Train Like a Savage

I came across the following video from Mark Bell a few days ago, and it really struck a chord with me:

Run hills every morning that make others vomit? Catch bricks instead of game balls?

Only if you want to be the next Jerry Rice....

Mark is absolutely correct.  One day we will all need canes and walkers and wheelchairs.  One day we will all need assistance.  One day we will all be old.  But that doesn't mean we need to accept that reality today.  Today we can work hard.  Today we can challenge ourselves.  Today we can, as Mark so eloquently said, "train like a savage."

People are constantly telling me what will or will not in my own training.  They claim squatting heavy every workout isn’t possible.  They argue the body will break down under that type of workload.  And my all-time favorite, they point to “scientific research” that “concludes” your central nervous system cannot recover from heavy, daily squatting.  Well, folks, I'm still standing here, and I am stronger than ever.  Have I suffered my fair share of "bad days?"  Hell yes, but I'm not about to surrender to old age just yet.  This body is capable of much more, and I intend to prove it.

You doubt me, go ahead.  I've always relished the opportunity to serve others a hot plate of crow.  You say my approach to training isn't sustainable, and you might be right, but I'd rather be as a has-been, than a never was, you coward.  I don't fear hard work, pain, or fatigue, the only thing I fear is time, because, in the end, time catches up with us all.  However, until that day, why don't we continue to train like savages, and fight to add those little .5-kilogram weight plates to our bar?