Patience meets Ego

Liam Elliott
Dec 16, 2025
1 min read

Barbell training teaches a delicate balance between patience and ego. Patience keeps you conservative, allowing slow and steady progress. Ego pushes you to lift heavier, to compete with yourself, and to seek new personal records. The barbell is unrelenting—it will build and destroy ego in equal measure. This honest feedback fosters self-awareness, humility, and an appreciation for the process. You learn that failure is not a defeat, but a signal for growth: whether you need more overall strength or targeted accessory work to overcome a sticking point in a lift.

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