Making Time

Joel Younkins

Physical Preparation Coach

With our group coaching clients, we run a flex schedule. This allows for adjustments to stay on track when life throws you curveballs. AT JYT, we believe in consistency and we want to see our clients win!

However, for people who have trouble finding time to workout to begin with, I have some advice for you… If you’d like to hear me out!

This isn’t what I think works, it’s what I’ve seen work, time and time again, with my clients who do these things for themselves…

Create a non-negotiable schedule for yourself!

This is a time block for YOU that you are going to the gym. No matter what!

When it’s time to train, your world stops and everyone in your life knows that what you’re doing and you’re not to be bothered with. You will/have communicated to your people that you're at the gym these days/times; so when they “need you,” they’ll say, “oh yeah, it’s their gym time.”

It’s similar to having that hair appointment, hunting season, or church on Sundays.

I understand, time is really valuable for you and it’s hard to spread it around. In your head you may be rolling your eyes at me, but you're still reading along right ;) And this is what my most successful clients do to make training possible for themselves. They have similar challenges and responsibilities in their life just like everyone else...

And the coolest part, nobody in their life thinks they’re being selfish.

I hear stories all of the time of how their family/friends support them going because they actively see the positive changes...I won’t get into specifics of these, but lets say their support system really encourages them to keep going because they see the positive changes!

Training is sort of a selfish thing. It’s time for you, whether you’re an athlete, racer, mom, dad, business owner, company manager, but what if the couple selfish hours out for the week for you, create a better you for everyone else!?