Pain Is Gain!!

As Darren mentioned a post or two ago....I myself have not been feeling "it" Last week I felt crappy....crappy workouts....crappy diet ...crappy recovery etc. Its one of those weeks where I just could not get it going!! As athletes..we will not always feel good all the time..we just have to keep on going (a very famous saying from our last long outing together!!)

That said I did manage to get 3 lifts in, 2 runs and a swim. Most people's crappy weeks do not include any workouts so to get to the point where you work out no matter how you feel is a step in the right direction for sure!!

The other thing is as athletes we have chosen the way of "pain". Much more mental and emotional than physical but the physical pain of quality workouts is certainly there. Its painful to stay dedicated and disciplined to anything much less endurance training. Everyone goes through self doubt, not feeling 100%, life getting in the way, injury, schedule changes, sickness, and a host of other things that can throw us off our game. As endurance athletes we will always do what others wont..to have what others want...but there is a price to be paid.

The price is pain!! The pain of staying with your workouts, the pain of staying disciplined when its easy or convienent to flake, the pain of saying no to yourself, your family or friends for the greater good, the pain of missing out on stuff, the pain of pushing yourself mentally, physically and emotionally, the pain of being tired, cold, sick, drained, unhappy, not satisfied, hungry, bored or any other emotion that could cause us to quit.

That call it the "Death Race". I think about that title a lot and for obvious reasons it scares a lot of people. But when you really think about "Death Race" and pain...its a great thing. Death Race for Team Trinity means do the training and putting our selves to the test so we put to "Death" fear, doubt and lack through hard and vigorous workouts that will kill the seeds of all the negativity that surrounds us.

Pain is awesome....its a sign of growth and challenge. I say bring on the pain so we can put to Death all that stops us from achieving our potential.

We are who we train to become.....I say Bring the Pain!!