It’s the little moments that make the difference

If you want to achieve something, one shortcut to the top is having the right coach.   I’ve had coaches that helped me establish a world record in bending steel, I’ve had vocal coaches help me achieve a 5 octave range and I have a business coach to help make sure my business remains a float (I’ve seen too many business’ go under).  A good coach will ask questions that can challenge your thinking and get you to see it from a new perspective.

Yesterday my business coach stumped me.  He asked me “where would you be now if you hadn’t discovered a passion for strength training?”

Now it’s the day after yesterday and I still don’t really have an answer.  I found a passion for this stuff early in my life.  I was a kid with Attention Deficit Disorder at a time when Ritalin was the be all end all of all things ADD.  Ritalin suppressed my appetite and my personality which made me an easy target for ridicule.

Strength training enabled me to go from a kid that was picked on for being meek to getting a standing ovation as I show off my strength when keynoting conferences for physical education teachers.  I didn’t excel at Phys ed until I reached high school and started training.

When he asked that question, it was a way of getting me to see it from the perspective of those who don’t even consider strength training which unfortunately is the vast majority of people.  I wasn’t able to answer it because I literally can’t see myself doing anything else.  I wasn’t always strong and I still remember what it was like and I’ll never go back.

I do understand what other people go through though because I hear it all the time when I do the free trial at my personal training studio conveniently located on Main Street in Boonton.  I hear about what life was like before strength training, and as people train and get stronger and start looking and feeling better, I hear about those little moments that being strong gifts them.

Over the weekend I got a text from one of my personal training clients.

One of those little moments that became the highlight of her vacation.  She was the only one with the upper body strength and core stability to pull that off.  One of my more life experienced personal training clients told me earlier today that people often under estimate her as she puts her luggage in the overhead bin without issue.

But it’s not just for the adventures, it also comes from every day living.  From an appearance standpoint one of my girls I train gets complimented by the other moms all the time.  One of them recently said “You look strong” to which she replied “Well I am”. She regularly posts her hip thrust weight in her facebook and instagram stories.  Most recent one was 460lbs for a sub-maximal 3 sets of 10.  If everything goes according to plan, she’ll be doing over 500lbs before her next beach vacation.  One of my other clients gets compliments on her glutes from her teenage daughter and their friends.  Pretty solid right?

One of my guys told me it’s incredibly motivating to see the numbers climb up in the gym which helps keep him consistent (progress is a phenomenal motivator which unfortunately not a lot of people know how to do).

From just an every day living standpoint, one of my clients who is in her 60’s carried a safety deposit box by herself.  Another one of my girls carried those water jugs up the stairs without issue.  One of my other girls needed to get strong for her job as a flight medic pretty nearly doubled her overhead press in the first 3 months and has to carry a tremendously awkward piece of equipment.  Others view being strong gives them a sense of security and confidence.  Being strong, is being free from the limits that affect regular people.

I don’t always love training, especially if it’s squats, but I do love the life I have because of it.  Its made me a better father and husband.  It’s made my life better, and I can’t imagine it any other way.  I would love the same for you too.

If this is something you want for yourself, I can help you.  I have a free trial so I can show you the path and you can decide for yourself if you want to walk it.  Just text me at 973 476 5328 to get started.

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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.