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No Pain No Gain Coin
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Front: “No Pain No Gain”
Back: “Be stronger than your excuses” · “Pain is temporary · Pride is forever”
At a glance
- Theme: training and effort you can see
- Good for: gym goals, a marathon, a weight loss milestone, physical therapy, a fight camp
- Gift for: a training partner, a runner, a lifter, a coach, someone halfway to a weight goal
- Finishes: Antique Bronze (brass alloy)
- Size: 39 mm, about 1 oz, die struck in the USA
The meaning
The idea is old. Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1745 that there are no gains without pains, and every gym has repeated it since. Getting stronger hurts a little, and the hurt is a sign it is working.
The back adds two lines for the hard days: pain is temporary, pride is forever, and be stronger than your excuses. The excuses are always there. You don't have to listen to them.
The design
The front shows a roaring big cat inside a ring of chain links, with no pain above and no gain below. The back puts a loaded barbell between be stronger than and your excuses, with pain is temporary, pride is forever around the edge.
On good days and hard days
- On good days, it keeps the momentum going after a new personal best or a great training week.
- On hard days, when you want to skip the workout or quit the diet, it reminds you that pain is temporary and pride is forever. Be stronger than your excuses.
Carry it
Keep it in the gym bag, on the treadmill, or next to the scale. Touch it before the last set, the last mile, or the second helping you don't need.
Give it
It is a great milestone gift: the first 10 pounds, the first race, a new personal record, a black belt test. It also suits a training partner who keeps you honest.
Specs
- Diameter: 1.54 in (39 mm), about the size of a silver dollar
- Thickness: 2.7 mm
- Weight: about 1 oz (28 g)
- Material: brass alloy (Antique Bronze)
- Made: die struck, minted in the USA
- Each coin is antiqued with a special patina so it looks like it has already been in circulation. The patina never settles the same way twice, so no two coins look exactly alike. Small variations in color and shading are normal, and they are what make your coin one of a kind.
Questions
What is a good motivation gift for a weight loss or fitness milestone?
Something they can carry to the next one. This coin marks the progress and adds a push: be stronger than your excuses.
Where does no pain no gain come from?
The idea is old: Benjamin Franklin wrote that there are no gains without pains in 1745. The short version became a gym motto in the 1980s.
How do I use it for motivation?
Keep it in your gym bag or next to the scale and touch it before the hard set or the hard choice. Then read the back: be stronger than your excuses.
Other coins you might like
- Warrior Mindset Coin: challenge your limits
- Kaizen Coin: grow a little every day
- Endurance Coin: for long, quiet strength
- Goal Achiever Coin: imagine, believe, achieve
Care: keep it dry and wipe it with a soft cloth. No polishing needed; the aged finish is part of the look.
Original design by EDC Reminder Coins, protected by copyright. We don't take custom orders.