My mission is to create support for those in need, direct patient funding for brain tumor patients, empower people to live as healthy as possible, and create faith, inspiration, and partnerships through sport, education, and story telling. 💚✌️
What’s your mission in life?
-Josh P.
How do you push your limits and increase your potential in life?
I never thought weight lifting would be apart of my life or even half of the role it plays in my life today.
I got into fitness after I blew out my knee in 2013. That’s what I call being “reactive” rather then being proactive”.
Today’s it’s a passion of mine. I love the health benefits, of course, but I also love the challenge mentally and physically, learning a new skill, how it supplements my riding very well, and how the risk factor is not as high as BMX but sill presents that mental and physical challenge.
That said, here is a face of joy and relief as I successfully cleaned my highest weight so far (88kilos) and got it after just missing it on the attempt prior. I’ve come a long way his last year of introducing Olympic lifting to my programming and mobility as played the biggest factor. I had some strength, and it does keep increasing, but my lack of mobility held me back so much in terms of technique and form, which determine how successful my lifts are.
I’ve been working hard with Jackie and 919Spine to correct that and have been stoked! 💚✌️
-Josh P.
What would you do if this was your scan result after an MRI following a sports related head injury?
My path to making my dream of becoming a pro bmx athlete come true has never been an easy one.
I know things that are worth having don’t come easily. I have overcome financial instability, injuries, cancer, abuse, heartbreak, and depression. If the things we desire most in life were simple, we’d already have them.
I am a firm believer that it’s not the cards were dealt; rather it’s the way we CHOOSE to play those cards that determine the outcome of our life. 💚✌️
Did you get dealt a shit hand of cards? How are YOU CHOOSING to play them?
Almost got in the 200pound club for power cleans today.
Hit a PR (88kilos) for power cleans after an 85 kilo cleans, and then just missing 88 before getting it. I’m liking week 1 of my new block from Coach Matt Hunter at Athletic Lab.
I’ve been working with Matt for a little over a year now and am getting more and more comfortable and strong with these Olympic lifts. Have more work to do to get this weight cleaner and advance. So stoked! 💯🙌🏼💪🏽
-JoshP.
If you are wishing life to be easier, then you’re living in a victim mentality and not taking ownership of your life.
I’ve learned it’s never going to be easy, especially if you want an extraordinary life and to challenge status quo.
The level of progression with every aspect of life has rissen so high that committing 100% to desires is more important than ever.
Every second of every day is an opportunity to choose actions that will better yourself and get you closer to what you desire.
Don’t fall for the easy way out because of the resistance change and hard work brings with it. Just know you’re on the right track and having a clear vision is what will keep you moving forward to your success. 💚✌️
-Josh P.
I’ve grown to love training over the years and recently was sharing why I love it so much beyond just the health benefits.
Training vs. bmx when your mind isn’t right is safer to me. Training has less risk than bmx. Both of them push me mentally and physically but if I’m not 100% feeling like riding, or am in a bad mode for whatever reason, I’d rather train.
I enjoy the aspect of pushing myself mentally and physically with both bmx and training. It’s just different with bmx if you’re not all in it because you can get fucked up.
I’m not competitively power lifting so the risk factor for my training is nothing compared to my level of risk riding as a professional bmx athlete, but I can still push my body and mind. 💚✌️
Why do you train?
-Josh P.
Success is where we all strive to be and even though it says “success” this doesn’t mean stopping there and setting up camp.
I don’t believe in a destination for success. I believe in loving the process and continuing to grow and progress. This is when we can reflect on the changes we made and the benefits that have taken place.
When success is viewed as a final destination, it’s more than likely going to be left behind as success is a continuous pursuit of evolution and obstacles.
You have likely heard “that was worth it” or something along those lines or “the struggle yesterday made me stronger today”. It’s times of adversity that we sort out who we truly are and our inner strength to move forward. Only when our Vision is clear can we move forward, leave the “victim” mentality behind, and manifest true success in our lives. 💚✌️
What does success mean to you?
-Josh P.
In terms of setting goals of any nature, understanding the purpose of those goals, or the WHY to those goals is so crucial to determining how we choose to move forward in life, which manifests in a success or “failure”.
When we foster a powerful mindset, optimize our nutrition, adopt a healthy practice of fitness combine it with a Vision, Commitment, a Plan, & the Tenacity to NEVER give up, success is inevitable.
When we neglect our nutrition and fitness, our mind suffers because our brain suffers. Same as when we neglect of mind’s health, we make poor choices within nutrition, fitness, and life overall.
The value of implementing all of this into your life is priceless and is a bulletproof plan to success as long as you commit and don’t give up when times get tough. That being said, there is also a thing called the “Emotional Cycle of Change” (ECOC) we all go through when making changes. I believe this is important to note, which in short goes as follows:
To conclude, take care of your body and mind as they work in a uniform reactive relationship to one another. Be pro-active when it comes to your health and goals with your life. Don’t settle for the status quo and then react to negatives. Do what you can to prevent a negative from occurring in the first place. It’s never too early to take action towards your goals and your health. It also never too late if you are reading this.
BMX is not who I am rather it’s what I do.
It’s one, not the only, passion in my life. It doesn’t not define me rather I define a part of it.
It used to be my freedom and escape from negativity that turned into a vehicle for education, exploration, relationships, a form of income, strength, and so much more that I never fathomed happening from being 13 and just wanting to ride with my friends. Today, I reflect on how it’s become a vehicle for self exploration, development, and growth.
I’ll say it over and over again- do what you love and don’t let anyone other than yourself tell you otherwise.🙏🏼💚✌️
Don’t make it about money. Don’t make it about “success” or “failure”. Don’t make it about fear. Don’t make it about “what you’re supposed to do”.
Make it about YOU and your true desire. I believe true success comes when we are happy and fulfilled with every aspect of our lives. Not about money, materials, titles/accomplishments, and so on.
If that was the case, why is it so many we see as successful, defined by having money, materials, and titles/accomplishments are unhappy and/or sick? They live a life they don’t believe in or that aligns with their in we desires but we’re told to lead by parents or society.
Although it’s possible to manifest success in your life by doing what others “expect” you to, it’s a hell of a lot easier to lead a life you believe in while maintaining that life.
Nothing is guaranteed so you may as well take a risk on what you dream of. 💚✌️
-Josh P.
