Here are some of my secrets.
Have a schedule
My workout schedule is fully on autopilot.
Right now, Im in the morning crew, waking up at 5 to lift at 6 every weekday.
Something magic happens when you commit to a schedule.
You no longer dread certain workouts more than others; you just get up and go do them.
Lifting time is lifting time.
Theres no question whether or when its going to happen.
Once my schedule became automatic, it became easier to take care of myself.
Have a uniform
Like my schedule, my preparation for each days workout is fully automated.
I dont have a closet full of interesting and varied athleisure wear.
I have a uniform that I can pick out of a drawer in the dark at 5am.
The warmups get hung on their hook.
Everything else goes in the laundry.
I rinse the synthetics and hang them to dry on thesecond rod in my shower.
Once a week or so, I gather everything up for a full wash with sports detergent.
The goal isnt to work as hard as possible, its to beconsistentwith a schedule that issustainable.
I do my most important workouts earlier in the week.
I designate one workout as optional.
I also verify not to change my workload drastically from week to week.
If I want to ramp things up, I addoneworkout.
The following week, I consider adding another.
I know Ill get burnt out if I only focus on one thing.
Sometimes I run a race.
After thats over, Ill pick a new goalmaybe running related, maybe not.
I pursue a lot of goals, but never all of them equally at the same time.
Right now Im focusing on olympic weightlifting, for example.
