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 stronger … No leaner …
Still appear exactly the same (maybe softer and a little more aged and/or wrinklier ).
Weary and frustrated from spinning your wheels …
Why does this regularly happen to many folks?
Here’s what I’ve noticed over the last 30 years:
They overcommit .
They fixate on things like “the Perfect Programs” ...
You know the ones - the kind that have all the Primal Movement Patterns in every workout… Meticulously scheduled ... Precisely proportioned...
They eventually overextend themselves physically and emotionally…
And the craziness 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.
Take it easy .
Pick the simplest program that you completely trust you can do - and do it.
(This is why I’m such a Big Advocate of Streamlined plans… 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 Merry-Go-Round of Shame every year.
“This year is Program going to be the year I [FILL IN BLANK WITH SAME OL’ RESOLUTION]... ”
Pick your simple / low-effort routine 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 incrementally larger numbers …
Your lighter KBs that are now collecting dust and your heavier bells are finally caked with chalk …
And maybe most importantly - you’re finally observing improvements in your body…
Muscle definition …
Snugger sleeves on your tees…
Looser pants and belts that are finally on that elusive last hole …
Remember - say “NO” to the Yearly Reset .
Stay Resilient,
Geoff Neupert.