Practice Makes Permanent

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June 9, 2026

Practice Makes Permanent

Think about the movements you perform daily in the gym: the snatch, the pull-up, the burpee.

Practice Makes Permanent

Every habit and faculty is formed by the corresponding actions; the habit of walking by walking, of running by running. If you wish to be a reader, read; if a writer, write. In the same way, if you wish to be temperate, practice temperance; if you wish to be strong, practice strength.

— Epictetus, Discourses 2.18.4

Think about the movements you perform daily in the gym: the snatch, the pull-up, the burpee. Each one is a skill, honed not by wishing, but by doing. Every rep, every set, every workout builds not just muscle, but the very habit of strength and proficiency.

This isn't just about physical capacity; it's about character. Consistency in the gym translates to consistency in life. You become what you repeatedly do, so choose to practice the virtues you want to embody, both inside and outside these walls.

Today's challenge: Today, focus on perfect form for just one extra rep on every set, reminding yourself that quality practice builds lasting habits.


Workout of the Day

Warm Up

@0:00 GENERAL WARMUP Groups of 3 for all - everyone on diff. stations/rotate: 2 Rounds: (6:00) -200m Run -Bike Erg -Plank Up/Downs + Shoulder Taps

2 Rounds: (3:00) -30s Medball Cleans / Wall Balls -30s Russian Swings / Am. Swings -50' Bear Crawl / Wall Facing Shoulder Taps

@10:00 -Find Weights -Practice HSW

@15:00 ENDURANCE

PARTNER ENDURANCE

Score: Time

**Split/partitioned any way, in teams of 3, all partners work at the same time: ** -20k/16k bike erg -20 x 400m runs -300 Wall balls -300 American KB Swings -40 x 25ft HSW or bear crawl

L1= 300m runs, 14/10, 35/25 L2= 20/14, 50/35

OPTIONAL CASHOUT

Score: Load

3 sets:

-6/side half-kneeling DB strict Presses

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