The other Snake
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- Aug 19, 2016
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The other day I had to go to a sporting goods place to pick up some cleats and a mouth piece for my son. Cheap cleats on sale still ran $90 and a mouth piece was $20. Can’t wait to until he figures out he needs new receiving gloves; another $35. In all, as long as it gets and keeps him active, I’m good with it.
While in the sports shop I took a look at some of the gear used for other sports. There seems to be no limit to what some people will spend. Youth baseball bats that run $300-400? Are parent so delusional with hopes of grandeur to think a $400 bat is going to catapult their 16.y.o. son to a MLB contract? And the adults must be even worse when spending on their chosen sport. Take a walk through the golf section if you want some sticker shock. For the most part, lifting is a cheap sport. If you want to go low cost fitness, try jogging/running. Grab a decent pair of running shoes for $75 and start to pound the pavement.
What gets lost among all the new technology is what you can achieve in any given sport can not be purchased. I personally feel an athlete’s extent of greatness comes down two factors; your maximum genetic potential and your desire to be the best. Of those two items, you only have control of one.
Rant over.
While in the sports shop I took a look at some of the gear used for other sports. There seems to be no limit to what some people will spend. Youth baseball bats that run $300-400? Are parent so delusional with hopes of grandeur to think a $400 bat is going to catapult their 16.y.o. son to a MLB contract? And the adults must be even worse when spending on their chosen sport. Take a walk through the golf section if you want some sticker shock. For the most part, lifting is a cheap sport. If you want to go low cost fitness, try jogging/running. Grab a decent pair of running shoes for $75 and start to pound the pavement.
What gets lost among all the new technology is what you can achieve in any given sport can not be purchased. I personally feel an athlete’s extent of greatness comes down two factors; your maximum genetic potential and your desire to be the best. Of those two items, you only have control of one.
Rant over.