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No, just ambitions.
3h every day sounds like you either have incredible genetics, your workouts are low effort or you're "chemically assisted".
I used to run a half-marathon every day for ~two years but eventually got injured. Weights was the best decision to switch gears.
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Definitely. In no world is 1 better than 100. In my personal experience, though, when I tried to set myself a goal of doing "100 pushups a day", I'd end up doing none since the effort seemed insurmountable. Telling myself that I'd only do 10 would make sure I'd keep doing that in the long run.
Tony Horton of P90x fame insists, "just press play" Basically, just get it started and see what happens. Even on the days I really don't feel like working out, just doing the bare minimum to get started will usually get me doing the full thing. And if I'm really not feeling it a few exercises in, I tell myself, alright, just go really hard on this next one and you can end early. Usually, I don't even end up quitting.…
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No, just ambitions.
3h every day sounds like you either have incredible genetics, your workouts are low effort or you're "chemically assisted".
Now that I'm older, if I have my workouts (lift, cardio, and jiu-jitsu) all line up on the same day like what happened this week, it usually means a day or 2 of easy cardio and yoga after.
Reminds of this post that was HN 9 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27833064 . Both had some pretty useful tips for someone like myself who doesn't have a systematic approach for productivity.
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Definitely. In no world is 1 better than 100. In my personal experience, though, when I tried to set myself a goal of doing "100 pushups a day", I'd end up doing none since the effort seemed insurmountable. Telling myself that I'd only do 10 would make sure I'd keep doing that in the long run.
Tony Horton of P90x fame insists, "just press play" Basically, just get it started and see what happens. Even on the days I really don't feel like working out, just doing the bare minimum to get started will usually get me doing the full thing. And if I'm really not feeling it a few exercises in, I tell myself, alright, just go really hard on this next one and you can end early. Usually, I don't even end up quitting.…
Usually my normal workout would be 30-45 minutes of a guided class (peloton, etc). But in days where I'm just not feeling it, I select a bite sized class (~10 minutes). If after that short class I'm still feeling lethargic, then I call it a day, still being quite satisfied that I completed a "full" class. But usually I find that after "pressing play" my energy levels are restored and I end up adding another 20 minutes class on top.
I feel this adds the benefit of knowing that there's a clear early "exit path" in which there is no act of quitting, since you do something till completion.
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Definitely. In no world is 1 better than 100. In my personal experience, though, when I tried to set myself a goal of doing "100 pushups a day", I'd end up doing none since the effort seemed insurmountable. Telling myself that I'd only do 10 would make sure I'd keep doing that in the long run.
Getting that start is really hard. My goal was one perfect push-up, and my method was to just do the best I could with the phone photographing, every morning. At first I couldn’t even get off the ground. Within a month I could do one and get partway through a second. Now (a few months in) I can do 9, sometimes 10 perfect ones. I read this on some blog. Since i was a 100 push-up guy 15 years ago, my approach was to tr…
I loved "Atomic Habits" but the most useful framework I found for "doing a little" is from the "Elastic Habits" book https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/48905847 Basic Idea -- 1. Have 3 options as well as 3 levels for each habit/task/project 2. The lowest (Mini) level should be something you can do on practically any day, no matter how bad things are. 3. Do the level you are comfortable with on any given day Examp…
That's a great model and one that I found particularly useful in weight lifting. Rather than stick to a strict linear program I would instead work up to whatever felt good for the day, then work at that level. Probably not the best strategy for young people or actual atheletes, but for an old guy who can barely prioritize excersize, choosing to adjust the effort relative to where I physically am on a given day is hug…