Strength training: synergy

Self-tutoring about strength training: the tutor makes an observation.

Like often, my son and I hit the gym after supper this evening: he’s a body builder. I wasn’t making any PRs tonight, but he did.

Perhaps someone else was trying for a PR: at one point I noticed a lifter had set a barbell totalling over 400 lbs. He began the lift: “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!” Succeeding, he exclaimed, “Yeah, Baby!”

The others all continued what we were doing, setting new plates on bars, lifting, or whatever. Yet, the mood was uplifted. That dramatic PR elevated everyone.

I really love weight training because it’s a sport where all participants can win. Tonight, that new PR by a lifter I don’t even know made me feel triumphant as well.

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.