Ride the Wave

Being a coach or a trainer, sometimes you’re hit with something so unexpected, and so awesome. A long-time GAIN client, who wouldn’t be upset with me if I shared, was terrified of getting up and down from the floor.

So much so, that if we created a workout pairing like:

3 rounds

10 barbell push ups

10 glute bridges

They would do all 3 sets of glute bridges in a row. This way, they wouldn’t have to get up and down. Of course, this defeated the purpose of my well-crafted pairing, creating 3 opportunities to get up from the floor in a short period of time.

Anyway, that was many years ago, and just the other day this person showed me of a video of them boogie boarding. Boogie boarding! Riding the wave into the sand and popping off the earth to catch another. It was awesome.

Although training was initially intimidating, and way out of their comfort zone, they stuck with it over the years. And through consistency, persistence, and recreating their relationship with training and the gym, they’ve far surpassed any goals they used to think possible.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain