Dwayne The Rock Johnson He has cultivated a reputation as one of the hardest working people in show business, combining movies, TV shows and brand deals with a strict and physically demanding training routine.
In a new Instagram video filmed in his Iron Paradise home gym at the end of a particular “motherfucker” leg workout, Johnson shared how his more challenging workouts can help him in other areas of his life, as pushing his body with strength can help you clear your mind.
“It allows you to do a mental inventory,” he said. “Yes, you can push yourself really hard, you can push past your limits, or your perceived limits, and come over to the other side of that pain. Usually, you’re in for a little bit of greatness. But then you can also take that mindset.” inventory many times”.
“I don’t know about you,” he continued, “but sometimes when I’m right in the middle of a set, especially when it’s really exhausting to get past that motherfucker, a lot of times I find the answer, like ah, that’s the answer to that one.” thing, that’s the clarity I need to make that decision, whatever it is. It happens right here in the gym. I get it. Burning off that midnight oil.”
Johnson has spoken before about the philosophy and perspective he uses to help motivate himself and how he empowers himself with gratitude. “When it comes to hard work and things that I’m passionate about, years ago, I stopped saying ‘I have to do it’ and started saying ‘I have to do it,'” he said. wrote earlier this year. This “psychological shift,” he explained, has allowed him to focus on “routine, gratitude and growth” every day.
Philip Ellis is a UK freelance writer and journalist who covers pop culture, relationships and LGBTQ+. His work has appeared in GQ, Teen Vogue, Man Repeller, and MTV.
