There Is No Substitute For Hard Work

Becoming efficient is something we should all strive for.

Cutting away the excess or "fat" from daily tasks to make them more streamlined is a good thing.

Performing exercises more concisely to make the body work the way it is designed to.

Having the ability to do tasks without wasting time or precious resources.

Being efficient is great.

Practice your exercises and make them better.

Turn them into precise movement patterns.

Once you have made things efficient, you then want to amplify your efforts so they give you the biggest return in the shortest time possible.

This comes in the form of hard work.

Training with intensity.

When doing exercises, such as the kettlebell swing (pictured), you want to move as efficiently as possible.

That is a given.

You want a neutral spine, you must load your hamstrings like a bow and powerfully contract the glutes at the top of the swing.

Using the correct joints and right set of muscle groups is essential to good movement and a healthy body.

But when it comes time to do the swings — they must be violent and powerful.

The harder you apply force to the bell on each repetition, the more muscle groups you engage (and to a higher degree), the stronger you will become and the more calories you will burn.

Simply put, you get better results, and faster.

Just by working harder and putting your foot down hard on the proverbial accelerator.

Don’t get me wrong, I'm all for efficiency.

But make no mistake about this. You cannot use efficiency instead of hard work.

You need both.

Hard work in the wrong areas won't produce the results you want, and your body won't change.

But for most people, applying more effort will be beneficial.

As a mentor of mine says;

“When you're doing a bench press. If the bar isn't moving fast enough, push harder".

Don't keep trying to sidestep or avoid the one thing which is known to produce results: hard work.

Work harder.

You know you can, and should!