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Sometimes people ask me how they can stay motivated to exercise regularly. I have trouble understanding this question as training is pretty much the most fun thing I do.

That being said, I do find that demanding something special of yourself is the key.

It could be the way you look, or how well you perform at whatever physical activity you prefer, but if you have expectations of yourself, then getting your fat ass off the couch should be pretty easy.

For example, I am a strength athlete and am terrified of becoming weak and scrawny looking. To me looking like a mal-nourished weakling is pathetic. I believe men were designed to be strong and tough and we should develop these traits in our mind and body. So, day after day I pick heavy stuff up off the ground in an effort to achieve my ideal of masculinity.

Now, it could just be that you want to look good and be healthy. That is fine too. Just have some damn respect for yourself and your spouse, if you have one, and get in shape.

Respect yourself enough to do what needs to be done instead of complaining to people that give a shit.

Okay, with that rant complete, here is the training I did today based on Jim Wendler's 5/3/1.

Week 4, Deadlifts, heavy single

• Mobility Work
• A1 Deadlifts
• 135 x 5, 225 x 5, 315 x 5, 405 x 5, 455 x 3, 500 x 1, 550 x 1
• A2 Pull-ups
• 7 x 8
• Atlas Stone Lifting
• 285-300+ lbs stones for maximum height
• Reverse Hyper
• 4 x 10-15
• did some foam rolling between each set

Later that day....

• Hill Sprints
• to the death, at least it felt that way, as punishment for excessive chocoloate consumption
• I find guilt and feeling fat to be a strong motivator for me as well

Here is an old video of me doing some crazy conditioning with kettlebells and hill sprints.

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