Expect Less or Do More

More than any other time, we are right now in a society of expectation. When that is combined with instant access to so many things, we often think that all results happen at google speed. That's not how it works in grappling, and definitely not how it works when you train with me. When people come to me with a goal, I do my best to be very honest with them about what it will take. Very rarely do people believe me and less rarely will they put in the work. Achieving things is hard, and achieving difficult things quickly is even harder. In that there are two paths you can choose. The first path is to do the work. If you show up consistently (4 or more days per week) and maintain an eating regimen that matches your goals, you will improve. The other path is you lower your expectations to match your output. If you train once or twice a week, it will take a longer time for your grappling to improve. If you eat in a calorie surplus, you won't lose weight. Depending on how you look at it the black and white nature of what you need to do is either fortunate or unfortunate. The key is will you take the steps that match your stated goals, and will you take on the responsibility if you don't?