Butwhat I amtalkingaboutistheimmensevaluethatcomesfromdoingreally, reallyhardthingsfromputtingyourselfinsituationswhereyouknowyou'regoingtostruggleorfromdoingthingsthataresofarbeyondyourcurrentskillsetthatithumblesyourass.
Letmetellyouabout a class I took a fewmonthsago, so I wasworkingtobuildupmystrengthandmystaminabecausegoingonbooktourcanbegrueling, and I wantedtobereadyforit.
Now, I talk a lotaboutfitnessandmovement, and I amsomeonewhomoves.
Ah, lot, however, hasbeen a reallylongtimesince I'vebeen a Nikedanceathleteandcanshootlike, fourfitnessvideosandoneday, evenwith a brokentoe.
Sopointbeingmystrengthwasnowherenearwhatitusedtobe, so I figured I'd starttakingmorechallengingclassesatmygym.
Now, mostoftheseglasses I hadnevertakenbefore, so I hadnoideawhat I wasgettinginto.
Sooneday I signedupforthisclassandwascalledMetKhanthreeshouldhaveknownbetter, becausethatis a scaryassname.
Butitwasonly 45 minutes, and I saidtomyself, Hey, I candoanythingfor 45 minutes.
Famouslastwords.
Notevensevenminutesintothatclass, I wantedtodie.
I'm notkidding.
I hadnoideahowisgonnasurvive 38 moreminutesofthistorturechamber.
We'retalkingnonstopsquatsandlungesinplyometrics, allwithweightsandallon a damnstep.