Implementing the Wahl’s Diet

At one of my demo’s last week, I was told a story about Rolf Joachim Benirschke.  He is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers from 1978 to 1987.  Before his second season, he developed chronic fever, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. He learned that he had ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease.  To make a long story short, underwent two surgeries to remove his large intestine and he was in the intensive care unit for weeks. When released from the hospital, he weighed only 123 pounds and had to adjust to life with two ostomy appliances….these allow for normal bodily wastes to be expelled through a new surgical opening (stoma) on the abdominal wall.  This is where the story gets awesome…

Even though he was at his weakest point ever…he told his trainer that he was going to play football again.  He was so weak he could barely lift both arms over his head for one repetition.  His trainer told him, “IF YOU CAN DO ONE, YOU CAN DO TWO.”  So, the next day they met, and Rolf did two repetitions- the next day 3, and so on.

In 1980 Benirschke returned to kicking and played seven more seasons with the team before retiring in 1987 as the team’s all-time leader in points scored (766).  Read the entire story in his book, Alive and Kicking!

I don’t know about you….but this story rocked me to the core!!  We are capable of SO much when we put our MIND to it and dedicate our HEART and ACTIONS toward our GOALS!

“If you can do one, you can do two.”  I repeat…   “IF YOU CAN DO ONE, YOU CAN DO TWO!!!!”

Let the profound simplicity of this statement sink in and tell me you arent motivated to get your ass moving!!