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Strong at everything. Weak at nothing.
One of the important strategies in Operation Pull Your Own Weight is to exchange the terms good and bad, for the terms strong and weak in your child’s vocabulary. Why you ask? Let’s put it this way. Have you ever met a kid who actually wanted to be weak at anything? You’ve undoubtedly known kids who take some pride in “being bad.” But you’ve never known even one kid who takes pride in being weak at anything - right? In a nutshell, that’s why.
Girls, Boys, All Ages, Races
This rule goes for girls as well as boys, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, etc. Think about it for a second, have you ever known a human being who actually wanted to be weak? Personally have you ever known anyone, who ever knew anyone, who actually wanted to be weak? We all want to be strong. It’s just how human beings are programmed. And for most kids, being able to perform pull-ups is a sure sign of physical strength.
What Does It Take?
But what does it take to develop strength on the pull-up bar? According to the OPYOW recipe it takes regular work (twice per week), eating the right foods, getting enough rest, and avoiding tobacco, alcohol and drugs.
In other words kids learn that if they work out on the pull-up bar a couple times each week, eat right, get sufficient rest, and avoid tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, they’ll get consistently stronger and stronger on the pull-up bar. They also learn that if they fail to work out regularly, if they eat poorly, fail to get enough rest, and mess around with tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, they’re shooting themselves in the foot, and asking to be weak.
No Way! That’ll Make Me Weak!!!
In fact there was a kindergartner a decade ago who stood up in front a class full of kids, looked up and said, “Coach, my uncle Freddie wanted me to smoke a cigarette with him last night, but I told him, “No way. That’ll make me weak.” He immediately got high fives from his classmates, as well as his teacher. They all understood that messing with tobacco, alcohol, and drugs makes you weak! Rest assured, all these kids wanted to be strong at everything.
Readin’, Writin’, and Rithmatic Too
Interestingly enough, those same kids who want to avoid weakness on the pull-up bar, also want to avoid weakness in all other aspects of their lives too, including their academics. And interestingly enough the habits that make them strong on the pull-up bar are the exact same habits that make them strong in every other aspect of life as well.
In other words, if you work at reading (writin’ or rithmatic) regularly, over a period of time, eat right, get plenty of rest, and avoid negative habits like tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, you’ll eventually grow strong in reading (writin’ and rithmatic), taking them one step at a time. That’s how it works.
In Conclusion
In conclusion, done correctly, the lessons kids learn on the pull-up bar carry over to all other aspects of their life because, as we’ve said a number of times now, some kids may want to be bad, but no kids want to be weak. If you make your case in these terms, your kids understand, they’ll respond positively, and they’ll develop not only physical strength, but an inner mental, emotional strength and confidence (self esteem) in themselves, their ability to meet challenges, and overcome obstacles. Is there a better lesson a child can learn at any age? Personally, we can’t think of one.
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