Hey there. When I think about the number one goal of any workout, it isn’t about burning the most calories or lifting the heaviest weight. It’s about being able to show up and do your next workout. That shift in perspective changes everything. Instead of obsessing over perfection, I focus on building consistency that lasts.
I used to think workouts had to be intense every single time. If I didn’t leave exhausted, drenched in sweat, and barely able to move, I thought I wasn’t doing enough. But what I’ve learned is that this mindset is one of the biggest roadblocks to long-term progress. When your goal is to crush yourself every time, you burn out. You get injured. You lose the ability to come back tomorrow.
Now, I train with a different purpose. I want to finish a workout and know I could come back the next day ready to go again. That doesn’t mean I never challenge myself. It means I challenge myself within reason. If I push too hard, I’m only setting myself up for setbacks. If I find the balance between effort and recovery, I’m creating momentum.
The real progress happens when you stack workouts on top of each other. One workout by itself isn’t going to change your body or your mindset. It’s the accumulation of showing up day after day, week after week, that creates lasting results. That’s why the next workout is always the most important. Without it, the chain breaks. With it, the chain grows stronger.
This is where the inside/out approach matters. If you’re constantly trying to punish yourself in the gym because you don’t like your body, you’ll eventually resent the process. But if you respect your body enough to focus on sustainability, you’ll find freedom. Every time you finish a workout knowing you can come back tomorrow, you’re proving to yourself that this journey is about care, not punishment.
If you’ve been on this road for years, you know how exhausting it can feel when you start over again and again. But what if you stopped starting over? What if you committed to workouts that you could actually maintain? That’s where the real change happens. Not through perfection, but through showing up.
If you’re ready to start focusing on the workouts that build momentum instead of break it, join me in The YLF Experience. Together, we’ll build a plan that makes it possible to keep showing up and keep moving forward.