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🔎 Today’s topics
Death to the “all-or-nothing” mindset
Save the lower back
A kettlebell Christmas story
Death to the “all-or-nothing” mindset
From 2018-2020, I ate mostly clean from 6a-5p.
But after work I shoved 3 handfuls of tortilla chips in my mouth and felt like the day was ruined.
I'd tell myself, "welp... eating healthy is over. I'm gonna go all out now. I'll restart tomorrow".
And I'd eat 2 helpings of dinner, more chips, ice cream, more chips, leftovers, and more chips. Self-sabotage.
It was a daily battle against this "all-or-nothing" mindset. Off-brand perfectionism.
- "If I do something, it needs to be perfect"
- "If I can't do something, it means I'm a failure"
- "If I start something, I want to absolutely nail it"
This destroyed me in fitness.
What's helping?
I've had to accept that failure is inseparable from consistency.
Instead of beating myself up in a shame spiral, I have to ask "what's my next play? What would healthy me do next?"
Give myself some grace.
Fail with my chin up.
And never quit 👊
🔎Finds
Kettlebell swings are one of the best exercises for the lower back.
But doing these incorrectly can backfire and hurt your back.
Here’s my 80 second explanation on how to do kettlebell swings.
Save the lower back.
Bring the tissues.
This one gets me each time I watch it.
Because it nails the real benefits of exercise.
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Be strong,
Don
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