In last week’s tip, I suggested that putting training sessions on your calendar and treating them like appointments would help to improve your consistency by reducing decision
Most of us already use a powerful tool for staying consistent with things that matter: our calendar. Doctor’s appointments, kids’ events, work meetings, and coffee
In my years of coaching, I’ve heard the following statement uttered explicitly a handful of times—and conceptualized a lot more: “I’m an adult… I should be
In early 2016, I began my preparation for the spring Tactical Strength Challenge (TSC) by running two deadlift programs back to back. The first was an 8-week
At one point or another, most of us have said some version of this: “I messed up… so I’ll just start over tomorrow.” (Tomorrow could also be
Whenever I talk with someone about their desire to change a training, nutrition, or mental habit, they’ll often say something like this: “I just need
One of the fastest ways to get discouraged when starting any new behavior is to misinterpret how the first few weeks are supposed to feel.
If you’re starting (or restarting) a fitness habit right now, you might notice a couple feelings occurring at the same time. On one hand, there’s
Over the next couple weeks, I’ll almost certainly hear some version of this from a handful of people: “I don’t know what happened… I just couldn’t
We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.– John Dryden Years ago a friend told me a story from when he worked