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One day in the course of your fitness journey you’ll feel like skipping over your strength training session.

There could be lots of reasons. You may be pressed for time, you may be unmotivated, you may feel tired or sore from your last session whatever the case, you don’t feel like getting off your butt and going to the gym.

It’s times like this when you get the chance to build your determination, willpower, and “never say die” attitude.

Now is actually is one of those days for me…

My quads are still really aching from the high intensity tabata protocol I did yesterday on my rest day, plus I didn’t get sufficient protein to help build up my strength.

And I must of ate something bad last night because I puke when I woke up at 4am this morning…

So at this point I have two choices: 1.) miss out my strength training session today or 2.) Execute the session as planned, but adjust as needed.

What am I going to decide on?

I’m going to complete my session as planned and get a feel for it as needed!

So How Can You Get Somewhere When You Don’t Feel Like It?

When I get in the weight room today, I might discover my warm up sets are feeling extra hard. Maybe the weights aren’t moving as easily as I would like.

I’ll most likely still do my first set at the recommended poundage, though I may have to pull back a bit on the next two sets whatever happens.

Consistency Is Key

The answer is I’m going to get in there and carry out my strength training session just like I had planned. Why? Since I know it’ll ultimately be the cause of my good health.

Although I can’t perform at maximum it’s fine. I’m still getting a TON of other benefits just by working out.

Plus, I’m building the not quitting habit.

Plus - you’ll never make steady progress again and again - you will have amazing days, not so amazing days, and downright crappy training days its entirely just a part of the game.

The key is to follow through with what you started and reap the rewards for being consistent.