The Pursuit of Better

Murph, SK, Sully, and Lana in The Pursuit of Better

What does the Pursuit of Better mean to you?

I'll be honest, when I first saw the tag line attached to the TRX brand I wasn't blown away. In fact, I probably saw it in a hashtag on Facebook and spent more time trying to decipher what it said than what it meant. Ok, pursue your better. Well, obviously. Everyone wants to be better. It wasn't until this weekend at the TRX Trainer Summit that it FINALLY hit home. 

Maybe is was the Under Armour Performance Center we spent the weekend at. A one of a kind, first class training facility. Maybe it was the black and yellow everywhere you turned. Maybe it was the opportunity we took as a staff to learn from the best in a field that we all feel so passionately about. Maybe it was all of those things all rolled up into one but the idea of Pursuing Better rang loud and clear and this is what the Pursuit of Better means to me. 

Pursuing better requires effort. Pursuing better demands your BEST effort every time. What is "The Better"? It could be anything! We're all chasing something. A better Squat. A faster run split. Or mastering the balance between family and work. Regardless of what we're chasing our BEST is required. Not every day will demand an all out effort but it will require us go to a place that calls upon excellence. A squat isn't about lifting the most weight possible. It is about mobility, core strength, and neuromuscular control. A faster run split isn't just about going faster. Discipled training that works on form, technique, mobility, and the different energy systems make fast faster. Balancing family & work...well, we're all still trying to figure that one out but I'll go out on a limb here and say it's nothing more than time and effort. Pursing Better is as much about going as hard as you possibly can, as it is taking time to slow down and breathe. 

I've attached the TRX commercial introducing The Pursuit of Better. If you don't at least get a few chills after watching then something is wrong with you. The idea is genius, now get out there and don't just pursue your better, EARN IT! 

SK 

"We are all...Hell on Wheels, Speed Freaks, and Poetry in Motion. 

We are all chasing a better version of ourselves." -TRX