The Super Bowl is still the buzz around my gym this morning. I'm pretty sure most gyms are still in the after glow of a very exciting game between TWO great teams. Mind you, neither one is my favorite, but there was no denying the game itself delivered on the hype.
I was having a conversation about the decision to pass the ball on second down vs. letting Marshawn Lynch blast his way in. Those that argued had no idea of the intricacies of SITUATIONAL football, down and distance, time left on the clock and who was on the other side of the ball at any given moment.
The GAME came down to a small battle of less than 1% of a 100 yard field. It came down to a couple plays before that moved the ball FAR down the field with an absolutely miraculous catch.
The coaches of course are going to be second guessed for EVER. My own take??? Both Bill and Pete probably know a LOT more than we do about coaching a Pro Football team. Otherwise, WE would be the head dudes of those teams and they would be sitting behind a desk SECOND GUESSING US!
What had me thinking to point I thought my brain would melt, was the small intricate battles that went on from the beginning kickoff, to that last ditch effort. How each individual had to fight a small battle every play and win it to get them to that exact point at the end of the game which made it so awesomely exciting for us, the fans.
There were no losers of those battles. Some were won, some were lost. The wins that out numbered the losses advanced the team as a whole. So yea, I'm getting a LOT out there, but when applied to my own life, or YOURS, what are the DAILY battles we need to win in order to be CONSISTENTLY good and will eventually make us the winner of our own Lombardi Trophy. How many little battles do we need to amass before we can actually consider our lives a "Dynasty".
Sure, today it is only a rep. Tomorrow it may be FIVE pounds. A week from now, it is the consistent battles we win that accumulate to an eventual BREAKTHROUGH VICTORY.
Giving up is the sucky part. No one quit in the Super Bowl. Why would one quit on a battle, no matter WHICH battle it might be?
Is the battle, motivation? Technique? Competency? Internal mental struggle? Physiological stress? Health issue? Relationships? Could you imagine if the New England Patriots Defense just walked off the field and said..."they're going to score a touchdown anyway, why bother?"
Oh boy how the outcomes that have gotten me to where I am could have been so significantly different.
Today's training consisted of
Accessory work for the Back, and Arms.
Make them big so you can't be aerodynamic.