Is pain really the price of greatness? After watching Whiplash for the first time, I walked away with a serious love–hate reaction. The acting was incredible — but the message underneath made my blood boil. The movie flirts with a dangerous idea: that abuse, fear, humiliation, and self-destruction are necessary if you want to be elite. That to be great, you have to suffer — physically, mentally, emotionally. As someone who's played for verbally abusive coaches, pushed my body too far, and bought into that lie myself, this movie hit close to home. In this episode, I break down: The line between pushing someone and abusing them Why fear-based coaching often leads to worse performance What Whiplash gets right — and very wrong — about greatness Why discomfort is necessary, but misery is not And why the final scene of Whiplash actually reveals the real lesson Greatness does require sacrifice, discipline, and hard work.But it does not require self-hatred, trauma, or losing your love for the game. That's an outdated lie — and it's time we stop passing it down. Tune in now… ____ ____ Link to Buy my Book "Fight Through It” as well as 100% Organic Motivational T-Shirts and contact info… www.jaredryanweiss.com Check out our affiliate links to some great nutritional products that we believe in down below: Vitagenics Courses https://vitagenics.teachable.com/?affcode=392642_nvq9zepk&fbclid=IwAR3ETJTvomso4qZPiTSVoi47DpyVvejn910VmuttE1DAcX7VRZxeq6ZnMns Zeolite and Fulvic Acid Detox-Touchstone Essentials https://jaredandjames.thegoodinside.com EMF Rocks emfrocks.com/JAREDWEISS817 Use Code JAREDWEISS817 athleticism.com/ATHLETICISM-47 _______ _______ Also, just to remind you guys (you can find more in our about section and on my (Jared's) instagram), Jared has been healing from a life threatening illness and currently is healing from severe digestive and neurological and speech issues. And I'm so glad to be joined by my best friend James. We are trying to inspire you guys to be the best versions of yourselves as well as entertain you and provide value to your lives. We don't claim to have all the answers but we hope to make you guys smile, laugh, and be inspired to believe that anything is possible! Check me out on Instagram: @jaredweiss817 (RHR IG is @jared_weiss) and me on Tiktok @jaredweiss817 and @rabbitholeroundup as well and YouTube Rabbit Hole Roundup, Rumble JaredandJames and Twitter @jaredweiss817. We are also on every audio platform. _______ _______ Disclaimer: This description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we will receive a small commission. This helps to support the channel and allows us to keep pushing out great and better content. Thank you for the support! Also, the advice in these videos is not intended to be taken as medical advice. Anything that I (Jared) say with regards to health should be seen as my opinions and although they have been thoroughly researched, we are all different and our bodies all have different needs.-I am required to give this type of disclaimer to protect myself. #whiplash #selfgrowth #greatness #discipline #burnout