The Workout Motivation Paradox
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- A discussion about something I call the "workout motivation paradox".
Book mentioned - "The Little Black Book of Workout Motivation"
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Taking “tiny steps” and doing something is so very important. Moving inertia is very important (a body in motion tends to stay in motion). Also remind yourself that perfect is the enemy of better.
Hey there think it's great you made a video about this. So while this paradox does apply to many things, working out is something you can gain unique leverage over.
This is because it is a true communion with your own body, a process which many have become alienated from. Therefore while there are obvious health benefits, which tend to be emphasized when discussing the merits of exercise, these are not the benefits that actually yield primal satisfaction and so are not intrinsically motivating.
In my experience as a young man, the primal satisfaction I have found is in forging my body into a kind of vision of my desire; a reflection of how i want to be and feel. I know it's a slippery slope with body image issues, but my experience is that you really can make yourself more attractive and more capable in your own eyes by training. That in turn makes you more attractive to everyone else, especially those who are also interested in reaching heights that are difficult to attain to. There is a sexual component here that needs to be mentioned when understanding the motivation but it's not the whole picture.
Your body is a reflection of your power. Power in the context of masculinity is a bit of a dirty word nowadays and perhaps for good reason, but a strong body reflects a power over yourself which has been wielded responsibly. It is an elegant and visceral expression of self realisation. Feeling powerful is hugely motivating. Deny it at your own peril.
That all starts with being real about why you're getting in shape. Over time your body will tell you, your body will show you. Find a pdf of Mishima's 'Sun and Steel'. The body speaks a language foreign to us who have spent our whole lives wrapping words around things, as is especially the case if our intellect was encouraged but our physicality stymied when we were young..
Let yourself be turned on by the experience of becoming your most powerful self. And eat 2.2 x your kgs bodyweight in protein ;) cardio is great but just be mindful if you smell ammonia in your sweat you're probably burning protein due to a lack of glycogen, take down the intensity ASAP!
Ok that's enough gratuitous advice good luck.
Well said! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Its absolutely true. Its the one thing we enter the world with and take with us, which we can have direct influence on and see the results. Yeah I aim for around 1g per pound, so around 160-200g per day. Thanks for the cardio tip, sounds like a slippery slope! (especially if you don't have enough carbs).
I hope you get out of your rut soon, man! My tip is from Tim Ferris where you say to yourself "What would this look like if it were easy?" And for me, that would be taking 15 minutes the day before to plan my workout, pack my gear and decide what time I'll be working out. That way, on the day where I need to show up, the resistance isn't there fighting me. This carries from my workouts at home I did for the past 2 years to my work's run club and now to me going to the gym right after work. Little resistance, just need to show up and I know what I need to do. No time spent mentally preparing or worrying about figuring it out on the fly.
Thanks bro, I love that quote. Kinda ties into the "Atomic Habits" or "Tiny Habits" paradigm too. The mental battle is such a drainer, I like when it just feels like autopilot haha
This is very relatable. I did dance training w/ cross training for several years. I went so hard I burnt out. I stopped working out all together. At the end of last year my friend got me on the 30 day squat challenge. I'm still doing it. Any time I get up to say use the bathroom, I do 10-15 squats. It's now up to 30 squats per visit. I'm up to a total of 100-150 squats every other day. I'm slowly implementing other exercises now, free weights before I leave for work, a set of crunches after I get home from from work. It's not much, but I'm starting to see results. I'm trying to make so easy it's embarrassing (learned this from Tim Ferris). This was rather wordy, my apologies. lol
Also thanks for sharing. I hope you find something that works. Ruts aren't fun. 🙂
Hey Jen, that's awesome, Its like slow compounding interest! I know what its like when you go too hard, too fast, and burn out...especially when other factors in life start to play an influence. That's a great quote. I haven't read his books, but listened to quite a few of his interviews. We can be our own worst critics too, so I'm trying to focus on that lately 😅
@@hashemmcadam Exactly. I haven't read any of his books either. but I used to listen to his podcast/ interviews. I love how deep they go.