Today was a normal long one. Up at 4.45am to
head off to work. Straight after work I went to the child-minder to pick up one
of my boys and then to school for the other. The journey home consisted of over
a 1,000 questions from my six year old son;
mainly based around cars with four exhaust pipes! Then it was home to sort the
house, cook their dinner, a quick wrestling match with them both (I got pinned
by my 18 month old), bath time, homework,
stories...
It's now 7.30pm. I'm sitting on the sofa ready
to download a few songs to try and get me motivated for the gym. All I want is
sleep or the TV.
People ask what's the best thing to stay motivated.
I think motivation is overrated. If you only train when you are motivated then
you can say goodbye to exercise when life gets in the way.
Instead, what you need to focus on are two
things. Discipline and sacrifice. Remember these two words.
Discipline is what gets
you to the gym, and surely that's the most important thing? We are all
motivated after a Christmas binge but how long does that last? Two weeks?
Forget the motivation, get some discipline. I train four times a week. I feel
good maybe once, feel average twice and feel pretty bad once! The best sessions
are those you don't want to do. If you can get into the habit of turning up for
training even when you don’t feel like it, then this is when the results start
rolling in!
Sacrifice is a
different matter. We all need a dose of this, especially these days. Be honest
with yourself. How much TV do you watch a day? How often are you online or on
social media? If you’re sitting down for three hours a night but still moaning
about your physique then it's time to make some sacrifices. One of my favourite
quotes from Jim Wendler, a favourite strength coach of mine is; "Excuses
are just you telling the world you have given up".
Don't be that person. Make sacrifices for your
health, your fitness, your strength.
You have two choices. Give up or be in shape.
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