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1485: Ten Life Lessons from Lifting Weights
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover ten lessons they have learned about life from their experience lifting weights.
- Why it takes a lot of consistency applying discipline towards a goal to see its benefits bleed into other aspects of your life. (1:57)
- What makes fitness so powerful? (5:02)
- The Ten Life Lessons from Lifting Weights.
- #1 – Change your relationship to pain and struggle. (11:14)
- #2 – Embrace failure as part of the process. (14:55)
- #3 – Learn to care for yourself like someone you care about. (18:35)
- #4 – Learn to focus on what you can change and ignore what you can’t. (22:22)
- #5 – Perfect doesn’t exist. (25:46)
- #6 – Be humble. (30:30)
- #7 – Consistency is the key to success. (34:34)
- #8 – The journey is far more important than the goal. (39:34)
- #9 – Healthy self-criticism. (43:11)
- #10 – Balance. (46:08)
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People Mentioned
- Layne Norton, PhD (@biolayne) Instagram