25/10/2021
MONDAY SESSIONS
In 2019, my friend and I were both preparing for a physical test.
We had done similar things before, the difference being previously we were younger and had less responsibilities outside of training to get in the way or interfere with our commitment.
Fast forward 10 years and life had changed.
Work is 7am to 8pm. Time outside of work is more valuable with the need to balance family and general life commitments.
We knew we needed to train together, but finding an ideal time was difficult. We came to the realisation we just had to get it done, so we decided to meet at a squash court on Mondays after work.
Our philosophy was: get it done > leave.
On Mondays we would both do our own strength and conditioning sessions in the morning, work, then in the evenings we met at 8:30pm to train.
The actual training itself was based on skills, endurance and sparring. Basically make yourself as tired as possible and then beat the s**t out of each other.
My girlfriend came to watch once and said “Everyone thinks there's some secret magic formula to what you do, how you get better and stronger, but really it's simple - you just turn up and get it done..."
After training we would both feel great and so chilled - battered, but great. The rest of the week was so easy because nothing else was going to be harder.
Doing this training instilled a mindset of ‘getting things done.’ Even at our busiest with work and life, we were probably at our most productive because we just got things done.
Start the week as you mean to go on. Create a mindset that encourages growth and progression.
Get s**t done.
If you are ready to become proactive DM “MONDAY.”