What to do if you have trouble sticking to a program… (Part 1)

Sometimes it’s hard to stick to a workout program, isn't it?

Especially when you -

Struggle with motivation

Feel like you never have time

There are so many choices of workouts

Feel like you need “variety”

… To name but a few reasons why.

Here’s how I do it - maybe you’ll find it helpful from someone who’s been working out / training for 35 years - through and around injuries… while traveling… under times of major life stresses…

1- Get a VISION:

There’s a great quote I love -

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”

A vision is a picture of how you want things to be that you can see in your imagination.

Make it as clear as possible.

Then, walk toward it - one step, one task at a time.

2- Be an UNDERACHIEVER:

… And do the bare minimum

Most people think about doing “all the things they should do" and either get overwhelmed and freeze up…

… Or get started on “all the things,” then fail because… Life.

Doing the bare minimum is “easy” - so easy, you feel almost like an idiot for NOT doing it.

Something like 10 to 15, maybe even 20 minutes…

Warm Up: 5 minutes

Main Session: 10-15 minutes

Cool Down: 5 minutes

Total minimum time: 20 minutes

This builds your “consistency” muscle.

Remember, consistency - not effort or intensity - is King.

3- Hold yourself accountable:

Integrity is like a muscle - the more you use it, the stronger it gets.

One of the easiest ways to remain “in integrity” with yourself - doing what you say you’re going to do, is to hold yourself accountable to someone or something.

Tell a like-minded friend or spouse about your vision - your goals.

Set up a consequence for not doing what you say you’re going to do. Pay $100 to a charity of your choice, for example. Or if you need negative re-enforcement - an organization you DON’T agree with.

Yet another way to hold yourself accountable is to pay for a professionally designed program instead of trying to come up with one yourself, or find “freebies” on the interwebz.

For the best of “bare minimum” and “holding yourself accountable,” I recommend Kettlebell W.O.D.

It’s a simple 5x a week plan - 20 minutes a day. For 53 weeks.

I’ll leave a link in the video description below for you to check it out.

People - especially busy, formerly athletic guys LOVE it because, with “minimal effort,” they see dramatic results.

They get significantly stronger.

They get shockingly better conditioned - some even passing the SFG 5-Minute Snatch Test - 100 Snatches in 5 minutes - 24kg for men (16kg for women).

And many are blown away at how simply showing up for 20 minutes a day - Almost like "practice"...

Makes them leaner - looser fitting pants, and develops a much more muscular upper body - upper back, shoulders and arms.

So remember -

Vision, Consistency, and Accountability will all keep you on the straight and narrow and before you know it, you’ll be a leaner, stronger, better conditioned version of your current self.

Stay Strong,

Geoff