You know what the Yearly Restart is, right?
It’s where you start the year in the same place (or worse) than you did last year.
No measurable results - no fitter … No slimmer …
Still seem exactly the same (maybe puffier and a little grayer and/or wrinklier ).
Tired and frustrated from spinning your wheels …
Why does this repeatedly happen to many folks?
Here’s what I’ve noticed over the last 30 years:
They overcommit .
They think about things like “the Perfect Programs” ...
You know the ones - the kind that have all the Primal Movement Patterns in every workout… Expertly structured... Carefully calibrated ...
They eventually exhaust their energy physically and emotionally…
And the chaos 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 completely trust you can do - and do it.
(This is why I’m such a Big Advocate of Minimalist programs … Not a lot of moving parts… Straightforward to follow…)
Who cares how “ dull” it is?
It’s certainly not more boring than being on the tiring cycle of frustration every year.
“ The plan this year: [FILL IN BLANK WITH SAME website OL’ RESOLUTION] again...”
Pick your Minimalist / Underachiever program 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 success as you look upon -
Your training log that’s filled with steady progress …
Your lighter KBs that are now unused and your heavier bells are finally caked with chalk …
And maybe most importantly - you’re finally seeing changes in your body…
More visible muscle…
Tighter t-shirt sleeves …
Looser pants and belts that are finally on that elusive last hole …
Remember - say “NO” to the Old Cycle.
Stay Resilient,
Geoff Neupert.