A Common Difference in Spiritual and Physical Training
Monday, June 29th, 2009I had a client struggling through a training session the other day. We could both tell as soon as she started working that it was just going to be one of those days. The heat was stifling and it felt about 10 degrees hotter to her. Her energy was low and she just felt lethargic.
But she kept working.
We had a bootcamp going on and maybe she fed off the energy of the other athletes. Eyes were drooping, sweat was rolling, and the end of each set could not come soon enough.
But she kept working.
After the session, I gave her my favorite “coach speech” of them all. I said:
Anyone can workout when the kids are fed, the bills are paid, and life is good. You persevered through a training session on a “bad” day. The average person would have quit. But you are not average. You want more out of this experience. Surviving your bad days, will turn the good days into great days. These are the workouts that really define what kind of athlete you are! Great job!
Isn’t this true? How often does fitness get pushed away due to the worries and tasks of our busy lives? When times are tough, only the people that really want to achieve fitness success find a way to fit it into their schedules and survive the bad days.
What about our Christian health? I think just the opposite happens. When life is good, people just stroll along without acknowledging the role God is playing in their success. But when bad times hit, that’s when we hit our knees.
Advanced athletes (remember that is anyone that can move…all of my clients are athletes!) and advanced Christians (I hope to get there one day 
realize that what is going on around them are simply details and not going to hold them back from training spiritually and physically. I encourage you to train, even for a short time, on a day when you are super busy or just dragging a bit. I also encourage you to pray, study God’s word, and serve during the good and bad times of your life.
Live with Strength!
Jason
