Durable

It’s not often that people come into the gym and tell me they want to be more durable.

People want to lose weight, build stamina, gain strength, become healthier, but a side effect of all of that is a less fragile, or more durable body.

When a client came in recently and told me they had a mishap on staging while working on their house, I couldn’t believe it.

They took a big fall from a long way up and walked away unscathed.

I’m not saying luck wasn’t involved, as I’m sure it was. It was pretty cool nonetheless when they told me that the past couple years of strength training made them so durable that a big fall was no big deal.

I’ve heard a lot of similar stories over the years too, involving stairs, ice, ladders and the like.

Whatever it is you’re training for, remember, becoming less fragile is a nice side effect.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain