Compunding Efforts

Today I’m going to talk about the attitude of all or nothing. So how does it apply to the gym world? Well, when people are I’m only going to do my nutrition all in or I’m gonna do nothing and just be a slob. No, it doesn’t work that way, right? It Is really, really hard to make 100% change overnight. We’ve seen it time and time again, where people fail and fail miserably because they’re like, Okay, I’m not eating bread, I’m not eating any type of bad carbs. I’m only eating meat and vegetables and fruit like you’re restricting yourself too much. It’s really, really hard on your body. Your body’s used to those eating those things. They are addictive. It’s just like alcohol or drugs or over the counter, medications or whatever you’re using, you become really addicted to it. So when you cut that cold turkey, it’s hard, and then you fail in a day or two, because, you can’t do that. I just need this. I need some food. I’m hungry. You haven’t learned how to develop a proper diet in order to sustain it for the long term. So it can’t be an all or nothing trust me, it’s never going to be nothing.
It’s the same with working out if we are all or nothing. It’s never going to work, right? Some people just need to start with going for a walk, right? How hard is it to go for a walk? For some people, it’s really hard, so they really need to just go for a walk and not a mile. It might be half a mile. Might be a quarter mile, it might be down the end of your driveway and back. Can we do that two or three times and build up? Okay, now I’m going to go down the street. I don’t want to be embarrassed because I got to get a ride, or I got to sit down halfway. It’s okay start somewhere, right? It’s not all or nothing. If it’s all or nothing, you will have nothing, I promise you. This same goes for everything else that we do. It’s like, Hey, I’m going to sleep my eight hours from this time to this time. Have you trained yourself? Have you started changing habits that cause you not to sleep, like playing video games or looking at your phone late at night, or watching TV while you fall asleep? Or what are some good habits you can instill in you that just like you’re not eating late or drinking a lot of water late at night, so you have to go to pee all the time. It’s not an all or nothing. Start with some small changes. Small changes over time create consistency and create results. So if we looked at like the compounding theory, if I do nothing x nothing, it equals nothing, right? If I do one little thing repeated for the week. Now I’ve done it seven times, and I’ve gained some momentum. I’ve actually had some progress made, and I can continue that next week and maybe the third week, I’m gonna do it two times, two things in one day. Now I’ve got two times seven now we’re at 14. Versus if we’re all or nothing, we’re still at zero. we’re zero x zero equals zero. Does everybody understand that small math? I want you to really break it down into steps, and that’s what we do with clients here at the gym, is that we break it down to small tasks that are manageable. Hey, it’s really hard for me, with my kids scheduled to do all this. I can only get in two times a week. I’m like, That’s great. We can have amazing results with two times a week. If someone’s like, I if I can’t get in five times a week, I’m not working out. What’s the point? Well, you’re never gonna get in five times a week so you wont start and do nothing. Adults who have kids and other family members and friends and work and sporting events and all that other shit that goes with it, who get to work out five times a week, unless they can do it really early, before the family wakes up. They’re probably not getting that in to happen, right? It’s hard for me to work out five times a week. Now I do karate two times a week and my two workouts, there’s four days, but it’s different, right? It’s not just the workout each time. Yes, do I want to build up to three times? I want three workouts plus two karate sessions. That would give me five days, but it’s very hard for me at the moment, so I’m doing two and that’s better than doing nothing. Remember, those two times compounded is great. If I was only going to do if I can’t do three, I’m doing None. Zero equals zero again, right? Just remember that zero equals zero if I do one little thing like wake up and drink a glass of water, that will compound. Right? Now, I’ve had seven glasses of water for the week when really I drank none before, I used to Drink a pot of coffee and energy drinks and whatever other shit that’s out there. Okay, but now if I start drinking some water, Wow, I feel a little better. I feel I’m actually thirsty, oh, because I need some more water, because my body liked the water. It made me feel better. And now I can go ahead and drink a second glass of water, and those effects are going to compound, and we have more small wins, more small wins, right, which is going to build on itself. So it’s not an all or nothing. Do something, start where you’re at with what you can do, and then go from there. Okay, I hope that helps, if you need help starting, where to start? Very easy. Come see me. DM me. Go to crossfitplanefield.com. hope that helps you do something even if it’s not everything, that’s okay.