Psychological needs does not dictate physiological realities. What you want to do is not relevant to what you should be doing.
Lyle McDonald
The above words ring in my head every time someone complains about not finding the right place to train or that they don’t enjoy lifting weights or doing some basic bodyweight movements.
Modern life is demanding. It has us spending time on and paying attention to things we would rather not be doing just for the sake of paying the bills.
So we expect everything outside of what we do to pay the bills to be a joy ride or for pure hedonism.
It helps to enjoy training. And motivation and joy in training can come from a variety of sources:
1. Community
2. Progress
3. Aesthetics
4. The desire to be an athlete
5. How it helps with everyday life
But you need to give any process, environment, lifestyle, food or training a chance to make an impact. If you bail within two weeks of trying something, it probably means that you just don’t care enough to try enough to make something stick.
Lyle McDonald
The above words ring in my head every time someone complains about not finding the right place to train or that they don’t enjoy lifting weights or doing some basic bodyweight movements.
Modern life is demanding. It has us spending time on and paying attention to things we would rather not be doing just for the sake of paying the bills.
So we expect everything outside of what we do to pay the bills to be a joy ride or for pure hedonism.
It helps to enjoy training. And motivation and joy in training can come from a variety of sources:
1. Community
2. Progress
3. Aesthetics
4. The desire to be an athlete
5. How it helps with everyday life
But you need to give any process, environment, lifestyle, food or training a chance to make an impact. If you bail within two weeks of trying something, it probably means that you just don’t care enough to try enough to make something stick.