Comments on: What Conan The Destroyer Taught Me About Mental Toughness http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4191/what-conan-the-destroyer-taugh-me-about-mental-toughness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-conan-the-destroyer-taugh-me-about-mental-toughness Strength Training For Body And Mind Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:13:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh Hanagarne http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4191/what-conan-the-destroyer-taugh-me-about-mental-toughness/comment-page-1/#comment-4735 Josh Hanagarne Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:35:10 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4191#comment-4735 Thanks Boris. I'm determined to solve this riddle and prove that I'm way smarter than all of my doctors:) Thanks Boris. I’m determined to solve this riddle and prove that I’m way smarter than all of my doctors:)

]]> By: Boris Bachmann http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4191/what-conan-the-destroyer-taugh-me-about-mental-toughness/comment-page-1/#comment-4724 Boris Bachmann Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:46:54 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4191#comment-4724 Josh, That's great to hear! Josh,
That’s great to hear!

]]> By: Josh Hanagarne http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4191/what-conan-the-destroyer-taugh-me-about-mental-toughness/comment-page-1/#comment-4694 Josh Hanagarne Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:10:37 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4191#comment-4694 Belinda, flexing is serious business. Every time Arnold flexes his pecs so they ripple and dance right in your face, it's the result of hours and hours of practice. Also, it's exhausting. Please film nine 10-minute youtube videos of yourself flexing and I'll run them as your first guest post here on WSL:) Belinda, flexing is serious business. Every time Arnold flexes his pecs so they ripple and dance right in your face, it’s the result of hours and hours of practice. Also, it’s exhausting. Please film nine 10-minute youtube videos of yourself flexing and I’ll run them as your first guest post here on WSL:)

]]> By: Belinda Munoz http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4191/what-conan-the-destroyer-taugh-me-about-mental-toughness/comment-page-1/#comment-4692 Belinda Munoz Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:54:08 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4191#comment-4692 Love this: "But there are worse things than mental pain. Like having to flex for an entire 90 minute movie." Love this: “But there are worse things than mental pain. Like having to flex for an entire 90 minute movie.”

]]> By: Josh Hanagarne http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4191/what-conan-the-destroyer-taugh-me-about-mental-toughness/comment-page-1/#comment-4690 Josh Hanagarne Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:53:44 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4191#comment-4690 Anything new feels good when your body isn't used to it. Walking is highly, highly underrated, for physical and mental effects. Anything new feels good when your body isn’t used to it. Walking is highly, highly underrated, for physical and mental effects.

]]> By: Beth L. Gainer http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4191/what-conan-the-destroyer-taugh-me-about-mental-toughness/comment-page-1/#comment-4689 Beth L. Gainer Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:45:31 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4191#comment-4689 Great posting, Josh. I think the mind is very powerful and, like you, I do like to challenge it. BTW, I took your advice and told myself that walking on most days is OK and more than most people do. And I've been walking an hour a day. Feels great. Great posting, Josh. I think the mind is very powerful and, like you, I do like to challenge it. BTW, I took your advice and told myself that walking on most days is OK and more than most people do.

And I’ve been walking an hour a day. Feels great.

]]> By: Oleg Mokhov http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4191/what-conan-the-destroyer-taugh-me-about-mental-toughness/comment-page-1/#comment-4668 Oleg Mokhov Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:44:10 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4191#comment-4668 Hey Josh, We can do more in life if we expand our capacity, both physical and mental. We toughen up and push our muscles, so they can grow. But we shouldn't stop at our arms, legs, chest, cardiovascular, etc. We need to push our most important and strongest muscle of all: our brain. By expanding our mental capacity, we can achieve more. Go through tougher stuff to get more out of life. We could have the strongest physical body in the world, but if we wuss out of doing certain things because of slight chances of pain here and there, then we're not putting it to use. We miss out on a lot of fun things. Just ask rock climbers. Or thru-runners. Or white water rafters. Or anyone that gets to do what they love to an extreme. They're at the edge, maximizing life, and when they encounter the inevitable mental walls of "man, I really don't think I could go any further," they push on and really LIVE just that much more. Those are the people with the sun-bright gleaming eyes and smiles that look like they were surgically inserted into their faces. Great reminder to not forget to exercise the MOST important muscle: our mind. We build mental capacity along with physical to really live life how we want it. I couldn't agree more: it's our life, so we need to live it our way. Awesome stuff, Oleg Hey Josh,

We can do more in life if we expand our capacity, both physical and mental.

We toughen up and push our muscles, so they can grow. But we shouldn’t stop at our arms, legs, chest, cardiovascular, etc. We need to push our most important and strongest muscle of all: our brain.

By expanding our mental capacity, we can achieve more. Go through tougher stuff to get more out of life. We could have the strongest physical body in the world, but if we wuss out of doing certain things because of slight chances of pain here and there, then we’re not putting it to use. We miss out on a lot of fun things.

Just ask rock climbers. Or thru-runners. Or white water rafters. Or anyone that gets to do what they love to an extreme. They’re at the edge, maximizing life, and when they encounter the inevitable mental walls of “man, I really don’t think I could go any further,” they push on and really LIVE just that much more.

Those are the people with the sun-bright gleaming eyes and smiles that look like they were surgically inserted into their faces.

Great reminder to not forget to exercise the MOST important muscle: our mind. We build mental capacity along with physical to really live life how we want it.

I couldn’t agree more: it’s our life, so we need to live it our way.

Awesome stuff,
Oleg

]]> By: Josh Hanagarne http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4191/what-conan-the-destroyer-taugh-me-about-mental-toughness/comment-page-1/#comment-4663 Josh Hanagarne Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:04:49 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4191#comment-4663 Oh, I've been witness to a labor. That's serious business. That's a type of fortitude and toughness I don't want any part of. Oh, I’ve been witness to a labor. That’s serious business. That’s a type of fortitude and toughness I don’t want any part of.

]]> By: Daisy http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4191/what-conan-the-destroyer-taugh-me-about-mental-toughness/comment-page-1/#comment-4662 Daisy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:02:29 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4191#comment-4662 You know, after reading this post about pain, I could almost believe a few of you men could try giving birth. Maybe. Once. (laughing behind laptop) You know, after reading this post about pain, I could almost believe a few of you men could try giving birth. Maybe. Once. (laughing behind laptop)

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