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^{Let’s say you’ve gotten in to the rhythm of being in the gym regularly, you’re respecting your sleep, you’re not eating like an idiot, and you’re drinking this thing called “water”.}

^{Congrats - these are all huge steps but guess what, you’re going to find yourself in a rut here before too long. You’re going to have a little too much fun at a party, a kid is going to get sick, you’re going to be sore and you’re going to take a day off, then two. Then you’re going to start up again on Monday.}

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^{What I just wrote was literally my last week until getting back on the horse literally today — only because I signed up for something next weekend...}

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^{We all know how this goes. As much as you were motivated when you joined the gym, that motivation will wane unless you give it a specific focus. And that specific focus can’t be “getting in shape.” It’s not deep enough. There is not enough WHY there.}

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^{I’ve found that whatever your goal is, it needs some other fire outside the gym that gives you a WHY for training on a daily basis. For me - it’s having something on the calendar. I’ll use a lake weekend as motivation to eat clean (vain, yes. Effective, yes). I’ll sign up for a running race I’m illy prepared for to keep my focus day in day out. I do the CrossFit Open every year for a line in the CrossFit sand.}

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^{Brit gives me a hard time here but I’m either 0 or 1. It’s fully happening or fully not happening and having that little outside focus helps keep me rolling - might it help you also? Hell yes. So yes - sign up for something. Better yet, do it with some friends.}