Jeff Cavaliere
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And the friction of the sled on the ground was not really something that was accounted for. It made it even more difficult. Well, again, he's got that bloodied up knee. He's pushing it. He gets it to the end, struggling. And now he has to pick up at the end a 100-pound kettlebell and walk it back. He goes down there.
And the friction of the sled on the ground was not really something that was accounted for. It made it even more difficult. Well, again, he's got that bloodied up knee. He's pushing it. He gets it to the end, struggling. And now he has to pick up at the end a 100-pound kettlebell and walk it back. He goes down there.
He grabs the kettlebell after a long, multiple attempt to get the sled down there. And I finally run down there and I said, his name is Craig. I said, Craig, dude, you don't have to do this. You're good. You're good. It's okay. And he's like, no. He says, I'm going to do it. And I start walking and he's crossing the legs over each other. It looks like he's going to go down again.
He grabs the kettlebell after a long, multiple attempt to get the sled down there. And I finally run down there and I said, his name is Craig. I said, Craig, dude, you don't have to do this. You're good. You're good. It's okay. And he's like, no. He says, I'm going to do it. And I start walking and he's crossing the legs over each other. It looks like he's going to go down again.
I put my arm around him. I said, man, listen, you don't have to do this. He says, no. I get goosebumps. He goes, Jeff, I have to do this. He goes, I was diagnosed with MS four years ago and I can't feel my feet. I got to do this. It's that kind of drive and motivation. And you never know because you don't know what they're dealing with.
I put my arm around him. I said, man, listen, you don't have to do this. He says, no. I get goosebumps. He goes, Jeff, I have to do this. He goes, I was diagnosed with MS four years ago and I can't feel my feet. I got to do this. It's that kind of drive and motivation. And you never know because you don't know what they're dealing with.
I get emotional, but it's like that's the kind of stuff that gets me going. We had another guy who competed at our event. And he was doing the push-up portion of the competition. It's the second year. And he was doing his push-ups. He wasn't going all the way down. So got down to like, I don't know, two, three inches away from his chest. So I go over to him.
I get emotional, but it's like that's the kind of stuff that gets me going. We had another guy who competed at our event. And he was doing the push-up portion of the competition. It's the second year. And he was doing his push-ups. He wasn't going all the way down. So got down to like, I don't know, two, three inches away from his chest. So I go over to him.
I'm like, hey, dude, just still a little bit lower. Get your chest down. He says, I can't because I have a port in my chest and I have stage four cancer and I can't get all the way down because of the port. He wound up dying two months after the competition. So when you realize that people do this for reasons that you don't like, it's not just to go to the gym to get a six pack.
I'm like, hey, dude, just still a little bit lower. Get your chest down. He says, I can't because I have a port in my chest and I have stage four cancer and I can't get all the way down because of the port. He wound up dying two months after the competition. So when you realize that people do this for reasons that you don't like, it's not just to go to the gym to get a six pack.
It's going there for reasons we'll never know. And I think that those kinds of moments are more than touching to me, as you can tell. But they show the power of will. And that is something that we'll never be able to quantify. Yeah.
It's going there for reasons we'll never know. And I think that those kinds of moments are more than touching to me, as you can tell. But they show the power of will. And that is something that we'll never be able to quantify. Yeah.
Yes, I saw that.
Yes, I saw that.
Well, you realize what you're capable of too. Because I think we undersell our capabilities. And I think that in reference to those two men that I just talked about, when you're staring at the face of something that seems to be much more dire than... again, what level of fitness you have, you realize that there's a much deeper well that you can tap into to do things that you don't want to do.
Well, you realize what you're capable of too. Because I think we undersell our capabilities. And I think that in reference to those two men that I just talked about, when you're staring at the face of something that seems to be much more dire than... again, what level of fitness you have, you realize that there's a much deeper well that you can tap into to do things that you don't want to do.
And I think the people that are lucky enough, like yourself, to have found that, have found the keys to the kingdom to be able to take themselves to another level of awareness and self-awareness that does... 100%, like you said, play out in other areas of your life.
And I think the people that are lucky enough, like yourself, to have found that, have found the keys to the kingdom to be able to take themselves to another level of awareness and self-awareness that does... 100%, like you said, play out in other areas of your life.
When you can do the difficult thing, it's still not an automatic that you're going to be able to have that difficult conversation with somebody, but you know that you have the capacity to do things that you didn't really think you could, and it gives you that confidence to actually go and carry those out. Interesting thing on that study that Andrew Huberman was talking about was that
When you can do the difficult thing, it's still not an automatic that you're going to be able to have that difficult conversation with somebody, but you know that you have the capacity to do things that you didn't really think you could, and it gives you that confidence to actually go and carry those out. Interesting thing on that study that Andrew Huberman was talking about was that