And his coach was a guy named Doc Counsilman, the greatest swim coach in America’s history.
The first day of practice every fall, Councilman would get all the guys on the swim team to go out on the swim deck.
And there was a little banner that hung over the pool.
And the banner only had three words on it.
Hurt
Pain
Agony
Doc said, “Okay guys, we’re going to spend a lot of time together this year, and if you want to be a part of this swim team, every afternoon, you have to come here for a couple of hours and swim until you hurt.
But if you have higher goals and you want to be an NCA champ, you want to be a national champ; you have to come here every afternoon and swim until you’re in pain.”
“If you have still higher goals and you want to be the next Mark Spitz, you want to be a world champion or an Olympic champion, you have to come here and train until you’re in agony.” He said, “So it’s your choice.
Hurt, pain, agony.”
He said, “All of you, I wouldn’t have recruited you unless I knew each and every one of you had world class potential inside of you.”
Here’s the interesting thing.
Whether you choose to hurt or pain or agony, by the time you take a shower and go to dinner, everything is going to go back to normal, so it’s how much are you willing to give in that 2, 2-1/2 hours every day that’s going to determine your destiny.
What’s it going to be?
Hurt
Pain
Or Agony?
Fortunately, walking with Heavy Hands does not have to hurt.
You can do it and not feel pain.
And certainly, if you’re in agony, something is wrong.
Here’s why.
Walking with Heavy Hand is different that two limb exercises like biking, running or skating.
It’s kind of hard to explain, but a using your arms and legs together feel easier than exercising with just your legs alone.
It’s something you’ll notice right off the bat when you start with Heavy Hands.
Michael Senoff
Founder and CEO
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