People want to know the secret. They think there's some magical program or technique that will transform them in 12 weeks. But after coaching hundreds of people, I've learned that the real secret is boring: consistency beats intensity every single time.
The Math of Small Decisions
Let's say you commit to 3 workouts per week. That's 156 workouts per year. Over 5 years, that's 780 workouts. Even if each workout is mediocre, the cumulative effect is massive.
Now compare that to someone who goes hard for 8 weeks, burns out, and does nothing for 6 months. They might have crushed those 8 weeks, but they lost an entire year of progress.
This is why I tell my clients: show up, even when you don't feel like it. Even a "bad" workout is infinitely better than no workout.
The Barrier to Entry Matters
One of my clients was struggling to stay consistent. We weren't training hard enough, right? Wrong. We lowered the barrier to entry. Instead of a 60-minute session, we did 30 minutes. Same principles, less time commitment.
Suddenly, he had no excuses. He hit the gym 3 days a week, every week, for 6 months straight. His results doubled.
The lesson: make it easy to show up. It doesn't matter if your workout is perfect. It matters if you actually do it.
Your Turn
Pick a frequency you can honestly commit to. Not the frequency you think you should commit to, but the one you'll actually do. For most people, that's 3 days a week.
Then commit to that number for 90 days. Don't miss a week. Even if you're tired. Even if it's not "perfect." Show up, put in the work, and trust the process.
90 days of consistency will change your life more than 8 weeks of intensity followed by 10 months of nothing.
And if you want help building that consistency? That's exactly what coaching is for.