Not everyone is born with the right dimensions….

Blackshirts, Cornhuskers, Husker Nation, Big Red, Husker Power…

Ok so what exactly is Husker power? Why is everyone so crazy about the Nebraska Huskers?  This is a question I have pondered since I have lived in Omaha for about 6 years now.

If you would have asked me what this was a year ago… Heck! Even a month ago, I would have rolled my eyes and said because there is nothing else in Nebraska to get crazy about but corn fields and flat plains…

If you’re a Husker fan don’t freak out… Let me remind you I am a girl from a small city (Cheyenne WY) that came to Omaha NE out on a whim, following something that was, I guess you could say… blind.

 I decided to make a home here in NE and always thought it was silly during football season how crazy people would get over the Huskers! Actually I was amused but a little annoyed. I even went to a husker game a couple years ago. Don’t get me wrong it was cool but I have never seen a crowd act the way they do about their college football team! I figured it was because I wasn’t from here…

(Brad & I in 2008 at my 1st Husker game...)

I now have an all-new respect for The Huskers and Husker power. I had the pleasure of having Mr. Boyd Epley speak in one of my classes this week. If you don’t know him, he is the Godfather of Strength and Conditioning. He was the first paid strength and conditioning coach for a college in the United States and was one of the founders of the NSCA. He has given me a brand new respect for not only the Huskers but for my passion of fitness and making ones body strong through weight lifting, explosive movements, and hard work.

Two quotes from him in which I LOVE…

“Drive is what happens when you don’t give up until the jobs done.”

AND

A quote that I am a VERY strong believer in…

”Not everyone is born with the right dimensions…. You have to make up for it with your drive.”

This comes from a drive deep inside a person. I know this first hand and am working on my weaknesses everyday so I can develop my mind, and body to be the best me possible! If you think you do not have a drive then you’re probably right, you don’t nor will you ever with that attitude… but if you can and are willing to train your mind to believe in yourself you will develop a drive and learn how to make yourself better everyday.

I was not one that was just born with it… I have had to teach myself how no matter what excuses my life has given me. 

It may be hard to wrap your brain around... but lifting weights, challenging your body and feeling strong is something that will change your life in every aspect.

  Find yourself a good coach and mentor... make your dreams a reality.

Boyd Epley has shown me that being a husker is more than just wearing the red and black… it’s about setting a standard and being great.
GO BIG RED! =)