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Blog » 3 Reasons Squats Can Cure The All Too Common Complaining Syndrome

3 Reasons Squats Can Cure The All Too Common Complaining Syndrome

by Zach Even - Esh 10 Comments

THE Photo of Tom Platz that Was Hung In Front of the Squat Rack at Diamond Gym!

 

Does that person REALLY need to complain about ________?

The answer? Probably not.

What good does complaining REALLY do for anyone?

Any time somebody complains to me about something that has NOTHING to do with them and matter of fact doesn't hurt them or anyone else, all I can think to myself is.....

If this person would experience some struggles, like some 20 rep gut check squats, they would be minding own business!

My friend Joe DeSena calls this "changing your frame of reference. Once you experience a tough Spartan Race, you quickly begin to change your definition of "this is hard" or "poor me"......

Here's 3 Reasons How Squats AND Hard

Work Can Cure The All Too Common

Complaining Syndrome:

  1. When you learn how to tough it out and push through a tough Squat workout, you learn that the only way to crush that workout is to mind your own business!Nobody can help you but yourself. It takes complete and total focus, you need to "go dark" as the pain starts setting in and your lungs burn.When I was a kid I was training with an older guy. I started to struggle and thought I was about to get stuck under the leg press. I muttered, help me!

    He replied, HELP YOURSELF.

    I was 14 or 15 years old and that lesson still rings true.

    2. Through hard work, tough training, getting under the bar and pushing through, you begin to realize that your "Life's Problems" start to disappear and you realize that the work is the gift!

    Soon, you begin to chase that struggle, that work, that intensity. You no longer want to complain and you see no beauty in being "that guy" who complains regularly. Complaining is a sign of weakness. You put your troubles in your back pocket and learn to handle them on your own.

    You start to view challenges as a gift. You actually begin to thrive under pressure where others would normally crumble under pressure. Heavy squats ARE pressure. Life has pressure. You don't fear the pressure because you know that you can never be defeated. You refuse to lose.

    3. The problem with close minded people is they always have their mouth open.

    You never know what someone is going through. My downfall is I judge people on their work ethic, when truly, deep down, there could be other issues. Who knows?

    But think about these instances:

    - The person who ALWAYS has negative comments on Amazon, YouTube, IG, etc. This person probably doesn't lift. If they do lift, they only lift upper body.

    - The person who acts like a cop but is not a cop. He / She is retired from work or never had a job, so now they FIND things to complain about.

    If someone is not committing a crime, mind your own business. If you're not helping someone, keep your mouth shut.

    If you have the energy to complain, you need to spend that energy on contributing to society instead of complaining or causing drama. I've always said, Gossip and drama are the language of the weak people.

Put a bar on your back and DO THE WORK.

See you at the Squat Rack!

--Z--

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Comments

  1. Jim Thompson says

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    Great lesson. Love the “Closed minded person ” quote.

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    • Zach Even - Esh says

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      ha ha Yes I saw that quote on Instagram after someone dropped a negative comment, my friend replied with that quote ha ha. It was perfect and true!

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  2. Kirpal says

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    Awesome post Coach! Truth! I hope all is well with you.

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    • Zach Even - Esh says

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      Yes, Sir!!! On that ATTACK!!!

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  3. Aaron F says

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    I totally agree. I find this rings true for almost any strenuous activity. When I was doing MMA, I found there was almost no way to get me upset. Having the crap kicked out of you on a daily basis makes everything else a walk in the park.

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    • Zach Even - Esh says

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      Hard Work is the GIFT!!!

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  4. Nick Nilsson says

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    Right on. There is nothing like gutting through a tough workout to minimize every other single little problem into insignificance.

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    • Zach Even - Esh says

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      Nick! Great to see you, my man! Keep it RELENTLESS, my man!

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  5. Oliver Chapman says

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    Wow love this. ‘Hard work is a gift’ – Love that, such a great perspective and it’s true isn’t it. What do you learn from easy work and a lack of challenge, nothing, but hard work and battling your way through shit. That’s what makes us grow,

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  6. chris mellon says

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    Totally love this!!! I have been saying how much ppl have shit to say about others. my girlfriend uses a gr8 line -“stay in your own lane.” Ppl who are complaining are usually the same ppl tht won’t work for anything, they want tht handout. total bullshit!! get under the bar and learn to grind!!

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