9d • General discussion
Reflection: 5 priorities that got me unstuck
I’ll be honest with you.
For years, I trained like a guy who didn’t know what he wanted.
Strength one day.
Fat loss the next.
Random conditioning when I felt guilty.
Mobility clips saved on YouTube.
And I wondered why things moved so slow.
I wasn’t lazy.
I wasn’t unmotivated or undisciplined.
I just had so many fucking goals and no priorities.
I was doing more work and taking more actions but getting less and less ROI.
The turning point was realizing this:
high achievers don’t get stuck because they don’t work hard… they get stuck because they try to do everything at once.
Once I simplified my priorities, everything got easier.
Strength started climbing again.
My body felt and keeps feeling younger.
Training finally made sense.
Here are the 5 priorities I wish someone had handed me earlier, plus one simple action you can do today for each.
1. Strength (the foundation)
If your strength improves, everything else gets easier.
If it stalls, you feel like you’re dragging your body through mud.
One action today:
Pick one lift you want to improve for the next 8 weeks.
Only one. Track it weekly. And make it happen.
2. Movement Quality (joint freedom)
Not yoga marathons.
Not endless mobility workouts that do not justify the time spent doing them.
Just fixing the tight spots that slow you down, focusing on form and full ranges of motions, and loading your muscles in their lengthened positions with control.
3. Repeatable Conditioning (energy + longevity)
Most people go too hard. Blow themselves up. Skip the next day.
Conditioning should make life feel easier, not harder.
when you do zone 2, stick to zone 2, meaning keep it at a conversational pace, low impact on joints and 30-45 mins is enough.
When high intensity, go really hard, but keep it super short. Think max 6-10 high intensity bursts of 10-15 seconds with plenty of recovery in between. Keep that to once or twice a week. It’s all you need.
4. Recovery That Actually Matters
High achievers don’t have training problems.
They have recovery problems they pretend don’t exist.
One action today:
Set a hard cutoff time tonight for screens and caffeine.
Just today.
Notice the difference in your energy tomorrow
5. A Weekly Reset (your anchor)
You don’t need more volume. You need more clarity.
This is the thing that keeps most adults stuck without realizing it.
One action today:
Take 10 minutes tonight and answer:
• What are my 3 training sessions this week?
• What’s non-negotiable?
• What’s the one thing I need to avoid?
This little reset removes half the confusion you feel.
Hit these five consistently and your training will finally move again.
Which one of these do you want me to break down deeper next?
Drop it in the comments and I’ll build the next lesson around it.
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Reflection: 5 priorities that got me unstuck
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