Attitude. Grit. Desire. And a short mean streak. These attributes describe rams or male bighorn sheep.
Rams are good sized animals that are built like very robust fullbacks. In fact, they can stand five to six feet tall at 260 to 280 pounds. Ouch! The, they have the nerve to ram or butt heads to win over a mate. These guys can jump over 20 feet and run up mountains at 15 miles per hour or 6.7 meters per second. Get this...they can charge at each up to 40 miles per hour. A ram is a good example of standing your ground (in the good sense) and fighting towards goals.
Translate this behavior to human movement. You are not going to butt heads with someone at 40 miles per hour. You may butt heads mentally at 40 miles per hour. Physically, the closest you may come to this action is, one, participating in tackle football, ice hockey, boxing, martial arts, and other contact sports. On the other end, your physical capacity can be determined by how much mental capacity you own and vice versa. Stand facing an eight foot high horizontal bar that lies between you and your first ever successful pull-up. Attack it like a ram. Stand facing an exercise goal that has been on your list all year or for many years, but you have never achieved it. Attack it like a ram.
This "In Defense" series has ended.
With heart,
Derek
Derek Arledge, MS, CSCS www.teempt.com TEEM Performance Training
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