How do you “feel”?
I heard a Tony Horton quote recently that really resonated with me. He said,
“How do you feel when you skip a workout? How do you feel right after you finish a workout?”
Think about that! It’s really profound. We all have those days where we just don’t feel like pushing play. Even Coach Wayne!!! (shocker, huh?). And we are faced with a choice — do we skip the workout or do we push play and do it anyway?
Anyone who skips a workout knows exactly how you will feel afterward — you will feel guilty. You will feel like you let yourself down. You will regret it. You will start to wonder if you can actually stick with the program. You will worry that you’ve fallen off the wagon and that you may not be able to regain your momentum. These are all very negative and can really undermine your efforts.
But what if you drag yourself over to the DVD case and pull out your scheduled workout, put it in the player, and hit play, even if you have zero motivation to do it. What will happen less than an hour from then? You will feel proud that you did it anyways! You will feel a sense of accomplishment! You will feel victorious! You will still be on schedule! You will be one step closer to your goals! You will be SO GLAD you pushed play!
So why is there even a question? Why do people skip a workout and then try to figure out how to make up for it? Why do they email their coach (me) and act like “confessing their sin” will somehow make them feel better? It won’t because I’ll tell them they messed up and not to let it happen again!!!! What would have made them feel better is to have just done the workout in the first place!!!!
So the next time you are at that fork in the road, you better not give it a second thought! PUSH PLAY AND DO IT!!!
And the same exact thing can be said for eating clean and tracking your nutriton —
“How do you feel when you cheat on your diet? How do you feel at the end of a day that you resisted the cravings and hit all your targets for the nutrition?”
There is no substitute for doing the right thing! Confessing to your coach won’t do it. Trying to work twice as hard the next day won’t do it. Doing extra cardio to make up for it won’t do it. DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME — you’ll get way better results AND you’ll feel a lot better about yourself along the way!
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Excelent article coach as always hahahaha
well said coach. This is the reason why i check teamripped.com, because it keeps me motivated and on my toes. Thanks for all your hard work coach
Mike
Perfect timing for this article, lol.
Amen to that. In 20 months, I have missed maybe a handful of workouts. When I used to fly all over the world, I would use my one day off as a flex day.
Even if you cant do 60 minutes, do something. Do half the workout. But most of the time when you do half, you just end up finishing the whole thing.
Momentum is a snowball especially in early days. Dont let anything stop that snowball from growing because once it gets big, NOTHING can stop it.
This is completely true. I will admit yesterday I had Yoga X and I was not home the entire day and ended up missing it. I have not missed an e tore workout since I started. I felt horrible.. and I hope that it wont effect me in any way. I was going to actually go run on my rest day this week to make up for it. If you think that’ll help coach.
You hit the nail RIGHT on the head with this one Coach!!! 100% PURE TRUTH
great job coach i really needed to hear this today.. thanks !
Great Post Coach Wayne! You stay on point with your scriptures,, I always look at it like im committing a sin if i dont work out thats why i always bring it and workout first thing in the morning when im most energized cause if i leave for the afternoon its a great chance i might skip my workout being fatigue from a long day of work and many distractions There after like my wife & kids so for me the best time is the early a.m. and i always thank my lord and savior for another successful workout each day which is only an hour (awesome!!) after im done i feel like i won the day! Everything else is just extra, No better feeling can amount to it!! Just Bring it & Stay Focused…
Awesome post coach. And to m Melendez I love what you said. Instead of struggling with whether or not to workout we really should be thanking our Lord and Savior for giving us health and oppurtunity to have the privilege to workout. After all we are supposed to do everything we do for the glory of God
Such a timely article!! Thanks to you I just finish plyo! I mean that in a good way.
Amen..
Coach Wayne-
I was wondering if I were to workout out in the morning, instead of taking a pre-workout can i take one of those 5 hour of power shots.
The reason i don’t want to take a pre-workout is because i’m only 15,
Also is their any other “food” or “meal” I can take, early in the morning?
C/W “YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD!” Nothing feels as good as persistance and accomplishment and success. It all takes effort or everyone would A Coach Wayne, Eh? Or At least, try to you always tell it like is thank you for that!
Hey Harman, I’ve had the most luck with some whey mixed in water before my workouts. I have never tried one of those energy shots so I can’t advise you one way or the other. Sorry!
Kk thank coach I just a trustworthy opinion the rest I decided am I right? Also the article on missing workouts and ups and downs inspirede so much that u skipped ARX after legs and back I went back an hour later warmed up finished the Debbie sebers an. Switch grip pull ups again the. Did ARX …., lesson= never skip a because Rome wasn’t built in day neither will my body .
And thats motivation love the article love the program as love team ripped
Kk thank coach I just needed a trustworthy opinion the rest I decided
….. am I right? Also the article on missing workouts and ups and downs inspired so much that I skipped ARX after legs and back I went back an hour later warmed up finished the Debbie sebers and Switch grip pull ups again the. Did ARX …., lesson= never skip a because Rome wasn’t built in day neither will my body
Coach if it wouldn’t be to much trouble could you please write a blog on teens doing p90x thanks forcallvthe help
Great post coach! And so true!!! It is funny how well we feel just 10 minutes into the workout!!! Blood flowing, energy level up!
Just experienced this last night with an Insanity workout. Tried just about everything my brain could come up with to justify a day off. Hit play, had a good workout, and mentally felt very accomplished afterwards. If I’d skipped it then I’d spend all day today trying to work extra even though there is really no redo for yesterday.
Nothing tastes as good as RIPPED feels…
Good article coach and I can relate. I had to travel about 600 miles by car to a family reunion, and I made sure to bring my KenpoX DVD with me as I did not want to skip it on Saturday. I got up early Saturday and was punching and kicking in my Grandmother’s living room. My Grandmother was laughing at me the whole time while she was cooking breakfast, but I was happy I did not skip the workout.
Hey J.Z. Way to bring it!Way to Plan it out. that’s half the battle, don’t get caught without out foods or workout equipment/DVD’S….I can see your G-ma just watching you and wondering what the Heck…. :@) Bazinga!
Very TRUE.. another thought.. if you cheat.. who are you really cheating?!?! yourself, because your one step further from your goal… Your wife and Dog don’t lose anything from not working out.. you just hurt yourself! So suck it up, get off your butt, get with it and PUSH PLAY!!!! ;)
I read this article a few weeks back and have just been re-reading it. You really hit the nail on the head with this!
I’m only a couple of weeks into P90X and this past week I’ve had the WORST week of work in a long time. I’m talking coming *this* close to handing in my resignation level of bad. Part of what made it such a pain was working several 15 hour days in a row, meaning I ended up exhausted and very fed up.
Anyhoo, long story short, I fell off the wagon for 2 days. Big style. Skipped 2 workouts, didn’t eat well and drank a fair old amount of alcohol on one night. And did it make me feel better about my job? Nope. Did it make me feel better about myself? Absolutely not. I felt awful and it wasn’t just the hangover! I felt so guilty and angry with myself, especially knowing that I’d not only messed up those couple of days, but probably set myself back at least a week.
I’m back on track now and have learned a valuable lesson. Even if I’m tired and fed up it’s not worth using it as an excuse to cheat, because the result of that is feeling a lot worse!
Thanks for your articles Coach Wayne. I’m in the UK and we don’t have the coaching program here, so this site is a big help whenever I need some info, motivation or a metaphorical kick in the backside!