For the 3 days I was at the beach, I did the following daily:
- 100 pushups
- 100 situps
- 100 squats
No weights. Nothing too intense. And definitely shoes optional!
Was it perfect? No way. But
it was also … something.
And something isn’t nothing.
The beautiful thing was being fine with not doing the most intense workouts of my life for a couple days because I knew I’d have access to a gym and skip the fried food in a few short days. And I did. I got back to Winston-Salem (and then Asheville) and crushed those track sprints and heavy barbell work.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that
if you can’t do it all perfectly then you might as well not even bother.
THAT, to me, is the mindset of someone crippled with perfectionism. A frail mindset. The mindset of someone who will be struggling for while to come.
Could we instead just do the best with what we have?
Finding a gym is great, accessing a track for sprints is awesome, but also don’t slip into the Traveling Trap or the Vacation Mentality where we just
decide we’ll wait until our circumstances are perfect again to get back into training.
You can fit in some movement every day if you are just courageous enough to let it be good enough.
And every little bit truly does count.
Today, I wanted to give you a few workout resources:
- The bodyweight workout I listed above as a minimum-effective-dose-for-maintenance-during-vacation
option. You can do this in your hotel room, on the beach, in your friend’s living room lol, wherever. This is your permission to just do something, because consistency >>>>> perfection every time. Time yourself and try to beat your time the next day.
- A hotel workout, which I have attached to this email for you. You can do this with one single set of moderate dumbbells (8-20 lbs for women) and your own body weight. It’s a 30-minute workout, no
cardio machines required.
- A #treadLIFT workout that I have also attached to this email for you. This is a BURN workout (designed for fat loss), utilizing a treadmill and a single set of dumbbells, 20 minutes long, full-body. Again, great for a hotel gym or if you have access to a gym with minimal equipment.
- Jen Sinkler has put both Lift Weights
Faster 1 and 2 ON SALE this week at 50% off until tomorrow ONLY! Scoop up either or both to access over 300 workouts, all 30 minutes or less. The equipment needed ranges from body weight to full gym access, and there are workouts for beginners, intermediate and advanced exercisers. Photos for every single moment and plenty of exercise descriptions. GET YOUR COPY HERE.
And if you want to get
more defined shoulders, then I highly recommend grabbing
LWF 2 if only to do the infamous
Delt Domination workout, which I programmed! #DeltsofDoom, anyone? ;)
Okay, there you go.
Tons of options for training while traveling.
Let me know how you do! And have a great rest of the
week.
Xo,
Jill
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P.S. Been getting a lot of questions about my Best of You Coaching Club for next year (the annual 11-month Mindset, Body and Business mentorship), and just hang tight! I will be sharing all the details over the next month, along with some SUPER exciting new changes to the program – I cannot wait to reveal! Just a reminder to get it on your mental calendar if you haven’t
already.
