can't never could

One of the things 'me dear old da' must have engrained in me was the expression "can't never could do nothin' ...boy"

'there is not try. there is do or do not'

Sometimes clients come into the gym and they 'can't' do something; and thats okay-except when the effort's not applied to let you do something.

The kids often come in and look at something new and go ' i can't' . Well if you don't make the attempt how do you know? Our sand bag work is often like this. It looks hard (because it is) it looks heavy (well, thats relative) and the expression 'can't' often finds itself in the ether.

How do you know you can't? Squat down and do it! 'I can't its's too heavy!' - incorrect. You've nudged it and felt that it's heavy and it is; So what. Pick it up!

'Wow I picked it up'. Yes, now do it again, and again and one more time.

Invest in yourself with effort. Hard work. Success. Confidence. Improvement.

Can't never would have gotten that weight up or that pull up done. It may have been improbable, but not impossible. When the improbable is accomplished, often, the investment has paid its dividends physically and psychologically.

Don't let four letter words hold you back in the gym or in life.