01/11/2025
......The Fitness Guy Who Knew It All
............. (Until He Didn’t)
There once was a gym guy named Mike “The Machine” — self-proclaimed expert, muscle encyclopedia, and unofficial mirror inspector. Mike had been lifting for five years straight and believed experience was everything.
“Bro, you can’t teach me what I’ve already felt,” he’d say, flexing at the dumbbell rack like it was a TED Talk stage.
Now, in the same gym was Coach T, a quiet, lean trainer with a clipboard, a degree in exercise science, and the calmness of a monk. Coach T had trained national athletes, but Mike thought he was just “that theory guy.”
One day, Mike saw Coach T training a client with resistance bands. He chuckled loud enough for the treadmills to hear.
“Bro, real men lift iron, not rubber!” he said, smirking.
Coach T smiled. “Ever tried them?”
“Pfft. I don’t need to. Experience beats textbooks.”
So Coach T proposed a friendly challenge — a short circuit using bands, bodyweight, and stability drills. Winner? Whoever finishes without tapping out.
Mike agreed, eager to prove that sweat > science.
Five minutes in, Mike’s face turned the color of a ripe tomato. His muscles were shaking like Wi-Fi on a rainy day. The bands snapped back with poetic justice, and by the time it ended, he was lying flat on the mat like a retired superhero.
Coach T handed him water.
“Experience teaches you what you’ve done. Knowledge teaches you what you could do better. Combine both, and you become unstoppable.”
From that day, Mike started listening more, learning more, and laughing at himself. He still flexed in the mirror — but now he knew when to flex his mind too.
Moral of the Story:
Never let experience make you arrogant or knowledge make you proud. The strongest people are those humble enough to learn — even from what they think they already know. 💪🧠
Hon Gidi Kocha