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Try doing a tabata workout in the morning if you work out at night or vise versa , or on an off day.

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Look like a badass while building strength, balance, and melting fat. Look elsewhere for motivation when you need it. Train like an athlete. Work hard like an athlete would, and the looks will follow. Start feeling fortunate that you can work out. Not everyone can just get up and go for a run. So stop complaining about having to exercise, and start feeling grateful that you can work out. Train your entire body. Lots and lots of burpees. Eat breakfast every day.

Working out is no beauty contest. You should never look good at the end of a workout—instead, you should be dripping sweat, red faced, and panting. Embrace and excel at bodyweight exercises. They give you absolutely no excuse not to work out. Work out even when you travel. Pick up the 12 Minute Athlete app if you need some ideas for travel-friendly workouts. Consistency helps you build momentum, which in turn makes you more motivated to work out. Put your workout in your schedule, set up a reminder on your phone—do whatever it takes to keep a consistent workout schedule.

Do shorter but more intense workouts. Shorter, HIIT workouts not only are more efficient than longer workouts, burn more calories in less time, they also give you way less of an excuse not to work out. Because everyone has an extra 12 minutes in their day. Why do you work out?

Stay healthy into old age? Now go kick some ass and work out like nothing can hold you back. You are an excellent writer!! May I ask is that what u went to college for?? I am so excited to have found your website and have just purchased your 12 min app to help me in my own positive lifestyle healthy eating and exercise choices that I have since started to make a habit change in the last year!!

I just cMe out of a depression in the last year and sugar was my addiction and I gained 20 pounds to deL with stress!! So I hope to do this with the help of your app yoga etc!!!! And I just realized I spilled my guts to a screen and do not even know who will read this!!!! By using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. Get access to 10 quick and incredibly effective workouts you can do anywhere. Download HIIT on the Go, absolutely free, along with weekly fitness tips delivered straight to your inbox.

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I find it unnecessarily aggressive I guess. My mother used to say, however, that people who swear profusely have a limited vocabulary.

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She said quite a lot of things, that perhaps I should include in a book of some sort. As usual, I digress. Oddly enough, it is only more recently that I have allowed myself to become a victim of peer pressure, even though I am well past the age 55 that that should be a consideration.

It is that wisdom that is propelling you to the greatness you have and are continuing to attain. Very inspiring and well done. Very appropriate based upon what you have been through, the lessons learned and the changes you have made. Continue to forge the iron, brother. Look forward to reading more. Another great one, Chris. I really love reading your blogs more than once and letting the info sink into my brain. I have one question. Today, right now, as you sit and read this, are you in a good place and happy? I know happy can be different things to different people; how about content?

Content is relaxing and safe. From one 12 stepper to another! When I finally found a group of drunks G.

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A God of my understanding. Not the God that the Priest told me would speak to for me but that which I could communicate with directly. You are absolutely right — Why is NOT the word! Thanks for all you do. Have a great day! Just getting into your blog in the last month or so. Really meaningful stuff and I have shared with others who love it as well.

Really turning my life around in the last 2 years. Best post ive ever read… exactly what i needed to hear i have 2 months before i go back to school and everyday i have to fight addiction, wat helps me is getting lost in living, like working out or martial arts fall in love with life and you dont need that other stuff…. Chris what an awesome and timely post. I was on radio, in the paper, on tv and then I lost it all. I fell down and hit the ground with a resounding thud. But thank you my brother this was truly an extremely helpful and uplifting post.

My boot camp starts up again July 8th and the PT stuff is getting started again. Man what an awesome post. So real, so honest, so humble, and such good advise. See the last couple of years have really sucked and I have a part time job and a full time job and it seems like the hamster wheel takes more wattage to spin these days. And man you did not disappoint. Great thoughts and great writing. Ive read quite a few of your blogs now, and this one… this one really touched me. Not only tears, but the burning feeling in your chest, when you know youre hearing something that is going to make you think differently, act differently, and look for doing better in your life.

No addictions, no big financial worries. But, still, this writing has inspired me to look at who I surround myself with, what I want out of my life. Chris, awesome skills Brother at putting thought to pen and paper. Very deep and awesome post and I KNOW will help many folks dust off and stand up and get back to some butt kicking.

This is a fantastic post. Literally exactly what I needed to hear, how I needed to hear it. You practically stole the words out of my head with this article; you were able to put together everything I have been trying to tell myself lately. Chris, I just happen to stumble upon your website. This blog made me laugh out loud and bring tears to my eyes! That is the best kind of reading for me.

So thank you so much for your words. You are exactly the kind of person I am trying to surround myself with! Wishing you continued crazy happiness!! You nail it every single time. I think I have a huge crush on you! I love 9 the most. Thank you for writing this blog. I want to change my life so bad…after reading this blog I know that I have the tools to at least know where to start. Just what i need when things are going the way i wanted them too..

You are my new must-read blogger. I love this one, I am about to forward it to my daughters who need to read this too. Hey Chris Just found your blog and found my self reading every single word and searching for more. After reading 2 i subscribed to your blogs to my email.

You are very inspiring and at this point in my life i definitely need inspiration. I lost my mother suddenly in april and since then everything just seems to be falling behind me. I have always worked my way as a manager of retail and never seem to really enjoy the perks of life. All i seem to do is work to pay the bills. I am trying to figure out what makes me happy and find my passion but it has been a hard ride for sure. Anyway i just wanted to thank you for your blogs because they really help and i am definitely going to use your knowledge and try to get out of my rut.

Thanks again Kelly Jo kelly jo. Chris — I just LOVE reading your posts — I have read a lot of self help books over the years but reading your words move me emotionally more than all of them put together — thank you so much for all your positive inspiration you are giving us all who read them — THANK YOU! Krava will get ya killed!! There is no such thing as self defense, you can either fight or you cant fight. If you think defend first you already lost! Read it all to the end Chris and thanks for sharing your story and inspiring others..

Still soaking in all the things you said!! Thanks for sharing your inspirational story, Chris!!! But I keep reading your blog and it keeps me psyched!!! I always seem to be prompted to read your blog at a time when I really need to read and absorb what you have to say. While reading this I laughed heartily, and cried. Thank you for the wealth of thoughts, encouragements, recommendations, resources, and shaking the roots of suffering.


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Feeling guilty, embarassed etc etc etc. I only read the first 3 points last night but it gave me some peace. Where everything I touch seems to turn to rust. Chris, thank you, thank yo,u thank you! Your topics are so timely and always hit home when i need it the most……..

Hi Chris…may I start off by saying your timing is impeccable! I really enjoy your whole site, the good, the gnar, the straight the fuck up-ness. I have one of those addictive personality thingys too with a hell of a long list of shitty and blessed. Thank you for doing what you do…I needed a slap in the back of the head to see HOW I can change some things in my life, not WHY I felt inclined to bitch about things that are beyond my control.

Thank you so much! Fuck,I feel like my older brother just sat me down and broke it down to me…………. I m a recovered Alcoholic, recovering benzo addict, and in probably the worst part of my life. But I printed this post and hung it up all over the house. I also used to bounce for 15 years and used it as a drug or my anger. I always felt better hurting people like I was hurt. This brought tears to my eyes and makes me realize That today is a new day Bro!!

I also look at everything as a positive in disguise. So I had to have a kick in the butt to make a change! By the way, thanks for the book recommendations and I like the complaint strategy, that must make a huge difference. Hi Chris, this is a great read. I love all your work and this one hit a home run with me, my favorite. Its a tough ask at time to do this for yourself as well as for others….. One thing that helped me, is praying everyday to WHATEVER you believe in that the person you resent have all the love and happiness you want for yourself and your own family.

Once again, you nailed it, Chris. Thanks for putting your stuff together. I resonated with much of what you said…I even have a wristband I got from http: Keep it going, Bro. Thank you for an inspiring post Chris. Thank you my friend. What I really love about it is that it comes from a very personal perspective but, like the art of war, can be applied to a variety of experiences. I also love how it goes against the generic and is spoken with the kind of passion of a man who has not only been through perdition but also still FEELS it.

I always thought that I had a mind of steel and that everything is easy. However, I had been lying to myself: I am 33 and have just been diagnosed with ADHD. That sentiment goes completely against my value system but was enabled by the depth of this slump. My wife, who has Borderline Personality Disorder has been in a worse slump for a decade — she has ended up damn near dead on several occasions, gone missing for days at a time, ended up in crack houses and basically paints the picture of someone who has given up on life.

Her and I have decided to accept the difficulties of our lives and our volatile disorders but not attribute blame to them and actually to work with them to achieve what we need to. That has been extremely difficult but this post, coming from someone who understands and has experienced problems of a similar magnitude and who speaks with unbridled passion about his rise from it is a massive inspiration.

The great thing about the meds is that they are quick release and so can be throttled back when the zaniness and heightened emotional state are required! Hi Chris Love your blogs.! Just stumbed upon them. Just what I needed to hear.. I can see a small light in the distance where there was only darkness for what seemed like an eternity.

Ay 53 i feel I may have missed the boat for having the life I dreamt of. Also reading good stuff like you put out there gives me hope and strength to keep on and keep trying to find a sense of self worth. Thank you for all you do to help us see our light. Would you mind sharing your opinion on Challenge Solving in general? I think you should read more on the fundamentals of Islam by reading the Quran. Your words have resonated with me. Just what I needed at this difficult time in my life. I am unhappy with my dead end job, feeling overworked, underpaid, underappreciated, overwhelmed with being a single working mother, in a bad somewhat Abusive relationship, not conducive to my happiness or Well being, really with no one to turn to or talk to.

Trying to get out of this slump. Your words have helped me to regain inspiration. Thank you so much for the post. I read that entry and felt better afterwards. I like your style…. Chris, this post was so inspirational to me! Chris, this post is what I have been looking for for about 10 years. And by you sharing your life experiences of your journey to hell and back, I know I can get out of my own hell. I had a great life and do still have a good life , but I lost my way and let myself get depressed and overwhelmed by disappointments from things outside of my control.

I have been studying these steps over the past 5 days and taking notes. Hey Chris I like your site I too lose my path alot and get stuck in cycles of hate and stagnation your site is very inspiring because your sharing your experience and how you experience it, the way you feel about it without fearing the absurdity of what you say… i share alot of what your experiencing and trying my best to find my true path.

This really helped me. Had been sitting here crying feeling so stuck and lost until I decided to try to Google my way out of it. And lo and behold I find this. Thank you eloquent stranger. Thank you so much. Your words pierced my very core. Broke mentally, physically and financially. What did I do to deserve this? I had it all. I find this… Your words. My present circumstances do not define me. Today for some reason other than total disgust, I chose to stand up and through some miraculous set of coincidences, you reach out a virtual hand and yanked me to my feet.

Mate, that was an awesome read. Made a right mess of myself. Am now 7 months clean and sober. Had always loved the gym and lifting. So am now hitting it hard and seeing all the changes i had wanted but never achieved. Bit by bit i am putting myself back together. Feel inspired to keep driving forward and making the most of the short time i have on this planet. I very rarely post anything on the net, felt compelled to after reading this.

Kudos to you big man!!! Thank you for every single word! You have a huge heart and your desire to help others through your words makes me grateful I found you! Thank you Chris McCombs!!!!!!! It is you along with others who have made my life joyful again. I found your blog via stumbleupon five days ago. Ever since I keep coming back to remember some of your words, they are very useful especially for fresh starts. Your posts are excellent and this is yet another zinger! Loved the stuff about accountability. Please take a look at this and see if it sparks your interest.

Life is kicking my ass right NOW!!! This found me me OR I found this your page at the right time! I have been reading- but it is your posts which strike. I was living a really good life until Ive completely messed my life up- Ive concentrated my recent life on travel. In simple terms I lost so much money gambling to me an insane amount, but I guess to most westerners a totally redeemable situation and find myself in debt , after admitting I have become a compulsive gambler ironically a loophole in gambling was providing me with my only modest income for the past 18 months and had enabled me to travel.

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And yeah problems have piled up along the way, grandma passing away, nobody giving me a shot at any job and the UK government in my time of need denying me any benefits. So currently Im in a bad way, suffering from depression too and did also attempt suicide as a result of my addiction not too long ago. I would like to thank you for all your posts in this website, they have been of great comfort and inspiration to me. I just wish my mind would accept these more easily. You genuinely are deserving of every happiness and success, given what you have conquered.

Technically compared to your demons and situations, my situation seems more than redeemable although that seems very hard for me at the moment. Hey thanks for commenting Lost Soul. Yeah, gambling addiction can be a tough one. I have heard of people having success doing the Twelve Steps in Gamblers Anonymous. Not just to stop gambling, but to be happy and free. I completely agree with your post. That there are no good and bad persons, only good who make mistakes in their life. The important thing is to know yourself and admit your mistakes, regret them and fix them.

That we are responsible for our life, because we have free will to choose how we want to live it. That some things are sent by god to make us wiser and stronger, to test our faith. That being miserable and having a low self esteem is a sign you need to try harder to change yourself and your life. The importance of belonging in a community, caring for others and having others care for you. Finally, keep writing please because your articles help many people.

I admire you for getting over difficult circumstances and living up to your dreams. I am in need of a comeback, not from drugs but hell its probably just as bad, coming back from NOT being successful, missing my mark, whatever has happened. If I was a giving up, non-faith sort of person, my wrists would be slit or I would be lying in the tub with a ton of barbiturates in my stomach. I survived breast cancer, 6 rounds of hellish chemo and thousands of other pricks, prods and pokes to have my brother die recently alone and really destitute and to find out that he was probably the victim of a prize scam.

I could go on, but I am sure you get the point. Thank you so much for sharing what helped you, I truly have been stuck at a dead end for a while now and in need of some sort of guidance. After reading this blog post I am already feeling more positive and confident in my ability to get back up again. You really have a way with words, thanks for the inspiration!


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  • Just read your posts here and it speaks deeply to me. I figured that it I can learn to love myself and help others than everything else will start falling into place. Would love to hear what you did to get going because the amount of things that keep happening to me is starting to become overwhelming. Thanks for your words!

    They say tough times never last but tough people do! I always try not to let myself drown in self pity, and your words here have been like a god-send clutching me out of the depths of despair. I have been led to your Blog site by a higher power for sure…two words Chris — Thanks Mate! I lost my business. I owe a hell of a lot of money to friends and family who believed in me.

    My marriage is really suffering. My wife I supporting me. I suffer ered from bipolar. This is the lowest I have ever been. My guilt in putting my family in jeopardy is like a concrete overcoat I wear every day. I literally feel the weight. I have put on a ton of weight and have lost my identity as a positive person. Fit and strong financially. For the first time in my life. Your blog made me realise in this darkness I can be re born.

    Go back to all the things that made me proud of who I was. I have led a charmed life. Been a great manifester. This is new territory!! Lol… Your blog has really helped me and I look forward to reading your other posts to aid in my rebuilding. Your blog really helps people. I only hope I can get the chance to do the same for my fellow man.

    Just wanted to say I really enjoyed your post I am not sure exactly how I found it but I probably need to reread several times as I have just had a bad time of it for the past almost 4 years trying to stay positive and not give the hell up. Even with everything it seems working against me I know I can come back. You are so right! A few other things were also slowly piling up.