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I was having a typical "pity party".

As a young lieutenant in Korea, I struggled with excelling at the Army's fitness test.

Sure, I could pass it alright, but as officers, we were expected to be in the top 5%. You know…lead by example.

I did morning physical training with the unit just like everyone else but would be dejected when I scored 265 out of 300.

It's not the like commander pulled me aside to criticize. But I felt like I was being watched…
..quietly being judged.

And not just by my superiors, but by my peers and subordinates alike.

Maybe it was in my head... maybe it wasn't.

I just knew that "Top 15%" wasn't good enough. And it weighed on me heavily.

It wasn't until my buddy Mike and I were talking about it that things changed.

But instead of patronizing my fragile ego, he rebuked me:

"Yeah, you do morning PT with the company, but I don't see you in the gym. That's where the real work happens."

"The gym?", I wondered aloud.

I had thought that was just for meatheads and bodybuilders.

"I also see what you eat," Mike continued.

I thought having a fast metabolism meant I could eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted it.

I mean... I didn't have to fight with excess fat (back then 😅).

It was Spring, 1998.

Mike took me under his wing those last few months in the Land of the Morning Calm.

He taught me about weight training… 🏋‍♂️

…how that's different from calisthenics (what we did in morning PT).

…about essential nutrients 🥗

…how the things I ate regularly 🍜 🍔 didn't do my body any good.

…how to maximize my metabolism instead of wasting my body's natural ability to burn calories. 🔥

Mike probably doesn't know the impact he had on me. I looked up to him as a mentor and a friend.

It laid the foundation for a career of helping others find victory in personal fitness.