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What I do when I don’t feel like training—from Kristen Perillo

Last week, someone asked me how I get myself to train on the days when I don't feel like it.

She figured that even as a trainer, I probably have days when I don't want to work out.

And she was right.

There are absolutely days when I'm tired. Days when I'd rather stay on the couch than do heavy deadlifts. Days when the idea of a bunch of Bulgarian split squats sounds terrible.

But training is part of who I am. It's been part of my life for so long that not training feels stranger than training.

So I told her the truth.

On those days, I don't wait until I feel motivated.

I get myself together, I show up, and I train anyway.

And do you know how many times I've regretted going to the gym when I didn't feel like it?

Zero.

Not once.

What eventually happens when you build a consistent training routine is that you stop negotiating with yourself every day. You stop waking up and asking, "Do I feel motivated enough to work out today?"

The decision has already been made.

It's just what you do.

That's one of the reasons systems are so powerful. The more often people skip workouts because they don't feel like going, the easier it becomes to skip the next one. Then the next one. Then eventually they find themselves starting over again.

But when training has a place in your schedule, when people are expecting you to show up, and when it's woven into the rhythm of your life, something changes.

You stop relying on motivation.

And that's usually when consistency gets a whole lot easier.

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