JJ Virgin argues that exercise should build your ability to handle hard things in life, not just improve your workouts. When you tackle physical challenges, you signal to your body and mind they can handle difficulty, which strengthens muscles, bones, focus, and memory.
Don't train to get better at training. Train to get better at life. When you're working out, it translates into so many other things. First of all, you know what? When you do hard things, you tell your body and your mind that you can do hard things. And the reality is, when you're doing that resistance training, you're making for better muscles, better bones, better recovery time, better focus, better memory. It literally helps everything that you do get better. Don't train to get better at training. Train to get better at life.
