| Hey there, Workout motivation is a tough nut to crack. I post a shirtless picture on Instagram, I get immediate feedback. I get some likes, some LOLs, some digital high-fives, a troll or two. It's dopamine-on-demand. Poke the button and get the taint tickle. Building a great body is nothing like that. It's spitting into a bucket every day. And nobody cares until it's almost full, including you. "TRUST ME, THIS HERE SPITOON IS GONNA SHINE ONE DAY!" *hawwwk* *ptoo* *plunk* "YOU JUST WAIT!" Fitness is completely self-driven. Wanna know what it feels like? It feels like this: You bust your ass through a workout, look in the mirror, and whisper to yourself: "Was that any good?" Then you utter: "I have no idea." "Oh, okay. Should I keep doing it?" "I really don't know. Please stop talking to me." "Okay." "Okay." You may then try to use your quick-drying, anti-stink, strategically vented workout shirt to soak up your tears, but it's water-resistant so it's not even good for that. So, how do you do it? How do you motivate yourself to drag your draggy body up to the barbell and muscle-f*%k it until a physique is born? How do you build your best body ever, one sweat-brick at a time? Day after day, one month, one year, one decade if that's what it takes? Here are a few things I've learned over the years: 1. Train first. Training doesn't play nicely with everyone's schedule, but getting up early to pound out a workout helps keep it high on the list of things to not screw up. We only get so many drops of energy every day, and life always finds a way to siphon them out of our skulls in unexpected ways, like tailgaters, noisy eaters, and group text messages. Lavish these drops early on training, however, and you never have to worry about losing the motivation to do it later. 2. Create a system that works for you. Sometimes to get things done, you have to stick square pegs into circle holes. Which is also the opening of my sexual tell-all. But whatever. Point is, trying to eat and exercise the exact same way somebody else eats and exercises can be demotivating. But eating and exercising the way you eat and exercise feels like a well-oiled machine. Also, Well-Oiled Machine is the name of said salacious story. It's going to be money. So, get into the groove of eating foods you like and doing workouts you look forward to. Develop good habits and momentum, which beget more good habits and momentum. 3. Be patient. Quick fixes and magic bullets are a myth. There are no "weird tricks" for melting belly fat, pills, powders, or potions for packing on muscle, or "biohacks" for supercharging your chakras with higher vibrations of the green tea infinity. There's only the work. The work produces forward motion. The forward motion becomes more forward motion. To reiterate: momentum creates momentum. Screw inertia. That's the motto. Also: If you want to train first and stay patient but could use some better diet and training systems—ones that show you how to get zipped eating foods you like and doing workouts you love—check out one of my bestselling books: For men trying to gain their first 25 pounds of muscle: ⇒ https://legionathletics.com/products/books/bigger-leaner-stronger/ For women trying to gain their first 15 pounds of muscle or lose the same amount of fat: ⇒ https://legionathletics.com/products/books/thinner-leaner-stronger/ For advanced lifters trying to reach their genetic potential for muscle and strength: ⇒ https://legionathletics.com/products/books/beyond-bigger-leaner-stronger/ Go for it! Mike | 
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