This past Monday I was scrolling through my phone and decided to delete some of my talking heads videos. Somehow during this process I came across an old screen shot of mine that told the heart wrenching story of someone in the gym being made fun of for not knowing what they are doing and posted it in a local facebook group which got a pretty good response.

So I was telling one of the guys I train about this. He had mentioned that the gym can be a pretty intimidating place for a lot of people.

Somehow it never was to me. Lifting weights felt natural to me, but even when I didn’t know how to do something I was never afraid to approach someone that obviously knew what they were doing to pick their brain for a minute. Oftentimes people can get intimidated asking for help because they don’t want to appear annoying.

Ironically that’s the opposite effect of what actually happens. In Brendon Burchard’s book High Performance Habits he talks about the fact that “high performers” ask a lot of questions and it actually endears them to the people they’re asking.

Why? Because when you’re interested in something that they are passionate about it gives them an opportunity to share their passion.

In fact when I reflect on my own journey, part of the reason I became a modern day performing strongman is because I saw a guy roll up a frying pan and I asked him a lot of questions which kick started a long distance friendship that I maintain to this day.

When people sign up for the free trial at my personal training studio, my passion becomes pretty apparent when I start explaining the method behind the madness. And I always encourage my clients to ask me questions whenever they are curious about something.

So whatever it is that you want in life, find someone that knows what they’re doing and don’t be afraid to ask questions. It can help put you on track towards your goals, and you can find people with mutual interests.

If you are interested in transforming your physique, taking your strength, muscle gain and burning off unwanted body fat, I have a free trial at my personal training studio…just send me a text at 973 476 5328 and just ask 🙂

Eric Moss is a personal trainer in Boonton and moonlights as a world-record-holding modern-day professional performing strongman, author, and motivational speaker. In the tradition of the strength performers more common during the turn of the century, he performs feats of strength such as bending steel and breaking chains as part of a live show and travels across the country doing presentations on goal achievement for conferences, corporations, associations, nonprofits, and government entities as well as for schools and universities. His personal training studio is located on Main Street in Boonton New Jersey and is close to Mountain Lakes, Denville, Montville, Kinnelon, Pine Brook, Butler, and Parsippany New Jersey.