Today, I speak with Michael Georgescu, famously known as “Gerg.” Whether he’s squatting 500 pounds for reps or walking through an ice storm shirtless, Gerg’s mental toughness is a captivating spectacle of which nearly all Rhodes students are aware. I first noticed Gerg as he put himself through a 3-hour professional level workout in the Rhodes gym, sporting his typical IMG Academy apparel. With an agility ladder, boxes, and a heavily loaded barbell, Gerg proceeded to grind month after month, year after year. Nearly three years later, I have finally gotten the opportunity to talk to him about his drive and life experience. It was a worthwhile conversation.
In the following, we discuss Anime, Family, Creativity, Fitness, Meditation, Comfort, Religion, and Death.
(2:00) Music and Anime
(7:45) Family
(15:45) IMG
(22:50) Free Time and Creative Thinking
(29:00) Working Out
(34:40) Meditation
(40:50) The Comfort Zone
(44:15) Focus
(46:10) Religion, Spirituality, and Truth
(51:45) Death
