If the modern world and Satan worship the false God of hedonism, in muscular Christianity we worship sacrifice and physical exhaustion. Moral strength and physical strength are not unrelated; disciplining the body through athletic training forges the will, and willpower is vital to reject decadence. Teaching the body to obey the mind through exercise can translate into teaching the body to obey the soul as well; by attuning to natural laws, one can become more attuned to following divine laws. Physical training, after all, is based on postponing present desire in order to fulfill future goals, which is also the basis of Christian discipleship.