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Don't focus on the short-term results

Don't focus on the short-term results

  • The goal is not to lose 40 pounds in the next 12 weeks, but to regain your health for the rest of your life.
  • The goal is not to bench press 300 pounds, but to be the guy who never misses a workout.
  • The goal is not to sacrifice everything to get your fastest time in next month's race, but to be faster next year than you are today.

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Workouts should be easy in the beginning

Workouts should be easy in the beginning

The biggest mistake that most people make is not building a foundation of strength. 

Build the capacity to do the work before you start testing your limits. Volume doesn't have to mean “do sets of 20 reps". You can think of volume over a period of weeks and months.

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The basics to succeed in the gym:

The basics to succeed in the gym:

  1. Commit to the long-term process.
  2. Don't treat exercise as something to do when it's convenient. 
  3. Great results come from great focus, not a great variety.
  4. Start light and train for volume before intensity.
  5.  Make SLOW progress each...

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Focus on the best exercises

Focus on the best exercises

People often waste time in the gym bouncing around without any real goal, doing a little bit of this machine and a little bit of that machine

The simple rule that will always guide you toward the best exercises: the more an exercise makes you move, the bigger the benefits it wil...

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When it comes to working out consistently, remember to:

When it comes to working out consistently, remember to:

  • Step 1: It’s okay to stumble (Forgive yourself). Everyone I know misses a workout here or there. It’s nothing to feel shame over. 
  • Step 2: Have a plan! Without scheduling your week’s workouts, how do you even know if you’re being consistent or not?

focus on results

"I would argue that it makes your company more inclusive because it puts the focus on results" and pushes politics aside and makes the metrics about the work. Although it may sound paradoxical, when people do that, they are actually kinder to one other, Murph said. "It's not about who can positio...

Focus On The Day

Much of our anxiety comes from uncertainty about the future. We never really know what will happen tomorrow or in a year from now.

The best thing you can do is to focus on your very next step, right now. Do something with your day. Forget about the rest.

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