Henry Rollins on Iron, Strength, Pain & Greatness
One of my friends and mentors Zach Even-Esh put up an AMAZING post with an article by Henry Rollins. Below is the first paragraph and then a link to Zach’s page with the rest of the article. I really recommend taking a few minutes to read this, simply amazing.
I believe that the definition of definition is reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself.
Completely.
When I was young I had no sense of myself. All I was, was a product of all the fear and humiliation I suffered. Fear of my parents. The humiliation of teachers calling me “garbage can” and telling me I’d be mowing lawns for a living. And the very real terror of my fellow students.
I was threatened and beaten up for the color of my skin and my size. I was skinny and clumsy, and when others would tease me I didn’t run home crying, wondering why. I knew all too well. I was there to be antagonized. In sports I was laughed at. A spaz. I was pretty good at boxing but only because the rage that filled my every waking moment made me wild and unpredictable. I fought with some strange fury. The other boys thought I was crazy.
Read the rest of the story here.
I want to hear why you train and what the iron means to you so leave your comments below.
Dedicated to your success,
Matty Holmes
“Work hard, Play hard,
TRAIN HARDER!!”
December 16th, 2009 at 2:55 am
Matt,
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I read the article on Zach’s site today also. I am a high school football/strength coach and I find it interesting how many young men thru the years have found their identify and image through the iron. Keep up the good work.
December 16th, 2009 at 4:31 am
I was just telling a friend today, that working with weights connects me to my body in a way that nothing else really does. I love the way it feels when you push yourself and you actually feel a good kind of pain the next day from muscle exertion. There is nothing like it. I have scoliosis and metal rods attached to my spine, so even though I can’t lift alot, I keep chipping away at the plates, and ever week I get a little better and the strength comes.
Love the article too. Especially this quote:
“Muscle mass does not always equal strength. Strength is kindness and sensitivity. Strength is understanding that your power is both physical and emotional. That it comes from the body and the mind. And the heart.”
Thanks for sharing this!
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