Patience is a virtue - ‘the law of the farm.’

Farming requires patience, diligence, trust & belief in the system. A belief that although you can’t see what you’ve sown today, eventually it will yield a beneficial result.

As a PT & Coach it’s a concept sticks with me, much like @littlejonboyle and his ‘stone cutter’ concept. The process of exercise, whether its strength, endurance, sport skill, or weight-loss takes time.

First you have to plan and till the land, then you plant the seeds, once the seeds are sown you have to water and feed them in just the right amounts, and sometimes you might have to scare away the crows, or kill Peter Rabbit.

Still with perfect conditions, your crop may not grow as fast as expected, sometimes you may even mess up your crop and have to start over, but the secret is to not quit, stay the duration & trust the process and eventually you’ll see those seeds start to shoot.

My farming knowledge ends there, but the fact of the matter is, in an industry of quick fixes, there are non, but the longer you stick at it, the bigger your results will be.

Anecdotally, I went from March 2018 through to October 2019 without a Deadlift PB, but I didn’t stop Deadlifting and didn’t give up on it even when I felt it was going nowhere. I kept at it, trusted the process and held my belief. Then in the space of three weeks I hit a big PB triple & added 15kg onto my max. That was my ‘Law of the farm’ moment.

📚 Plan what you want to achieve and how you’re going to do it.

🌱 Plant the seeds of technique.

💧 Add food and water in the right volume and intensity to keep your crop nourished.

🐀 Use assistance & corrective exercises to scare away the pests & prevent your hard work being undone.

🐇 Kill Peter Rabbit, I’ve had enough of the bastard and my 2 year olds love of him.

Repeat, be patient and wait, the results will happen.

Adam Johnston, 10th December 2019