What is the One Skill That No Trainer, Coach, Or Fitness Professional Can Teach You?

I have had many years of experience training athletes. I must say that it has been a wonderful journey up to this point for me and I plan on it continuing to be. If you are an athlete that is looking to seriously improve your athletic performance, strength, and fitness then you probably have intentions of getting better. After all, by making improvements on these traits you will enhance all of your other athletic skills right?

Well, I must say that you will enhance your other athletic skills such as speed, agility, power, and strength if you put the time in. However, there is one skill that will effect all of these skills and cannot be taught by any coach or trainer. That skill is EFFORT! Yes, I said effort. Effort is a skill. This is a skill though that cannot be taught. It is an inner-motivation that an athlete must have to be better than his or her competition. I mentioned at the beginning of this article how much of a joy it has been to train athletes throughout my career.

Well, the truth is that I was referring ONLY to the athletes who put forth maximum effort. The rest were a headache. The point I am trying to make when it comes to achieving strength and fitness goals is that the very skill of effort makes all of this possible. I have known many athletes that have had loads of natural talent and poor work ethic that couldn't get it done when they were matched up in a serious program with an athlete that had a serious work ethic and less talent.

The bottom line is that good athletes are born, but great ones are built! Motivation in exercise and strength programs are just as important when talking about athletes as they are with people that just want to lead a healthy lifestyle.

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Iron Will - An Insight Into the Power of Mental Toughness!

There is an intangible trait that I notice in all of my best athletes and clients that far outweighs pure talent. It isn't something that I can document on paper or critique on a video, but it is there. The amazing thing is that you can only see it when situations in training or competing become difficult. This trait to which I am referring is what I like to call "Iron Will," otherwise known as mental toughness!

Sports psychologist have studied this very phenomenon and determined that not everyone is blessed with this particular trait, and it generally separates the great ones from everyone else. "Iron Will" is basically the ability for an athlete, competitor, or hard-driven individual to push on harder and longer than the other guy regardless of the circumstances, the odds, or pain the individual may be experiencing. It is an unrelenting drive to do better and fight harder even in the most dire situations. I have seen this same trait in the most successful athletes and clients that I have had the pleasure of working with over the past 8 years. I will say that the people with "Iron Will" are few and far between. Most of the general population isn't blessed with this powerful trait. Most people don't have that kind of intrinsic motivation to keep pushing on and willing themselves to new heights. Its not a trait that can be taught or learned. I have spent my career trying to improve peoples' individual level of performance and fitness by teaching them, but this is one trait that I can't teach nor can anyone else.

"Iron Will" is certainly the most valuable trait you can have in your strength training and fitness program. If you have the desire it will be much easier for you to obtain your goals.

To learn more about Kettlebells, Fitness, and achieving Total Mind-Blowing Strength come and visit me at http://www.efandps.com To be one of my members and to receive more tips on INSANE BODY CONSTRUCTION please visit me at:http://www.efandps.com/www.efandps.com/Brandons_Members_Newsletter.html I'm Brandon Richey the Strength and Conditioning Pro!