True Strength

This past weekend I was visiting a very good friend of mine, and since we both have an interest in strength and bodybuilding, I brought along a few DVD's from my strength collection to watch: some of Ronnie Coleman's training (he is gigantic!), some footage of Mike "the Machine" Bruce doing his thing (incredible!), and some of Dennis Rogers' DVD's (unbelievable!). You know, visuals to get us really pumped up to train.

Anyhow, as we were going from dvd to dvd, I noticed that these guys were all really different physically (Ronnie is 300 lbs, Mike is 200 lbs, and Dennis is 170 - up from 150 in his younger days) but they all had one thing in common: they were all superhumanly strong.

That got me thinking.

When we can see three people with outward appearances that range all across the board, and they all display seemingly super-human strength and power, that should tell you that true power comes from somewhere other than what is immediately perceivable.

I'm sure everyone has had the experience at some time or another of seeing someone who looked strong, but really wasn't, and also of meeting someone who did not particularly stand out physically, but was as strong as a bull. And what about the stories of tiny, 90 lb women lifting the ends of cars to rescue a trapped child? Where does that power come from?

True strength comes from the inside. That means going beneath the skin and muscles (which are also necessary) and delving deeper... to the bones, tendons, ligaments, the nervous system, hormones, internal organs, and the infinite... MIND. And bigger is not necessarily stronger. It can be. But you can find some pretty small people who are ferociously strong. And some pretty big ones who are as weak as a wet rag. And when it comes to matters of the mind, size is pretty much irrelevant.

True strength comes from inside.

And by "strength" here I am not only talking about physical strength. I am referring to all types of strength: power, courage, willpower, faith, focus, toughness, confidence, vision, wealth, clarity, health, love...

Yes, it is possible and often desirable to develop the outer appearance of strength and power for it can lead to better health and attractiveness in all areas (through developing good habits) and it can also open the door to greater, deeper development. Yet so few have the courage to dive deep enough inside to find their own true strength, that extraordinary power to move mountains.

Take some time right now for these questions:

How can I develop greater strength inside of me, in my body and in my mind?
How can I develop strength with roots that go deep inside of me?
How can I awaken the deep inner strength that is already there, waiting, sleeping?

And how can I look and feel great at the same time? (hey, we ALL want to look and feel great!)

Have fun and bring forth the tremendous power that lies within.

CHB

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