Guest blog post by Eric Guttmann, U.S. Navy Officer, Author, Fitness Enthusiast and More!
My Heavy Metal Strength Meditation Part 3 – How I trained to achieve 100 consecutive tire flips
It is amazing what the MIND and body can do when you focus on ONE thing to develop. As I have written in the previous two articles in these series, the goal of this strength meditation was to accomplish 100 consecutive tire flips with a 300lb tire. Six weeks after beginning this journey I performed 100 tire flips in 9:55. I relayed this to my friend Bud Jeffries and he asked me if that was my best time. I said no, that it was my FIRST time and that I purposely was not trying to go fast, rather I wanted to build a steady pace tied in to the breathing, like a meditation. Funny thing is, that once an IDEA gets in your consciousness it starts to get internalized and metabolized. Continue reading