INTENSITY

This article was written by a good friend, and definitely a follower of the Beast Mode way of life. Never claiming to be a badass, but always giving 100% in the gym. I think it is only fitting that he write a blog about intensity......

INTENSITY By Christopher Carter

"It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."

I was walking into the gym the other day and went to the cardio room to do a warm up before I hit the weights. I look over and (no lie) see this middle aged lady sitting on a bike machine and carrying on a cell phone conversation . . . are you fucking kidding me?? How the hell are you supposed to get a workout if you can carry on a conversation?! I see it all the time though; people are in the gym and dicking around without even trying. The difference between a small guy pushing his guts out just to get 100lbs up on bench and a dude that weighs 225 that’s reppin’ twice that much without breaking a sweat is that the small guy is Beast Mode. He’s in the trenches pushing his guts out to get that last rep in. That’s what intensity is. If you’re in the gym and not pushing yourself then you’re just a waste of space. Get the hell out of the way of the people who actually want to be better.

I don’t care if you are male, female, young or old. If you are digging like it’s the last thing you’ll ever do then you have earned the right to be called a Beast.

Beast Mode is running till you puke then pushing for one last lap just to make your body cry.

Beast Mode is eating one more chicken breast when you can’t stand to look at your plate any more.

Beast Mode is trying one more rep, knowing you might fail.

Beast Mode is waking up while the other slack asses are asleep so you can hit the gym before work.

Beast Mode is pushing till you can’t push anymore and then doing more because you know it will make the true difference.

Don’t be a sheep in life. If you want to be the top dog then you have to dig for it. Take the blood, sweat and tears and push till your body aches and you can’t move and all you can think about is being the best. The best is the person with intensity that gives it his or her all and then keeps pushing for more.