_I was watching the playoff games and something dawned on me.  It's obvious the players are in excellent shape. Why do these guys train the way they do?  The main purpose of their training is to be better athletes: run faster jump higher, play longer. Another huge reason is to be able to handle the rigors of the game; these guys hit each other HARD!  While no amount of training can prevent all accidental injuries, I know I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of one of those hits. But these guys do it over and over again for four 15 minute quarters. 

How does this apply to what we do?  Well, even though we're probably not going to be heading to the NFL, we have our own hits that we take: work, kids, obnoxious boss, finances, etc.  One of the reasons we train the way we do is to be able to handle the shots that come at us--to handle them and keep moving forward.