Don’t be that person 

You know this statement all too well; you know the person who says this.  

You have met this person many times and they always say the same thing. You are with a group of people, you get introduced to someone you haven’t met before, and they say to you, ‘You look like you go to the gym, I used to do that.’.  

When I hear this now, I think about how at some point the person who made the statement was like me. They trained. People used to say this to them. I wonder what happened, and I think ‘This will never happen to me.’.  But I have no doubt that the person saying ‘I used to train’, was told the same thing back when they trained, and they thought the same too. So that leaves me wondering what happened. Why did they really give up?  And what can I do to make sure this never happens to me? 

I guarantee this person has experienced a meteor crashing into earth moment which changed their course. This event changed their life, taking them from training being normal to it not – either overnight or a slow drop off. Things like, changes in work, living situation, death of loved ones, family, living location and time available.  

One thing I guarantee is you too are going to have this meteor come crashing down into your world at some point. We can’t prevent meteors. So our challenge now is to have things in place to ensure that when it comes, it doesn’t affect you. Know your why, why you go to the gym, why you train. Ensure you continually reassess your why so it is always current and alway important.  Don’t be that person at the BBQ in five years time that says to the person who trains, ‘I used to go to the gym’.  

My why right now: I have  set the goal to walk the talk. My goal this year is to set foot on the platform twice in 2022. For years training has been my number priority and I have never let anything get in the way. At my peak, I trained four days weights and six days BJJ. I have always said to my clients, ‘Just find the balance where training fits into your life.’,  but for me training was life. There was no need for balance. Nowadays, I have a young daughter, an amazing partner and a rapidly growing business. Training is no longer number 1, but it is still very important to me. I want to showcase this, show that even with so much happening outside of the gym, I too can still pursue kilos, pursue progress and pursue competition.  

Ps – I will never fucking be this person who says ‘I used to train’.. Be a savage and keep the same statement close for yourself too.