What is Pat’s Gym
By Pat Gilles
Pat’s Gym is a place where hard work is considered normal and expected. Where you take risk, overcome yourself, and above all are willing to fail. You will find a place where the tenacious pressure of the environment is brutal. You will find a place that will never be easy but allows you to become more capable. You will find a place where no one will do the work for you but they will lift you up when you are down and hold you accountable. You will find a place where standards and rewards are hard to earn but are more meaningful because of it.
Pat’s Gym is a place where everyone shares components of training and objectives overlap. Training is influenced by individual objectives. We take responsibility for our actions. We don’t complain when it gets to hard, when we are sore for days afterward or when we want to puke from a workout. We constantly learn by doing and failing. Our actions speak louder than words and our resumes can back it up.
At the Gym we focus on increasing goal-specific performance. Everyone has a goal or is expected to come up with a goal. Goals motivate, hold you accountable, and above all make it easier to walk through the door to workout. Everyone has different goals in the Gym but one thing in common is the mental gains they make. Applying what you learn from effort to life is the point of it all.
What It Is Not
Pat’s Gym is not a one size fits all program. We do not use the same path for everyone and do not claim to know everything. We are always searching for the best way and practice what we preach. Training is not the sport but only the gateway to the sport. We use the Gym to support training. Everything that has been done before is useful but can also be a distraction. We do not claim to know it all. We constantly ask questions and keep an open mind to find the answers. We continue to change and evolve. Everything we use has been practiced somewhere by someone. We just use what is necessary for individual goals.
We are not a muscle gym. We do not have guys who can deadlift 1000 pounds because that is not our point. Training is not the true competition only the preparation for competition. We are not a Gym of miracles. Everyone earns their accomplishments and instant gratification is not expected. People know it takes hard work, dedication, and time to reach their true potential. People who want the quick fix do not survive in our Gym.
I will be the first to tell you that Pat’s Gym is not for everyone. You are invited to train here and invited to stay. We choose the people we want to associate with and represent us. We constantly surround ourselves with people of equal or higher mental and physical talent. By doing that we push each other and constantly improve. It is difficult to improve while surrounding yourself with less capable individuals. The people who make the commitment get the same commitment back. Life is too short to spend your time with everyone. Find the right people who change your lifestyle, have a life-long commitment, and change your behavior for the better. Why would we ever settle for less?
