked down the street carrying this in the rain were priceless!  I’m sure they thought, “what the heck is he doing walking in the rain, and what is that thing that he is carrying?!?  What a weirdo!”

I hadn’t even taken it out of the wrapping yet…

… which worked out well due to the fact that it was raining.

Now, I’m not saying what I did was superhuman by any means.  It just took a little strength along with some willpower.  But despite the elements, I got it done.

Moral of the story: sometimes you have to step up to get it done.

Been thinking about taking the leap and giving this whole weight lifting/working out thing a try?  Well, it’s time to get it done.

Been having a hard time getting up in the morning to train before work?  Go to bed a little earlier and get it done!

Been having a hard time finishing with your left hand (basketball – lay-ups, that is)?  Put your time in the gym and get it done!

Been meaning to get together with an old friend the last couple years but just haven’t found the time to make it happen?  Make it happen and get it done!

Sometimes we have to take a look in the mirror and say to ourselves: “No more excuses, time to (wo)man up and GET IT DONE!”

Hear what I’m saying!