Tip Grit is a Skill Build Some Wimp Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Alpha LifeLiving Tip Grit is a Skill Build Some Wimp Not many people have it these days Here' s why those who do have an advantage in life by Craig Weller December 6, 2016January 20, 2022 Tags Opinion, Strong Words, Tips When someone is in exceptional physical condition, it tells you something about what's inside his head that enabled him to become that way. It illustrates that, for years, he's been getting out of bed early to put himself through challenging workouts, all while nobody else was watching or making him show up. It indicates a high probability that the person is self-disciplined, conscientious, and accustomed to making daily short-term sacrifices for long-term benefits. In the military, the people who run the selections courses for tier-one special operations units like to point out that the physical characteristics that they're assessing are ways of learning about the mental makeup of their candidates. Those characteristics are much more valuable in an operator than a great four-mile run time. The mind ultimately drives the body, and the physical tests used in these selection courses – to at least the same degree that they're evaluating actual physical ability – are a way of assessing what's inside someone's mind. That's an important concept to remember during special operations prep training. Physical adaptations last a few weeks at best from workout to workout, but the mental patterns that those sessions are building can become a part of someone's mindset for life. Many aspects of selection are evaluating physical and mental grit: the ability to just keep going under any number of conditions, from enduring hypothermia to running up and down sand berms until an instructor gets bored enough to say "stop." This grit is a skill, which means that it starts with knowledge (a mental model) and is then cemented through practice. It's learned by experience. Few things are better for gaining that practical experience than physical training. Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Alpha Life Tip Sleeping With a Steroid User Would a female fail a drug test after canoodling with an anabolics-using bodybuilder? Here's the scientific answer! Living Better, Pharma, Tips, TRT TC Luoma June 6 Sex & Hormones Tip Two Things Steroid Users Need Using bodybuilding drugs can be risky. Here's what users need to do to stay as healthy as possible. Living Better, Metabolic Conditioning, Pharma, Tips, TRT Christian Thibaudeau November 22 Alpha Life Tip The Best Exercise The Worst Injury Are lifters and bodybuilders more likely to experience this horrible medical accident? Health & Longevity, Living Better TC Luoma July 25 Alpha Life The Fake Butt Phenomenon From fitness celebrities to reality stars, augmented asses are everywhere. Here's how they do it and how to spot the pretenders. For Women, Glutes, Opinion, Strong Words John Romano March 6