Thank you for this legit real talk. You’re putting good shit out into the world. The philosophical reference is spot on. Personally, this video is super relevant; on Monday I’m starting my first program to prep for my first meet (M35 81kg) and am anxious on how it’ll go. FYI, I totally used your programming videos to write my own, thanks.
"If you complain about the process before the loss well, now you're losing twice". That's good stuff, man. Reminds me of Seneca's "Those who suffer before necessary suffer more than necessary". Whew, wrote that line before watching the whole video; then I saw you talking about Stoics. Surely there's some inspiration there? Quality video and quality message as always, Zack.
The perfect dichotomy. Naim was getting laughed at and booed in his old country of Bulgaria. He missed his last two clean and jerks, and I showed the last one. Instead of pouting and complaining about the rowdy crowd, he walked off stage, then turned and gave a wave to his enemy. Serena was losing badly. I watched that match almost from the beginning. Then she threw a fit to cover up for her being the lesser athlete on that day.
“Success will not come from sacrifice alone, but from your attenuation of the inevitable loss.” Damn bro, well said. Dedication, commitment and sacrifice are just the ingredients...
I needed this today. A week or more I have been experiencing crappy performance no matter the percentage. I couldn’t pin point exactly what’s wrong with my lifts so I would miss even on the light ones. Thank you for reminding me it’s okay to miss as long as I don’t dwell and move on and promise myself to improve a kilo at a time.
I started lifting weights seriously about 8 months ago for the first time ever and I'm in my 30s. The progress has been hard and there have been some frustrating moments. I needed to see this video and hear your message. Thank You.
This is the kind of wholesome content that I really think makes your channel unique. There's a lot of weightlifting videos out there on how to snatch and what not, but what separates videos like these from the rest is how it adds something original and motivational. I think the last video of yours that I felt the same way about was "The White Moment". Keep up the good work, I hope to see more videos like this in the future.
Ngl its 8 months since this vid came out but I must've watched this 10+ times.... Just one of the best genuine motivational videos there is :) Always come back to it
Hurt my knee on a power snatch four days ago whilst training for the Nordic Youth Championship. This happened on the second day of national team training camp, so I had to spend the remainder of the week just sitting there, watching fellow team members lift. Man, it really fucking sucked, and I acted like a real loser. I was angry and sad and wanted to just give up. This video really helped. I needed this a lot. Thank you.
You gained a subscriber and much respect from me as a powerlifter transitioning to weightlifting this was needed for me, thank you. Loved this video so much Andre Nazarian
This was great man, I'd file this under my "favorites of my favorites". I finished up my competitive season on my worst meet of the year and I've dwelled on it a bit too much. This was good to see. Side note, how'd you do that camera trick at 3:00? that was sick
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I don't know where western culture went wrong to believe that emotions are genuinely a good guide for navigating life. It may be the default road humans take, but the collective timeless wisdom of most cultures throughout most times encourages the opposite. There is almost nothing worth pursuing that an individual won't suck at for some time. Great video.
hey Zack! this video and the "The gift" are great!!! i understand the current direction you are heading with your channel, but i think there are a lot subs here that would benefit and wouuld be very happy to see more content like this. those older videos are powerful, they dig dip. but maybe its just me...
I watch this every day Zack. Every day. Weightlifitng was the only thing that kept me sane when I found out my girlfriend was cheating on me. It kept me focused. It taught me to let go of the past, of the missed lifts. Weightlifitng is very therapeutic.
Yes, please get a coach. You'll be happy you did in the long run. You'll cover so much more ground faster in your earlier development and won't have to unlearn bad habits before continuing your technical development.
Whenever you fail, you will surely succeed in the future if you keep trying. And when you succeed, you will surely fail in the future if you keep trying to do more. It's a motivating thought for me, and one that helps me not get too down if I fail, but also not too high if I succeed.
I usually come back to thi video since it has been made. Just to get some insight if I am being dumb and too much complaining... Yes i go to gym and do all such lifts. But professionally I am a researcher. I accept!!! His talks work there as well. So I come here to time to time ..
Cynics were ascetics. The Stoics took a lot from the Cynics but not their asceticism. They only believed in temporary asceticism, as a reminder that we would and should be happy to live this way. I can't remember if it was Musonius Rufus or Seneca who said it, but he said that we should strive to live not as poor people, but slightly above poverty. We are to welcome comfort, but not rely on it. This is one of the key distinctions between Stoicism and Cynicism: the Cynics advocated poverty, no material possessions, no comfort.
I hit my bottleneck at +12kg one arm pull up, I felt sad for not being able to progress for months. then I manipulated my workout a bit, adding and reducing some workouts by reaccessing the previous journey of myself. last week i hit 500 grams more... gotta keep striving, this is not my limit yet.
