Aug 13, 2026 · 8 min · 3 segments
Do you start the week with really good intentions, but then life gets busy, motivation disappears and suddenly your workouts are the first thing to go? **In this episode, we cover:** - Why…
Okay, so if we talk firstly about common pitfalls that I notice, and actually that I just notice in the squad in general, it would be firstly chasing motivation.
So a lot of people, a lot of people really rely on motivation, and you'll hear things like, "Oh, you know, my head's not in it.
I, I've fallen off the wagon." You'll hear all of these phrases, and essentially it's like chasing motivation, as in waiting for motivation to arrive, and it doesn't happen.
And then what happens is people lose motivation, so they get out of the routine, they lose their structure, and they think, "Well, it's not working, so I need to find a quick fix," when in actual fact, the quick fixes end up being the long fixes because they don't work, and they don't work long term.
So then you do that, and then you look for the next thing and the next thing and the next thing, rather than just focusing on the actual basics and what works.
Know that we're not gonna feel 100% motivated all the time, and that can depend on so many different factors.
It can depend on our energy levels, it can depend on our stress levels, it can depend on what we've got going on in our lives, our hormones, and it can just happen.
And if you have the luxury of doing so, work out first thing in the morning and then it starts your day in the best way.
Even if you've got to get up earlier [laughs] and you're not a morning person, if, if you struggle with motivation, that is what I would do, and I promise you then you soon get used to it very quickly.
If you don't have the luxury of doing that, just plan your classes, your rough structure for the week.
Everyone, no matter whether you're doing it the same time or not, choose a range target for the week.
Okay, so if we talk firstly about common pitfalls that I notice, and actually that I just notice in the squad in general, it would be firstly chasing motivation.
So a lot of people, a lot of people really rely on motivation, and you'll hear things like, "Oh, you know, my head's not in it.
I, I've fallen off the wagon." You'll hear all of these phrases, and essentially it's like chasing motivation, as in waiting for motivation to arrive, and it doesn't happen.
And then what happens is people lose motivation, so they get out of the routine, they lose their structure, and they think, "Well, it's not working, so I need to find a quick fix," when in actual fact, the quick fixes end up being the long fixes because they don't work, and they don't work long term.
So then you do that, and then you look for the next thing and the next thing and the next thing, rather than just focusing on the actual basics and what works.
Know that we're not gonna feel 100% motivated all the time, and that can depend on so many different factors.
It can depend on our energy levels, it can depend on our stress levels, it can depend on what we've got going on in our lives, our hormones, and it can just happen.
And if you have the luxury of doing so, work out first thing in the morning and then it starts your day in the best way.
Even if you've got to get up earlier [laughs] and you're not a morning person, if, if you struggle with motivation, that is what I would do, and I promise you then you soon get used to it very quickly.
If you don't have the luxury of doing that, just plan your classes, your rough structure for the week.
Everyone, no matter whether you're doing it the same time or not, choose a range target for the week.
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