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Sometimes it takes a while a to get going. Maybe you were out late the night before or you haven't eaten well, but your energy is low and you don't want to be in the gym.

The key is to just focus on the next set instead of the entire training session.

For example, I am doing the November 200 Kettlebell Swing Challenge, which involves doing 200 kettlebell swings every day. This has become my warm-up even though I hate long warm-ups. Instead of focusing on completing 200 reps, I just focus on the set at hand.

Usually getting through the warm-up will be enough to wake you up and get your head into the training session. If you are still dragging ass, increase the weight slowly on your core lift. So instead of increasing the weight by 45lb plates per side, increase the weight by 25lb plates per side. The extra sets will give your nervous system time to wake up and build confidence as the weight doesn't feel much heavier from one set to the next.

Without fail, once that core lift is completed, you will be ready to kick some ass and take some names. The second half of your training session will fly by and you will probably push yourself harder than you thought when you walked in the gym.

In the end, you will never been sorry that you went to the gym. But you sure as hell will feel sorry for staying home just because, "you didn't feel like training."

Here is the workout I did today. I was dragging ass until the squats were done, then really "woke up" during the tire flip and actually beat my rep record.

• Kettlebell Swings
• 10 x 20
• Cambered Safety Squat Bar with Bands
• 95 x 5, 135 x 5, 185 x 5, 225 x 3, 275 x 3, 315 x 1, 365 x 1
• 100lbs of additional tension due to bands
• Pull-Ups
• 7 x 8
• Tire Flip
• 850lbs tire
• 3 x 1, 2 x 2, 1 x 3, 1 x 2, 1 x 3

Here is a video demonstrating the safety squat bar in action. The padding makes it more comfortable but the camber in the bar makes squatting more difficult as it will try to dump you forward.


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