TertiusHuman
Broken Panda
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Peter
I watched Kate as she came into my office, it was clear that she had decided to go with the remorse route. She knew she had done wrong and this was the time to treat her right, if I used the wrong method, I might undo everything I had worked to do with her so far.
"Yes, you fucked up."
I leaned back in my chair, looking at her, "You proved to me that you can take the physical pushing and exhaustion. I will admit that I have pushed you as hard as was safe and as a side note, I am impressed with the progress you made."
I let that tidbit sink in before I carried on, "But in the ring it is not about how fit you are and how strong you are. Sure, they play a large part in dominating an opponent, but you need one more thing. You already proved that you have the heart, but I need you to think, to be aware of the ring and to use it."
I took a breath, "I want you to take two days off."
I held up a hand, "It is not a punishment, you need to get out of your head. You are welcome to come to the gym, but you will not do any workouts. If you wish to work with some people to get their form right, you can do that. But for two days, I want you to not do any workouts, so don't try to sneak in road work or anything like that. When you come back Monday, you will understand why."
I watched Kate as she came into my office, it was clear that she had decided to go with the remorse route. She knew she had done wrong and this was the time to treat her right, if I used the wrong method, I might undo everything I had worked to do with her so far.
"Yes, you fucked up."
I leaned back in my chair, looking at her, "You proved to me that you can take the physical pushing and exhaustion. I will admit that I have pushed you as hard as was safe and as a side note, I am impressed with the progress you made."
I let that tidbit sink in before I carried on, "But in the ring it is not about how fit you are and how strong you are. Sure, they play a large part in dominating an opponent, but you need one more thing. You already proved that you have the heart, but I need you to think, to be aware of the ring and to use it."
I took a breath, "I want you to take two days off."
I held up a hand, "It is not a punishment, you need to get out of your head. You are welcome to come to the gym, but you will not do any workouts. If you wish to work with some people to get their form right, you can do that. But for two days, I want you to not do any workouts, so don't try to sneak in road work or anything like that. When you come back Monday, you will understand why."