IMPACTJake

Those fitness goals are waiting for you!

Like some of you, I used to have a huge problem with procrastination. Some days I still do.

The problem with procrastination is it's a common problem that most people feel helpless to solve.

"I've always been a procrastinator"

"That's just how I am".

For most people I truly believe it's a myth.

At least in the way you think about it.

When you next find yourself "procrastinating", answer this question...

What are you doing instead?

Whatever that is, you value MORE, than what you should be doing.

If you didn't, then you wouldn't be doing it.

What you need to do is create real "leverage" to do the things you think you should/want to be doing.

Why do you need to do the thing that you think you should be?

What's the positive outcome to doing so? What are the consequences for not?

Obviously it's not quite that simple. But that's the way you need to begin thinking about it.

Need help with procrastination? Drop me a message and I'll share with you some of the tools I've used.

Results take time.

As I've said in an earlier post, there is no such thing as overnight success.

That person was doing something right long before they got to where they are.

The same applies to your training goals.

It takes time to build consistency.

It takes time to develop the skills and technique to correctly follow a program.

It takes time to get your habits and lifestyle to the level where they support your development, and not hinder it.

So practice some degree of patience. Be more present in your training and life in general.

Invest in the things that will move you forward.

And the success soon comes.

Reinvent the game starting with your mindset.

🤷🏾‍♂️ How we look at what you do, ultimately sets you up to fail or to win. It’s very underestimated.

With our cleints we show them what there life will look like if they continue on the path they are currently on, then we show them what can happen if they started to build good habits and routine.

It’s VERY COMMON to feel lost in the gym and that’s ok, but what isn’t ok is feeling lost and not doing anything about it.

Your gym membership is step one to you becoming the best version of you, step two is you working on what needs to change.

Need some more help?

Let’s have a chat:

When pursuing any goal, in training or in life, you need to know where it is you actually want to get to.

Sounds simple but for some people the destination is vague.

Even worse is that you don't know the steps to take to get there.

Make sure you know your goal. Then make sure you know what it is you should be doing, and shouldn't be doing, to edge closer day by day to get there.

The habits. The process. The system.

There is no thing as overnight or sudden success.

It's the result of dedication, vision and consistent habits done long enough, to see the fruits of seeds sewn long ago.

Reinvent The Game.

Energy balance. The only real factor that will determine you losing weight or gaining mass.

Any parts not make sense? Or wanna know a little more?

Feel free to message me and I'll try to help clear things up or give you further information on how you can achieve a surplus or a deficit. Jake.

Stay STOIC.

Energy balance. The deciding factor on you losing or gaining weight.

Any more questions you have about how each part of this works feel free to contact me and I'll explain a little further. Jake.

Stay STOIC.

Struggle to stay consistent and achieve your goals, training or otherwise? This might be the result of a lack of good habits, and surplus of bad ones.

Habits are both hard to build and hard to break. Read that again because it's important.

Success is found in consistently doing the things that inch you closer to your goals day by day.

That's why it's important to identify daily, what actions you take that are either necessary, or move you toward the place you want to be.

While also identifying those that are unnecessary or far worse, move away from your ideal future.

It's then your job to decide which ones need dropping, and which ones it may be worthwhile building.

Now I know habits are hard to form and equally hard to break. How can you make it easier?

Make the habits you want to build attractive, easy to do, and rewarding. Make the ones you will break ugly, hard to do, and have a level of accountability to help stay on track.

Need more guidance on lifestyle and habit building? Message me and I can further explain some of the tools and methods that have helped me.

Stay STOIC.

So you know where you want to be. You don't know how you're gonna get there yet. But you know the destination.

You have a sat nav. Sorted then. Just stick the destination in and go.

Now imagine instead of following the directions, you just turn it off after setting that destination.

This is what goal setting is like. Anyone who has goals, knows exactly where they want to be. That's the easy part.

You might occasionaly stumble to the right place. But more often than not you're getting lost... in the sauce of all places.

What you need to do is outline how you're going to get there. The "system".

This may take trial and error. But if you can track progress, and watch the numbers, you'll know if you're making ground.

As far as training goes. Outline how many sessions you should be doing. What each of those sessions includes.

How do you utilise periodization and progressive overload? What diet do you need to be consuming? What other habits are going to help inch you closer each day?

Food for thought.

Stay STOIC.

Do you have physique and training goals for the summer? Or simply want to improve your health and fitness? Know someone else that does? Then make sure to take part in the giveaway below...

I'm going to be offering bespoke personal training catering to your needs worth ~ £200, and also throwing out some free sessions. Sound good? This is how you enter.

- Simply make sure you're following my Instagram page .

- Tag a friend in the comments below.

- Share the post either to your story on Instagram, or share on Facebook.

I'll be randomly selecting the winner/s this Sunday, 1st May on Instagram whilst counting some eggs (not a joke tune in to see what I mean), you can add an extra entry by commenting again and tagging more than one person. Good luck 😉👍

To register interest and bag yourself a spot go to the link in my link tree, or DM me here and I'll send you the overview of how we're gonna transform your physique.

Jake.

Stay STOIC.

Too old to train?

This is something I hear pretty often. Society tells you once you approach middle age and after it's normal to accept the decline in health and fitness.

This is just part of getting older right? And you should do nothing about it.

In my humble opinion this is plain wrong.

In fact I would argue that it's as we age, it becomes even more important to exercise, eat well, and focus on our general well being.

Positive lifestyle changes can improve your health, benefit your fitness, promote longevity and help combat mental health issues.

And above all it can be fun. It can keep you social. It means you have a better chance at being around for your great grand kids, and then be able to keep up with them too.

If any of the above sounds good to you, drop me a message and we can talk about how you can implement some better changes.

STOIC Coaching, sculpt your future self.

Things you might not have known about yours truly. 💁👀

It's me. Jake.

🤓 I'm a massive nerd at heart. Space. Maths. Philosophy. Dinosaurs (yes really). Science. Puzzles. Love putting my head in a book. Useful character trait when it comes to PT as solving problems is my sh*t.

🎵 I was a complete hip-hop head for a long time, but my music taste reaches most genres these days. It changes all the time too.

🍪 Lotus biscoff spread goes with everything... every... thing.

🤯 I suffered (still do) with anxiety for most of my life. Through training, philosophy, CBT, and mindfulness I manage it. I'm grateful for it too. I got comfortable being uncomfortable. Fear is a tool, and one I've learnt to use.

☕ Coffee is a bit of a passion of mine. So is Whisky. Red wine is a close third depending on the vibe. Not that I even drink alcohol 😇 (a lie)

🤼 Im definitely a lover and not a fighter. Which seems to contradict the fact I love and see combat sports like art. It's taught me a lot. I'm a student in the art and want to keep developing those skills.

🌳 Secretly a big fan of nature and the outdoors. Recharges the batteries like nothing else does. I one day want to fill my house with bonsai. Sorry future wife.

🐎 I know how to ride horse, and pretty well too. So if the apocalypse comes it's over for y'all for real.

🍎 I quietly switched to a mostly plant based diet (the word vegan gives me a head ache) a while back. Why? You got a few hours? 😉

🧘‍♂️ Not much of a religious guy. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is my Bible. You could say I'm pretty spiritual though.

🏃‍♂️ My favourite exercise... Probably when I get home late, heat up my food, forget, and then race to the microwave before it hits zero waking everyone up.

Anything else you wanna know? Drop me a comment. Other than that have a class weekend people.

Stay STOIC.