Eastern Promises. Image credit: idealterna

I saw Eastern Promises, a movie about the Russian mafia in London. Semyon is head of the crime family. Soyka gossips Semyon’s son is gay. Semyon replies:

You know, it never snows in this city. It’s never hot. London is a city of whores and queers. I think London is to blame for what he is.

Cold Weather. Temperatures in my home gym are same as outside. When it’s 35°C/95F in the summer, it’s 35°C in my home gym. Temperatures in December dropped to -4°C / 25F. I exercised in those temperatures.

People tell me I’m crazy to work out when it’s that cold. The same people tell me I’m crazy when I workout and it’s 35°C. They also tell me I’m crazy when I workout after a night out. Or that I’m crazy to workout when I have a cold.

Excuses. Thing is, you’ll never have ideal conditions to workout all the time. You can always find an excuse not to workout:

• You’re tired or sick
• You didn’t eat well
• You don’t have time

This guy trained in my home gym for several months. He hasn’t trained since it got colder, which is since November. He told me: “I’d love to workout again, but it’s too cold“. I can do it, why can’t you?

There’s No Something for Nothing. My interpretation of Semyon’s words is that people choose the easy path. Sure it’s no fun working out when it’s freezing, but staying at home is no solution for me.

You know the saying: what doesn’t kill you make you stronger. Here’s a video from Rocky IV. (Note that Dolph Lundgren catches the bar incorrectly – with low elbows – on the Power Cleans at 1:00. And he’s slow.)