Chris WilliamsonIf You Wait Until January, You’re Already Behind - Sam Sulek
Chris Williamson
Start Small Instead of Waiting 0:00
Sam Sulek says that if you want to enter January with momentum, you should start easing in now rather than waiting for a perfect moment. He points out that going from zero gym days a week to one is a huge relative jump, even though it feels small. The smallest incremental changes are percentage-wise massive, even if they do not feel like it at the time.
Stop Waiting to Be Perfect 3:30
Sulek describes how people trap themselves with the idea that if they cannot do something perfectly, it is not worth trying at all. He says lines like 'if I dieted I could get shredded' are really just excuses, since the person is not even attempting it yet. He argues that saying 'I could do it if' is usually a disguised way of saying 'I don't want to do it because,' and that admitting nervousness honestly would be more useful than making excuses.
Watch People Who Have Done It 4:31
For anyone stuck in a rut, Sulek recommends watching people who have actually achieved what you want, since seeing it proves in your own head that it is possible. He mentions watching Tom Platz leg training clips and Greg Plitt's old parking lot videos as sources of motivation. He reflects that if Greg Plitt and Zyzz had not died, gym culture today would likely look very different, naming them along with Rich Piana as three huge influences the fitness world lost.
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