13/05/2026
You can call yourself out at any time. 🔊
Over the past few weeks I’d noticed that I’d started letting some of the small things slip in training.
Nothing dramatic, just a set cut short here, a rep not quite executed well enough. The kind of thing nobody notices but you.
Today I was sitting at my desk and it just hit me. My back training specifically just hasn’t been where it needs to be and I needed to change it. Not next week and not when things settle down.
So I packed my tripod, went to the gym, set it up, and recorded every single set.
No hiding from bad reps or a missing set when the camera is on you.
And I knew that I’d be annoyed at myself if I didn’t bring a high standard to every set, when I’d already called myself out. It just wouldn’t sit right with me.
That’s the thing nobody talks about, because you don’t need the perfect day, the perfect week, or the perfect moment to raise your standards. You just need to decide right now in the moment, then do something about it.
The big things are easy to track, like weight on the bar, calories hit, workouts completed.
But it’s the small things that actually build the physique. It’s the ex*****on, precision, intention, the rep you could have cut short but didn’t.
Take pride in those, because nobody else will do it for you.
Hold yourself to a high standard in the small things. It translates into everything else.
If there’s something you know you’ve been slacking in, fix it today. Do that enough and your physique and your life will only respond positively 6 months from now. 🤝
