You’ve Earned the Pain

So as I’ve talked about in a few of my last posts.  I read an amazing book that I recommend to anyone.  It’s written by Jesse Itzler and talks about how he had a navy seal live with him for a month and train him.  You can buy it on Amazon: Living With A Seal

And no I’m not being endorsed for recommending it.  There is a great concept discussed in there.  It talks about enjoying the pain and soreness you feel because you’ve earned it.  That was definitely a new concept for me.  Enjoy the pain?  What?

But when you think about it, what is the pain?  It’s a result of us getting outside our comfort zone and doing something that is hard, something that hurts.  And when we do that we achieve results.  We accomplish what we set out to do.

So yes embrace the pain because it’s the feeling of success, it’s the feeling of change and of growth.

This can apply not only in the fitness world but in life.  We can’t ever grow and change unless we go through some hard things and experience the pain.  But it’s always worth it in the end.  So embrace the pain….you’ve earned it.