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Discipline of steel #5
Why it's hard to start, the truth about age and metabolism, and your biggest source of motivation. Plus a snippet of what you can win very soon!
Starting is the hardest part.
And that itself is telling you why you must do it, but more about this later.
There are 2 things that stop you from getting started. Lack of knowledge is not one of them.
You know how to walk, you know how to do inclined push-ups and a few exercises with dumbbells, at least.
That’s enough to transform your life. You know it, and you know that I know that you know.
You do not need more information, so enough with that.
You’re not getting another lab rat study report from me.
Here’s what’s really stopping you:
No drive or motivation.
Fear of failure or that it’s too late.
I’m about to tell you exactly why it’s not too late and why you can’t fail.
And to make sure you act, I’ll help you tap into the secret of most successful people.
It’s the biggest drive factor, and you have it in you.
I have to warn you, it’s better not to overuse it.
But if it does one thing for you, I hope it gets you started.
One last thing! Make sure you scroll all the way down after reading, and you’ll get a preview of what I’ve been preparing for you. Can you guess what it is?
1. It feels as hard as you need it.
The fact that it feels so hard to work out is why you should make it your priority.
It is precisely because you feel lazy that you should move.
You are not out of shape because you dislike training. You dislike training because you are out of shape.
The way you feel when you are told you should exercise, that is your wake up call.
It feels as bad as you need it.
Now if you are inactive, lack energy, and are at a higher risk of heart disease, it is time to rethink what is truly hard.
Being unhealthy is hard. Working out is temporarily uncomfortable.
With time, being unhealthy gets harder and harder. Working out becomes more and more enjoyable.
If you want your life to be easier, fight the initial response you get when you hear the word “workout”, and force yourself to move.
Your healthy, strong, and happy future self will thank you. And so will your great grandchildren.
2. It’s not how old you are, it’s how long you’ve been doing the wrong things.
It’s not how old you are, it’s how long you’ve been doing the wrong things.
One day you wake up with back pain and chronic fatigue. Your body fat percentage is higher than ever and you find yourself out of breath after walking up one flight of stairs.
You remember how you used to eat whatever you wanted and not gain a pound of fat.
Or how you could have drinks, sleep only a few hours, and still function at work or uni the next day.
You were stronger and had a faster metabolism. It’s true.
But don’t be so quick to blame it on your age.
Studies show that our metabolism doesn’t naturally slow down until much later than we think.
It’s not the years, it’s what we spend them doing.
Much more time sitting, and definitely less time jumping around or running after birds to scare them.
Your childhood was like a constant workout, and this is how you ended up so fit in your twenties.
You are not old, you are just detrained.
This is good news.
It means you can be 40, 50, or 60, it is not too late to reclaim your health and fitness.
You can be strong again.
You can get rid of your chronic pain.
You can still have abs.
And you can feel young again.
You can make the next years work for you, by choosing to spend them wisely:
Quit smoking.
Cut down alcohol.
Build muscle.
And stay active.
Then watch the aging process reverse.
3. What doesn't kill you becomes your fuel.
Today, I want you to think of your most bitter failure.
Don’t just remember it, relive it.
Feel the disappointment, the frustration, maybe the feeling of unfairness.
Think about everything you had to give up because of that failure. How things could have been, how people would have treated you differently.
Remember how you had to start from 0 again. Maybe it wasn’t even the first time.
Does it tingle yet?
Now you have a new goal.
And again, people don’t believe in you. They don’t think you can lose weight or do 10 pull-ups.
You failed before, why would it be different now?
Will you write the same story again or will you prove them wrong?
Imagine going through the same process (sh*t) once more. Doesn’t it upset you just to think about it?
Yes it does. And that’s good. Let the anger rise, feel the rage.
But keep it inside, don’t let it out just yet.
This is energy, bottle it up for when the time comes.
Later, I want you to look in the gym mirror, show your teeth and growl.
Your goal is your prey, keep your eyes on it.
You’re an animal ready to eat those dumbbells.
This time is different. Refuse to fail and don’t stop until you’re done.
Now let it all out and kill this workout.
