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This article really motivated me to go do a quick set of squats this morning and now I feel so much better already. (work from, gym set up in basement right nex

This article really motivated me to go do a quick set of squats this morning and now I feel so much better already. (work from, gym set up in basement right next to my office) Can't wait for the next time one of these stories to pop up on my feed so I can get motivated to do another set. But in all seriousness... my problem (as is the case with almost all the proactive things I should be doing in my life) is that I lack motivation.

throw1234651234 5y ago
Even if you had it, the real problem is time. Lifting eats up a huge, huge part of the day. 6 - leave work 6 - 6:15 Get dressed and drive to (very nearby) gym 6:15 - 6:30: Warm up 6:30 - 7:30: Lift 7:30 - 8 Mobility work 8:00 - 8:30 Shower, change, etc More food needed, more meal prep, more sleep. Staying fit seriously cuts into "real life" - I could be passing an extra cloud / K8S / ML exam every 3 months if I studied instead. Of course, lt health benefits, getting out of chair, etc all make it "worth it", but there is a huge cost.
- mabbo 5y ago
  My answer: get up earlier. Morning work outs seem to make my brain a lot more alert all day. I get up at 6:30, leave home at 7:15, get to the gym at 7:30, 30 minutes of cardo, 1 hour of strength, then get back home and quickly shower, starting work at 9:30 (WFH benefit right there). I do that 3 days per week.
mabbo 5y ago
I just got back from a session with a personal trainer, for exactly this reason. On any given day, I cannot find the self-motivation to go to the gym and do a real workout. Even if I have a good gym in the building I live in. But once I'm paying someone- pre-paying no less- for training sessions, then I do not ever miss a day. So all I need is the motivation to get fit one time, and then drop a huge amount of money at that one time. Oh, what's that? Sunk cost fallacy you say? Doesn't seem to impact this process in me and I'm not about to convince my lazy brain that it should.

throw1234651234 5y ago

Even if you had it, the real problem is time. Lifting eats up a huge, huge part of the day. 6 - leave work 6 - 6:15 Get dressed and drive to (very nearby) gym 6:15 - 6:30: Warm up 6:30 - 7:30: Lift 7:30 - 8 Mobility work 8:00 - 8:30 Shower, change, etc More food needed, more meal prep, more sleep. Staying fit seriously cuts into "real life" - I could be passing an extra cloud / K8S / ML exam every 3 months if I studied instead. Of course, lt health benefits, getting out of chair, etc all make it "worth it", but there is a huge cost.

mabbo 5y ago
My answer: get up earlier. Morning work outs seem to make my brain a lot more alert all day. I get up at 6:30, leave home at 7:15, get to the gym at 7:30, 30 minutes of cardo, 1 hour of strength, then get back home and quickly shower, starting work at 9:30 (WFH benefit right there). I do that 3 days per week.

mabbo 5y ago

I just got back from a session with a personal trainer, for exactly this reason. On any given day, I cannot find the self-motivation to go to the gym and do a real workout. Even if I have a good gym in the building I live in. But once I'm paying someone- pre-paying no less- for training sessions, then I do not ever miss a day. So all I need is the motivation to get fit one time, and then drop a huge amount of money at that one time. Oh, what's that? Sunk cost fallacy you say? Doesn't seem to impact this process in me and I'm not about to convince my lazy brain that it should.