Some prayers for Iron Brothers

As you all know our site is about more than just physical strength and endurance. We talk about important spiritual and mental points as well, because they’re all equally important and no life is purely physical. So from time to time we talk about non-physical things or I speak to those of you who pray about a need. My life is an example of the fact that prayer is real and it changes things. I’ve always appreciated the fact that many of you feel the same and respond when we talk about a need.

Even though I have definite opinions on strength, I respect all forms of strength. Regardless if they train or think differently than me. I consider all of us who train hard and for real results to be more alike than different. I consider all those who passionately pursue physical excellence to be our brothers whether they train at home, powerlift, olympic lift, all around lift, strongman, performers, Highland gamers, track and field guys, combat athletes, bodyweight exercisers, kettlebell or clubbell swingers, we all climb the same mountain just on different paths.

Thank you again for all of those who prayed and continue to pray for my father. There are a few others I would like to mention now in hopes that you’ll remember them as well:

Mike Miller – competitive powerlifter and strongman. (You know the guy… the one everybody rags on about the 1200lb squat even though most of them would never even consider putting that on their back). His daughter had heart surgery. I understand it went well, but I think we should all still pray for her and their family.

Rick Walker – competitive powerlifter and strongman. Grip monster. Associates with the Diesel Crew. Crazy strong Eagleloop deadlift. His sister has a medical condition that seems to be causing her long-term health problems. Repetitive strokes and seizures. Let’s pray for her.

Jason Keene’s family. Jason Keene was a former competitive powerlifter with one of the top bench presses in the 242’s a couple of years ago. He had a severe shoulder injury and switched to bodybuilding. He died two weeks ago. He actually lived in the same city I do, though I never personally met him. We did however have mutual friends and I know he left two young children. I also know it has been difficult for those who knew him. Let’s pray for them.

There are always others. People in need who never voice it. Our first reaction should be to pray instead of our last resort. Our first look should be to the eternal spiritual not to look to bicker over petty differences and concentrate on the physical. Let us look to foster brotherhood and help each other. To find the really important things instead of separating on our differences. To learn from each other so we all advance physically and to remember that the strongest spiritually will eventually be the strongest physically.

We all know each other because of our common bond of training and it’s easy to only know that about each other. But all the people with a known name in the strength, conditioning and martial arts world are real people. They have real families, real problems, real ups and downs, real lives outside of the superhero image we all try to present as the invincible training guy. Toughness is more in caring for others than in any physical conquest. But the physical conquests we put ourselves through help prepare us to be able to give the most mentally and spiritually. On a deeper level hard training is also self-training for life. But no life is really complete without your spiritual needs being met and one of the greatest benefits of all the physical effort we expend is to put us into a place of deep enough introspection to look for spiritual truth. As my brothers I would be remised in not telling you that the most important decision you can make is to accept Jesus. Nothing is guaranteed in the physical life. Salvation can be.

Train hard, live hard, work hard, play hard, and pray hard.


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