At some point during your fitness journey you’ll feel like skipping your strength practice session.
There could be tons of whys and wherefores. You may be busy for time, you may be apathetic, you may feel worn-out or aching from your last session regardless the case, you don’t feel like getting down to it and going to the gym.
It’s times like this when you get the chance to build your determination, willpower, and “never say die” attitude.
In fact today is one of those times for me
My quads are really painful even now from the high intensity tabata protocol I did yesterday on my rest day, plus I didn’t get adequate protein to help restore my health.
And I must of ate something bad last night because I woke up at 4am this morning throwing up…
So now I have two options: 1.) skip my strength training session today or 2.) Do the session as planned, but adjust as needed.
What am I going to pick?
I’m going to do my session as planned and adjust as needed!
So How Can You Get On When You Don’t Want It?
The minute I enter the weight room today, I might find my warm up sets are feeling extra hard. Possibly the weights aren’t moving as easily as I want to.
I’ll most likely still do my first set at the recommended poundage, though I may have to pull back a bit on the next two sets whatever happens.
Consistency Is The Solution
The solution is I’m going to get in there and complete my strength training session just like I had planned. Why? For the reason that I know it’ll be better for me in the end.
Even if I can’t perform at maximum it’s ok. I’m still getting a TON of other benefits just by exercising.
Plus, I’m building the not quitting habit.
Plus – you’ll never make steady progress again and again – you will have amazing days, not so amazing days, and downright crappy training days its entirely just a part of the game.
The key is to follow through with what you started and reap the rewards for being consistent.