Beautiful Strength LLC

10 months of constant failure until 1 day it clicks.

Unlocking this particular skill is very personal for me. That ladder and I have been through it.😮‍💨😂

It has seen me angry, sad, defeated, questioning myself, and it pushed me so far that I considered quitting all together.

I wanted to give up on this skill more than any of them so far. It forced me to confront myself. I needed to elevate my mindset, my grit, my focus, and my craft.

The skill required me to take a step back and objectively look at what was holding me back, focus on that, and then return to the skill.

So I focused my strength training in those areas. It felt like I was taking several steps backwards but in reality it was launching me forward.

I love training calisthenics because of the deeper meaning, the mental resilience, and the feeling when a skill is unlocked. There is NOTHING like it for me.

Were the 10 months of failure worth it?
Absolutely.

In honor of my recent obsession with Bruce Lee.😎
Here are some of my favorite Bruce Lee quotes.🔥

“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”

“Now I see that I will never find the light
Unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel,
Consuming myself.”

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”

“Those who are unaware they are walking in
Darkness will never seek the light.”

“I am not afraid of a person who knows 10000 kicks. But I am afraid of a person who knows one kick but practices it for 10000 times.”

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”
-Bruce Lee

I’m not the only person who has been bitten by the calisthenics bug, it got this guy too.

Watching him unlock new skills, gain strength, and increase his body control has been everything.

Having BIG goals awakened this next level lock in and focus during training. It gave him more purpose and drive. He found something he loved.

I noticed he had a little extra fire in his upper body lifts. It became more than just a chest press or tricep dip, he was driven by the calisthenics skill it was impacting.

He was being internally motivated in a way I hadn’t seen before. I could relate.

Watching him grow into a calisthenics athlete has had a major impact on me. His greatness is contagious. I push myself in hopes to keep up with him. I find myself training for the skills he wants to unlock, ones I never thought were possible for me.

His open mind and fun approach to new skills is one of his best qualities, he’s so brave. That’s a quality I hope to gain more of myself.

Thank you kiddo, you are such a bright light to everyone around you. I’m honored to work with you.

In honor of this warm weather here is your daily dose of visual wellness. 🌱🪴🌴