I talk about skinny-fat syndrome a lot. With that, I often talk about how being skinny-fat isn’t exactly hitting the genetic lottery. I’ve worked with Division I athletes, and so I know what “hitting the lottery” is all about. It’s one thing to come to terms with not matching up to someone else, but it’s [...]
I talk about skinny-fat syndrome a lot. With that, I often talk about how being skinny-fat isn’t exactly hitting the genetic lottery. I’ve worked with Division I athletes, and so I know what “hitting the lottery” is all about.
It’s one thing to come to terms with not matching up to someone else, but it’s something else entirely to let this sort of thing get in your head.
I get a lot of questions about having bad genetics or starting from a bad place and whether or not there is hope for change. I usually say, “Of course.” But to be honest, I don’t really know.
What I do know is there most successful people fall under one of two categories:
- Bred for it – maybe hit the genetic lottery or whatever
- Bled for it – gave it their all for as long as possible
You don’t really know what you can do until you bleed for it. And then bleed again. And again.
If you don’t think you’re bred for it and not willing to bleed for it, then you’re lost.
Mindblower: perhaps the willingness to bleed is what you’re bred for.