Are You A Hero Or A Trickster?

I have to bite my tongue really, really hard when someone stares and says, “I don’t know how you could do what you do. Getting up in the morning and working out…”

Do you have friends like that? The loving ones who only think the best of you, which unfortunately can also mean assuming that you’re a super-Thor-type who billows off to the gym every morning with a cloak of crimson justice and a hammer of iron discipline.

Yeahhh…

Not to spoiler or anything, but it’s actually the opposite:

I have to trick myself into doing the epic stuff.

“What if I just did that one scapular stretch right now… ” and next thing you know, it’s the Shawarma drill and my shoulders are feeling so good that they almost dance off to the gym by themselves.

Having used this “What if” game to successfully trick myself into getting my workouts done — not to mention self-care and foamrolling between clients and lifts — , I can say that it works pretty well.

But not everyone is a trickster, either.

What does that mean for you?

1) Look at the two types of self-motivator and figure out which one fits you best.

2) Apply those techniques to any area of your life. (It doesn’t have to be lifting, I…