Inspiration: Squat is my favorite movement – it defines me
I love to squat.
The movement represents who I am.
I am complete when I am squatting.
The barbell is heavy.
As it presses down on my shoulders and I tense my body
The steel and I become one
We move together. Fluidly.
I don’t resist gravity.
I flow with the gravity and use it to let me lower into the squat.
The gravity helps me build the tension to rebound
To Launch
Every movement is intentional.
Every fiber of muscle and mind are aware.
I am present.
Focusing on position and form
The iron body drops into the hole
Then I choose.
I choose at that point if I am going to get stronger today.
I choose that I will do the work.
With intensity and intention I drive up
Always moving.
Always progressing
Through the difficult points
Not suppressing the inner demons.
But recruiting them
They are part of who I am
They are on the team.
We work together.
A guttural yell
Heart spiking
The rest of the world is black.
It is just me and the squat.
Hips open at the top.
I breath in
The world comes rushing back
More vivid than ever
More real than ever.
Rack the bar.
Sit down.
Too tired to show it
But smiling on the inside.