Do you know what to do when you don’t feel like exercising?

by Caleb Lee

Sometime throughout your fitness journey you’ll feel like missing out your strength training session.

There could be many ins and outs. You may be pushed for time, you may be lazy, you may feel fatigued or burning from your last session no matter what the case is, you don’t feel like getting your head down and going to the gym.

It’s times like this when you get the chance to build your resolve, self-discipline, and “never say die” attitude.

Today is one of those days for me

My quads are still really aching from the high intensity tabata protocol I did yesterday on my rest day, plus I didn’t get sufficient protein to help build up my strength.

And I must of ate something bad last night because I puke when I woke up at 4am this morning…

So at this point I have two choices: 1.) miss out my strength training session today or 2.) Execute the session as planned, but adjust as needed.

What am I gonna choose?

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?

When I get in the weight room today, I might discover my warm up sets are feeling extra hard. Maybe the weights aren’t moving as easily as I would like.

I’ll probably still do my first set at the suggested poundage, however I may have to move away slightly on the next two sets in any case.

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.

Although I can’t perform at maximum it’s fine. I’m still getting a TON of other benefits just by working out.

Plus, I’m building the not quitting habit.

Besides – you’ll certainly not going to make steady progress over and over again – you will have great days, not so great days, and downright crappy training days it’s completely just a part of the game.

The key is to follow through with what you started and reap the rewards for being consistent.

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