Are you ripe for a mass movement?

Human behavior has always been of interest to me, and considering that the leadership of a small population of people is the name of our game I dig into this area deeply.

Like nothing else on Earth – #FakeGym

It could be argued that folks are ripe for a movement when their respective interests and outlook doesn’t fulfill a direct livable purpose. It’s in instances like this that folks are most willing to find some outwardly thing to live for.

Now before I lose you with deep cosmic thoughts, let’s get back to Earth for a second. These “movements” I’m talking about can be as small as jumping from trend to trend. If you’ve had a hard time staying put with a hobby, career, or social setting, these may be indicators that you are, in fact, ripe for mass movements. This, of course, means you’re susceptible to looking outwardly for fulfillment and could benefit from some introspective focus.

It’s our true belief that FFOTB isn’t a manifestation of some fitness trend. The design, language, and execution of this fitness school is based on the notion that this is home. And furthermore, it can be a sustainable home that can fulfill students for an entire lifetime – literally.

Naturally, people may come and go in our program that are jumping from mass movement to mass movement. We each are on our own journeys, indeed. The key, I think, is to recognize markers that indicate where we stand. This telling sign of mass movement hopping isn’t anything to worry about, it’s just an area to take action upon.

May we all live in a manner that is self-fulfilling. I’d only hope that for our students, we provided a program that honors that.

Logan Gelbrich

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Friday’s Workout:

“Battery Work”

EMOM 14
Even: 5 Snatch Pulls (95/65)
Odd: 8 PVC Snatch Balance

-Rest 3 min-

Max Squats

(1:1 work/rest)
1min
45 sec
30 sec
15 sec

Visualization: Bridging the Gap to Your Goals

It has been said that we will fail at the margins of our experience. With such a statement we can draw a couple conclusions:

1. Preparation opposes failure.
2. Experience is extremely valuable.
3. If you find yourself in a situation you haven’t been before, the chances for failure are higher.

This holds true for most folks, whether you’re in the work place or fighting for our freedom overseas. The same is true for those of us that have sport as a career, too. Never given a keynote speech before? The odds are against you on that first one, my friend. How about a marathon runner from Los Angeles who has signed up for an event at altitude in Colorado? She is already set up for more failure than those with altitude training under their belt. 

But, what if our goals include things that are beyond the realm of our experience? How can we bridge the gap?

Enter: Visualization.

Utilizing visualization is a tool of unmeasurable value. It’s how high performance individuals accomplish incredible feats at margins of their experience. For example, if one hasn’t really “been there before,” but they’ve visualized themselves as such then, in many ways, they have had experience in the situation, albeit a simulation. And through visualization, the gap between experience and one’s ideal reality shrinks.

Kobe Bryant has seen himself winning the 2013 NBA Championship many times over. He’s taken the final shot, too. He’s seen it and it hasn’t happened yet. When he gets the ball with 3 seconds on the clock months from now, however, it won’t be the first time.

You’ve got to see it to believe it. Can you see your future?

Logan Gelbrich

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Wednesday’s Workout:

AMRAP 20
1 Deadlift (60% 1 RM)
5 Push Ups
10 KB Swings
15 Squats