the secret to staying motivated 24/7 is NOT to be inspired
NOT to watch Rocky films over and over again (although nothing wrong with that!)
The KEY is to instil a mindset of ‘no way out’
No other option
Whatever it takes
Burn the boats
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If I said, you could earn a million pounds if you picked the healthy option out of the following:
lettuce vs pizza
I hope you’d enjoy your million quid
cos thats f-ing easy to see, right?
So if you already know what’s ‘human food’ and what isn’t
Then why do we ALL find it so hard to eat clean and hit the gym?
Well, it comes down to looking at the consequences of your actions
…and this is classic human nature btw…
We are all coded DEEEEEEP in our DNA to mainly look at short term results.
ever heard of first order consequences?
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I’m reading a great book called “The Warrior, The Strategist and YOU”
It’s by an ex-SAS soldier called Floyd Woodrow
Here are some stand out points I thought you might like:
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my world has been rocked
is everything we thought we knew about fitness been wrong all this time?
If so, it would explain why so many of us fail to achieve our goals of looking and feeling better.
Here’s just a few points to think about:
HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING
We’ve been sold the dream that training at a maximal heart rate for repeated sets of 30-45 seconds will increase fitness and burn fat.
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ever seen someone who eats well & trains every week like clockwork but who isn't in shape?
me neither...
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I wake-up demotivated quite often.
My work ethic is really good, to be perfectly honest.
I can stick to habits and routines designed to achieve my goals for a LONG time.
But damn, isn't it crap when you've been working hard yet not seeing results?
I stop doing the work when I feel like that.
> cheat on my diet
> skive off work
> skip training
> stay up late watching TV
THE NEXT DAY IS THEN A WRITE OFF!
Motivation is at an all time low
My body feels tired and my belly is bloated
My muscles are actually MORE achey and tight when I don't train (probably because my warm-up and lighter sets have a nice tonic effect on my muscles and nerves)
But progress definitely stops.
Why does this happen?
In my opinion, there are a few obstacles
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There are two kinds of people
1) Those who think success is about luck
2) Those who think luck is for losers
Because, success is about HARD WORK.
But what does that really mean?
It means doing the stuff you don't want to do when you don't want to do it.
If you can push past that, then you will be successful.
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waking up depressed and tired is a problem
because how can you perform at your best if you don't feel very good?
I've struggled with this for years
from the old days when I used to work in a bank and hated going to work each day
to the tough business times where getting out of bed is a struggle (and I wasn't sleeping great either)
how can we solve this?
CRUSH YOUR DEMONS
Each day, wake up and EXPECT to feel like shit
But have a process to improve your mood
I call this the 'crushing demons' ritual
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When we look at fitness and training at RSG we always try to first look at the science behind any fact that is thrown our way. The problem with doing that nowadays is that everything can be very easily ‘backed up’ by science and sometimes looking at the “facts” just adds to the confusion.
The main issue is that anybody and everybody can voice their opinion and due to the digital world, we live in, we can all see it.
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Everyone has an end goal when they start their personal fitness journey. Whether this be to lose body fat, build muscle, lift a certain weight or run a marathon, it is important to have these goals as they provide us with a vision of what we want to achieve over a long period of time.
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