Yea the metaphor didn't seem quite right. Do you even lift refers to commonly attainable results of consistent effort, like 50-100K salaries in software. If you can't squat 300 lbs after working out for years you're doing it wrong.
Building world changing products like Google is more like winning olympic gold. You need luck in genetics, competitors and training in addition to the work.
I hereby promise that once I've had my kidney transplant and I am once again capable of lifting things that are heavier than my cat I'll blog about lifting :-)
