September 3, 2026
The Body You Actually Have
Training starts from your real condition, not the one you wish you'd kept.
The Body You Actually Have
Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to live. While you are alive, while it is still possible, become good.
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.17
Everyone walks in carrying a version of themselves from some other year — lighter, faster, uninjured. Training that person is impossible. They aren't here.
The body under the bar today is the only one available, and it responds well to honest work. Start there and it will change. Start from the fantasy and you'll spend the hour disappointed.
Today's challenge: Warm up by noticing one thing your body does well right now, and build the session on that.