Cru’s Letter

Someone messaged me on instagram yesterday and asked if I’m on steroids…

He said “Are you/have you ever been on gear? Only reason I ask is because your physique is insane and I used to have a very similar diet, so I wanna keep my expectations leveled as I rebuild. Build has gotta be like top 1% of all hybrid athletes”

Now, transparently, for someone that lifts, this is a huge compliment BUT I’ve never touched anything close to steroids.

I’ve been lifting weights since I was in 7th grade and let me tell you, there has never been a single day where I felt like my physique changed from the day before.

That might sound like a depressing arc but it tells a beautiful story because If I look at a photo of myself from 12 years ago, I can see what feels like impossible progress (I look like a different person lol).

I heard someone say “most people’s standard for what counts as an improvement is much too high.” I couldn’t agree more because it seems like people have gotten used to needing very obvious proof that something changed or they’ll just quit. I’ve learned that the most meaningful changes give you the least amount of “reward” on the way to them and if you can appreciate your inputs instead of just the outcomes, you’re cut out for meaningful change.

I’m not a huge reader but every time I’ve read a biography of someone with an amazing story, I’m always more curious to know what the small moments of their life looked like because I know the big ones are just a culmination of the minutiae. When we learn about people’s breakthroughs, we only hear about the grand reveal but the real value would be knowing what they were thinking or doing on a random Tuesday where nothing big seemed to happen.

I guess my point in all this is that today matters. This random Friday is as important as any other day and your ability to recognize that is directly correlated to what you’ll be able to accomplish.

The amazing things you want to do are made of hundreds or thousands of days that’ll feel like nothing happened but when you turn around after those small steps you took, you’ll see that you’re a long way from where you started.

You might not be able to see it with your eyes but progress is happening.

Trust it.

-Cru