The man who goes to the gym every single day regardless of how he feels, will always beat the man who only goes to the gym when he feels like it.

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calmbonsai 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Truth. The gym (and consequentially) lifting, running, sweating, and generally using your body to accomplish goals (and setting new ones) becomes reflexive and habitual.

I used to hang-out at the bar between flights in an airport. Now, I walk the concourse and climb stairs.

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simianwords 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This looks like one of those kind of useless advices but anyone who has grinded in gym would know that it’s true. That’s not to say there’s a case for optimising the time of exercise. Both go well

	▲	matwood 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Learning to grind through things you don’t want to do is a skill. I’ve been going to the gym for 20+ years at this point, and training BJJ for almost half that. It’s not about wanting to go or not, it’s just what I do. I have also found that the learned skill of grinding transfers to getting other things done. Related to the article, I’ve worked out in the mornings, lunch, after work and I’ve found I can adapt to any of them. I prefer mornings because my days can get quite busy.

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rimliu 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A man who goes to the gym three days in a week and knows what he is doing will bet a man who goes to the gym everyday just for the sake of "going to the gym" and handing out with his gym buddies here.

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bluegatty 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes but I would add 1) a tiny bit of cheat for self awareness. like if you REALLY don't want to go, you don't have to. But you REALLY have to NOT want it and 2) making it fun just changes the threshold so much. Commenter above indicated Rollerblading - it was the same for me. I can Rollerblade every day without having to convince myself, that is powerful.

But you do have a point and it is strong.

"Just Go" irrespective of how you feel about it, it's like "Going to Work" - like you get dressed, you drive there, you do the thing ... similar.

	▲	chistev 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		If you really don't want to go, just show up and do the little you can. Showing up is the hardest part. After showing up, you'd often find you want to do more than you originally anticipated you were capable of.

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dan-robertson 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They may not be participating in the same competition.

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kryptiskt 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Taking care of yourself is not a competition, nor a zero-sum game.