Sick and tired
You know what the “Annual Reboot” is, right?
It’s where you start the year in the same place (or worse) than you did last year.
No visible results - no tougher… No healthier…
Still appear exactly the same (maybe bulkier and a little grayer and/or creasier ).
Fed up and frustrated from spinning your wheels …
Why does this constantly happen to many folks?
Here’s what I’ve noticed over the last 30 years:
They overcommit .
They obsess over things like “the Perfect Programs” ...
You know the ones - the kind that have all the essential movements in every workout… Perfectly “periodized” ... Precisely proportioned...
They eventually overextend themselves physically and emotionally…
And the madness of life swallows them up like the Lightning Sand did to Wesley and Buttercup in the Fire Swamp.
So, my friend, if you find yourself in this situation (again), how do you avoid it
Simple.
UNDERACHIEVE .
Pick the simplest program that you are absolutely sure you can do - and do it.
(This is why I’m such a Big Advocate of Streamlined plans… Not a lot of moving parts… Simple to begin and stick with …)
Who cares how “boring ” it is?
It’s certainly not more boring than being on the endless hamster wheel every year.
“ The plan this year: [FILL IN BLANK WITH SAME OL’ RESOLUTION] again...”
Pick your easygoing / straightforward plan of choice.
Set aside 3 20-minute blocks a week on your calendar.
And get to work.
But not too hard - you’re an “ easy does it pro” this year, remember?!
And then, 365 days from now, bask in your glory as you look upon -
Your training log that’s filled with incrementally larger numbers …
Your read more small kettlebells that are now unused and your big weights are finally crusted in chalk …
And maybe most importantly - you’re finally observing improvements in your body…
More visible muscle…
Slimmer sleeves on your shirts …
Looser pants and belts that are finally on that elusive last hole …
Remember - say “NO” to the Annual Reboot .
Stay Strong ,
Geoff Neupert.