Smart Exercise, Ultimate Body
By Michael Chua

Aggressive strength: What is it and how to use it to your advantage!

For this week's topic, I'd like to talk about the motivational side of health and fitness. AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH—the driving factor of every man's success. Being strong and healthy physically is definitely a critical component of aggressive strength. However, aggressive strength does not stop there. To develop aggressive strength you have to have a strong moral foundation and strength of character. This means that you have the courage to stand up for what you believe in. Not just when you are with your friends and family, but when everyone you are around is against you. I know of people who compromised their character and morals for a job, a promotion, a relationship, or simply under the influence of someone else. These weak people do not have aggressive strength and probably never will. I do not care if you can bench press 500 lbs and run a mile in six minutes. If you relinquish character at the first sign of trouble, then you are weak and pathetic. Moreover, if you are someone that has to take a poll before they decide what to believe in, then you are just a weakling that wants to be liked by everyone.

Truer words have never been said. It takes courage to take a stand on something, to put yourself out there and back it up. If it were easy and common, then we would not admire heroes in movies and in the real world that have aggressive strength. If you are weak mentally then you are weak overall. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Seek and take mental challenges in your life. If you are scared of public speaking, then put yourself in situations where you have to do public speaking. If you are scared of rejection, then put yourself in situations where you have to deal with rejection. Start a business, learn a new language, or change your workout routine every week. It doesn't matter how; just do something to develop your brain muscle. Every time you take on a new challenge, you develop a fearless character. Neurons fire off like crazy in your brain and you will be all the better for it. Believe me!

Finally, develop physical strength. If you want to be strong mentally and have the confidence to back up your belief system, then being strong physically is a major asset that should be exploited fully. Learn how to train your body properly and you mind will get stronger. When you learn how to handle physical pain and exhaustion you become much tougher. This toughness can be applied to other areas of life successfully.

In addition, we all need an outlet for physical energy and when we do not engage in a positive outlet physically, negative energy will build up and manifest in our lives. Work on building all around physical strength that will carry over to other areas of your life. Don't just be a bench press specialist and have weak legs and a weak foundation. Address weak links and strive to build complete physical strength that will keep you strong and healthy for as long as possible.

Don't believe what the "dream stealers" have told you. You can have it all! You can have aggressive strength and create a life that others will be in awe of. My final word of advice is to associate with Winners . Hang around with people that have similar goals or people that have achieved something that you are aspiring towards.

Someone once told me that we are the sum average of all our friends. Make sure that sum average is as high as possible by associating with the people that will make you a better person. Take the challenge, live life aggressively, and sink the ship of mediocrity and complacency! God bless you all.