The Power of Showing Up

 
The Power of Showing Up

By: Marco Rice

Consistency, this is the name of the game when it comes to fitness and especially weight lifting. Growing up I was the tall and skinny guy, everyone would always describe me as that and I hated it. It motivated me to start weight lifting and become stronger. 

For my 14th birthday, I wanted one thing and one thing only, a gym membership. My sister who is 2 years older than me, had a gym membership and took me to her gym one time. After that gym session I was hooked and begged for a membership to my parents. They agreed to buy me a gym membership and I haven’t looked back. 

When I first got my gym membership I was showing up once or twice a week and wasn’t consistent. I thought I was doing enough by going to the gym for a couple hours a week, but soon realized that showing up everyday for an hour was way more beneficial. 

Once covid hit, I used my home gym in my garage and became dedicated to weight lifting and trying to be in the best shape possible. I lifted every single day, ate the correct food and amount of protein, created workout plans, and used the web to correct my form and find exercises. 

A couple months into working out during covid, I was seeing progress and realized how important consistency is.  I kept on working out daily and built a mindset that would forever change the way I do things. I saw how if you do something everyday, even the days you want to, it can lead to great things and drastic improvements. 

I use this mindset now in everything I do in life. Senior year of highschool I didn’t miss a day of school, and same thing so far in college. I ended up getting my Eagle Scout Award after consistent hours of paperwork and planning. And also have a Tik Tok page with over 1,000 followers that I have been posting for 11 months straight. 

Showing up everyday, especially the days you don’t want to, staying consistent and driven, is the mindset you need to improve your life.