Working Out at Home – Holding Yourself Accountable

The big challenge I have found with doing exercise at home is the ability to go easy on myself or finding an excuse to cut my workout short.

It is much harder to justify cutting a workout short when you drive to a gym.

I’d like to discuss this a bit as well as get your comments and tips that you may have regarding exercising at home.

Character = How You Behave When No One is Looking

My lungs are on fire, my skin is hot and I am already dripping with sweat. I am doing the last exercise of a 4 exercise circuit. My legs are shaking and my form sucks as I finish the last rep of 20 “pillow twists”. I am done… for now… I am going to rest for 60 seconds and begin the 4 exercise circuit again. Rough!

“How Am I Going to Be Able to Do 2 More Circuits?”

The questions and doubts enter my mind…

• “I probably don’t need to do the last 2 circuits since I am already lean”
• “I might be over-trained”
• “I can do a tougher workout tomorrow to make this up”
• “Nobody will know the difference if I just skip this part of the workout”

My mind is racing and working quickly to find the perfect excuse for me to skip the rest of my workout.

Your Mind Will Find a Suitable Excuse… Every Time!

The human mind works in mysterious ways.

If you present a problem to your subconscious mind (like finding a suitable reason for not finishing your workout) it will deliver.

Your mind is so good at finding a suitable excuse that you can skip your workout (or any action that will move you closer to any goal) and you will feel great about it.

You have to gain the mental toughness to not listen to this part of your brain to get extraordinarily fit.

An Inspiring Video Made by the Guys Over At Gym Junkies

You just have to watch this. It shows my buddy Vic over at Gym Junkies failing time after time attempting to do high-level advanced exercises.

Vic has majorly transformed his body over the past 6-9 months. He doesn’t even look like the same person. Watching how hard he trains, it isn’t a mystery how he got in such solid shape.

How Do You Push Hard When No One is Watching?

The only thing that really keeps me going is that I believe this:

1) Most people quit when things get tough
2) I want better results than most people

So the logical thing is to not quit, to get better results than most people.