Never Miss

 I don’t miss a training session. Every now and then, something may come up that keeps me from training that day, or hitting a full session, but I get the session in the following day, or I split the session up over 2 days.

 I keep moving forward.
 I keep making progress.

 This is one of the values of having a solid progressive training program. It keeps you honest, focused, and on task.

 For awhile, a couple of months back, due to schedule, I fell into the habit of bailing on my training on Fridays and catching it on Saturday or, most times, Sunday. This worked, and I made progress, but it threw my whole training schedule off, causing it to interfere with other areas of my life. It also created a kind of casual, lackadaisical attitude toward my training at the end of the week.

 Like I said - I don’t miss a session. Training is too big a part of who I am and who I want to be.

 I was getting my training in, but I didn't like how my schedule and mindset was going. I made it a point to get back to my regular Monday through Friday. It took a shift in thinking and scheduling, but I got things back on track.

 Once I locked my training schedule back down to a Monday - Friday frame, my weekends got better, but my training also improved, becoming even more focused and productive.

 That little shift in mindset - making sure my training got in during the week regardless of how tight my schedule - brought more focus and greater intent to my training, leading to better results.

 I don’t know what training means to you - what concept you have of strength, fitness, health, performance and why this is - or should be - important to you.

 All I know is that seeing and acknowledging a need is not enough to get you in motion and keep you going when things get difficult or the novelty wears off.

 There has to be a vision that is worth burning for.
 There has to be a deep rooted desire to be greater.
 
 These are the fuel that will drive you to consistently shrug off complacency, slack, and comfort to push yourself to do your best and stay focused - to never miss - to keep moving forward - to keep making progress.

 Anything else is asking for failure.
 Anything less will lead to mediocrity.
 And you will quit.
 Or "take a break" , losing momentum,  never progressing.

 Find your vision.
 Find your desire.
 Do what is necessary to get there.

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