This past January I started a challenge with in the gym that was going to create what we viewed as "Extreme Commitment". I started the Big Tree Burpee Challenge. It entaled one thing, Commit to doing 100 burpees at every workout.

The reason we viewed this as extreme commitment was because we all HATED BURPEES!!! There was only a couple people in the beginning that would start the challenge with me, but like all great dumb ideas many more decided to join us on this year long commitment journey.

None of us knew what we were getting ourselves into or what affect it would have on all of us. We would soon find out and man it has been awesome.

1-Created the foundation to extreme commitment

2-Competition among each other

3-Self competition

4-Pride in what where doing and accomplishing

5-Mind, body and soul transformation

6-Commitment to others who would be joining us along the way.

The list is longer, but be assured the the journey has brought out some of the best in all of us. The feeling you get with inside yourself, when you know that you are moving past the idea of thinking something was impossible. To the feeling of how far can I go? What can I truly accomplish? This is how you create life altering changes. For me as a coach and trainer, this is the mountain top. Along the way I have got to experience a handful of these mountain tops. Watching the transformation when someone has reached the 10,000 burpee mark. Knowing the effort someone has put in when they hit the 20,000 burpee mark, which Erin did last night. The most special one so far has to be what happened here last Friday at the 4pm class (See Blow). When you see this happen and you know what someone has gone through and the effort and commitment it took for them to reach this point, you can't help but feel something bigger than just the moment. This is where lives change in the most positive way.

Extreme commitment doesn't have to be just gym related, but what it does have to be is the willingness to commit to something that is difficult. Extreme commitment requires commitment everyday even when your mind and body is telling you NO. Extreme commitment requires you to embrace the journey, not the outcome. You must "Embrace the Suck".