Lift Heavy Run Long Podcast - Inspire. Be Inspired.

Beefcake #29 Mic Drop- A performance so solid, that there is nothing more to be said. I am not sure when and where the phrase "mic drop" originated. The first time that I became aware of it was when I saw Eddie Murphy do it in the movie, Coming to America, after exclaiming, "Sexual Chocolate" and then exiting, stage left. While the origination of the term "mic drop" remains in question, the meaning of it is pretty clear. The mic drop is what is left, when there is nothing more to say. It is the spiking of a football, the shattering of a record, the home run ball that will seemingly never land. It is the sacking of the quarterback, which requires no celebration- just a hand clap, and a jog off the field. It is the knowledge that you nailed it, and it is not up for discussion. It is the walking back to the dorm, when you know that you aced it. The mic drop is the delivery of a performance, which leaves nothing else to be demonstrated and no real reason for debate. It is a speech delivered with such profound im