Paraphrase from the video: “We want to reek… of cornhole.”
When you and I watch this video, we can’t help but laugh. We find it silly. Yet, that is exactly how others feel about our sport. When the people in this video talk about it being a way of life, that is reminiscent of how we feel about barbells, bumpers, and chalk.
You and I love putting heavy barbells above our heads. No one else gives a shit. It’s important to never forget that.
The lesson is NOT to “realize that their sport is awesome too”. It is to realize that OUR sport is just as silly. Weightlifting is a ridiculous activity! It’s hilarious when you think about it. What a strange way to spend your time!
I love weightlifting because of what the act of training does for a human being. All of that is ruined, lost, when we emotionalize parochial bullshit.
Embrace the silly. Have fun. Train hard because you love to train — that is the only reason that is justifiable. You and I will be dead soon. The Milky Way galaxy will crash into the Andromeda galaxy. Every human who has ever lived will be forgotten, because there will be no humans left to remember.
Learn to let go. Learn to laugh. Learn to have fun while you lift.
Now go lift something heavy,
Nick Horton
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