A lesson on strength training from the book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad.”

Who knew you could learn something about smart training from a personal finance book? 

Then again health is wealth right?

What good is a fat bank account if you’re too sick and out of shape to experience all the adventures money can afford you? 

When I first read through Robert Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” one of the principles that immediately gripped me was the fact that wealthy guys buy assets not liabilities.  Assets make you money after you purchase them, liabilities cost you money and possibly more.  

This way of thinking not only changed the way I think about money, it also changed the way that I pick exercises for my training plan.  Are the exercises that I select assets or liabilities for myself and for the guys that I work with? Do they move me towards being a healthier more effective person or will they do the opposite.  

So many times I see guys doing things in the gym simply because it’s tough.  Sometimes tough and effective go together, other times they are a recipe for orthopedic surgery in 3-5 years.  

Take some time to audit your training plan and ask yourself whether the exercises in it are assets or liabilities because you’re going to end up paying the price or earning dividends later.  

Invest your physical capital wisely.