3 Lessons from Rocky and how to apply them to your fitness life

Perseverance
"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place... and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it." - Rocky Balboa

​"It ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward" - Rocky Balboa ​

​Fitness Inspired Application:
Take these quotes from Rocky and use them to push yourself towards your everyday goals. Going to failure on every set of a workout is only going to make you strong in the long run.
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Physical toughness goes a long way to help with your mental toughness. So, make sure that you're pushing yourself throughout your workouts and modify when necessary!

Determination
"Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up." - Rocky Balboa

Fitness Inspired Application:
Everyone has to start somewhere, so start building up victories for your champion-self. Best practice is something that you actually do on a day-to-day basic. Take those best practices that you have and build on top of those. If you want to be a champion, do what champions do!!

Personal Responsibly for Success
"Nobody owes nobody nothing, you owe yourself." - Rocky III

Fitness Inspired Application:
You are responsible for your own success, this doesn't mean that you can't look for other people to help motivate you and coach you. Stay on top of your goals no matter how hard those goals may be. Don't reduce your goals. You got this

Do you have any favorite Rocky quotes, would love to hear them in the comment section below.

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